Author Archives: John

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 →

Monday May 5, Day 5: Bula, All is well and another pretty boring day. The main story today is the fickle weather. The NE winds came back. Since early morning the winds backed to NNE-ENE 8-14 kts and stayed in the quadrant for about 15 hours. E-ESE was predicted. This puts the wind and sea … Read More →

Sunday May 4, Day 4: Bula, That’s hello in Fijian…..Kathy has us practicing 🙂 ))) All is well…but…it finally happened…..weather not exactly as predicted. We saw in the morning consistent ENE 10-15 kts winds and a 4-6′ E swell with a 1-2′ wind chop. Pretty beamy for us, but the countercurrent was gone and we … Read More →

Saturday May 3, Day 3: All is well!!! Another trawler weather day….sweet. Conditions still are as predicted…winds were 8-13 kts SE-SSE in the am, calmed to light and variable <5 kts in the afternoon/evening and then built overnight to 8-12 kts primarily from the East. Seas built a little to about 4-7′ SE in the … Read More →

Friday May 2, Day 2: All is well and another good day!!! The winds have shifted to SE and are a little stronger…in the 8-13 kt range and the seas have built to 4-6′ SW swell but long periods….all still behind us….not a bad ride, just a little more rolly than yesterday, but no complaints!!!! … Read More →