Hi All, I’m still trying to catchup the blog: this will cover from June 6 until present!! After Qamea we went 10 nm to the anchorage at Matei Taveuni. This is where the airport is located and where we will drop Craig and Jeanette off. The anchorage is surrounded by reef but we were able … Read More →

Hi All, It’s been a while since the last update so trying to catchup…..ok, here goes: We left off the last blog as we arrived in Viani Bay after a gorgeous run from Cousteau. We were very fortunate to take that window as the winds picked up quite a bit thereafter and the window closed … Read More →

Hi All, We were blessed again today to have an ideal trawler weather for our 42nm passage to Viani Bay!!!!! Winds were <5 knots and the seas <2′ eventually calming to nothing when we got in the lee of Taveuni island. We were heading east into the tradewinds and thus had looked for an ideal … Read More →

Hi All, Well after 9+years of Mr POS Grunert and POS Frigo freezer we have done what Jerry Dow told us to do right from the beginning!!!! We have bought a chest freezer and installed it on the Fly Bridge!!!!!! Of course, this was “fixing things in exotic places” and a 3 day ordeal…..why o … Read More →

Hi All, I just posted a new blog update and several people have said they did not get the email notice so trying again. You can find the new post “Birthday and Wedding Anniversary in Fiji!!!”  posted under the Captain’s Category! John

Hi All, Wow, what a treat for us to have the opportunity to spend my 60th birthday and our 38th wedding anniversary at the Namale resort in Fiji. Namale Resort for us is one of the top resorts we have ever been…..it is certainly in the Post Ranch (Big Sur, CA) league!!!! If you are … Read More →

Bula, Yes, we did it…we have arrived Savusavu Fiji safe and sound!!!!! We got in and tied to a mooring in front of Copra Shed marina around 3:15 pm. By 5:00 we are all checked in…..health, quarantine, customs, and immigration…..we made it through with all our goodies….and relaxing with the first of many passage beers/wine:))))) … Read More →

Tuesday May 6, Day 6: Bula, LAND HO!!!! Yep, after 5 days of nothing but ocean we spotted in the afternoon the island of Kandavu, an island south of the main island of Viti Levu……we will be cruising it in about 4 months…..getting ever so close and to that passage beer…..yep, the Captain is Captain … Read More →