Author Archives: John

Hi All, Yes….this trawler like weather has continued…..now this is what I’m talking about 🙂 ))) Day 3…..hmmmm….this is when you are supposed to get into a rhythm and shake off being so tired….NOT….someone please tell my body to read the memo. I woke at 2:00 am for my watch about as dead tired as … Read More →

Hi All, It’s 3:00am on our 2nd night out and John Boy is very tired/sleepy. Neither of us has had much consistent sleep the first 2 days of this trip…..arghhhhhhh!!!! Kathy and I are already very depressed to leave Fiji and our friends but then to have to deal with this slop….well, we both were … Read More →

Hi All, Whoa….what a ride on this hobby horse!!!! We left Lautoka at 9:00am. Check out of Lautoka was super easy. We overnighted in Lautoka with Bella Vita….had a very nice, rowdy closing ceremony…..too many tears but lots of wine!!!! Got there about 7:50am, first in line, they were open and took us right in…..out … Read More →

Hi All, Hmmmm….I just looked and it has been almost 3 weeks since I last updated the Blog…..wow, where does the time go:)))) The last 3 weeks have been mainly dodging some boisterous, windy conditions and avoiding very rolly anchorages…..AND, fighting a pesky watermaker….ugh!!! The last blog left off after we went to the Caves. … Read More →

Hi All, Our marvelous and easy cruising adventure continues in very lovely western Fiji. Maybe our expectations were lowered by others telling us we would like eastern Fiji more, but we have been very much surprised at how lovely this area has been…..especially the Yasawa’s which are more remote and less developed than the Mamanuca … Read More →

Hi All, A very busy week!!! Mana Island: We liked this island very much, a good anchorage, sheltered from the swells and somewhat from the winds. The day after we had our opening ceremonies with Bella Vita, we all went in to do our sevusevu. Even though there are several resorts on this island, there … Read More →

Hi All, It has been a while since I have updated the blog so here goes: Likuri: We last left off the blog we were just arriving in Likuri and meeting up with our friends Brett and Stacy on s/v Bella Vita. This place is a little lacking on the cute factor and while protected … Read More →

Hi All, As they say, no rest for the weary and we sure did not get much rest this past week: Vunisea on Kadavu Island: Later in the day after we arrived and gorged ourselves on the internet, we did go into Vunisea to try and find Bis’ family. And, we were successful…met Bis’ dad, … Read More →

Hi All, We are on passage to Vunisea Kadavu having left Matuku around 4:30pm. We should arrive around 8:00am. This is a 110nm overnight passage in pretty good conditions. Winds are in the 10-17kt range but almost dead astern….yea!!!! Seas are a little choppy in the 2-4′ range and somewhat behind us. Not too bad … Read More →

Hi All, We left Fulaga yesterday, 8/6, for an overnight run to Matuku. I’ll follow this blog up with “Fulaga Part 5” in a few days. It is now 8:30am on a beautiful Thursday morning and we are safely anchored in a gorgeous lagoon on Matuku. Kathy has read Matuku is one of the most … Read More →