Monthly Archives: July 2011

Newest 360 and Map Update

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Frank Taylor

While we were visiting the area of the Nanunanu passage, we climbed a lookout point above the old closed-down resort of Nanamu-i-Ra. In the post about our visit there (with photos), I posted a wide panorama (seen here) of the … Continue reading →

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Narewa Bay Photos

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Frank Taylor

When we visited Narewa Bay last week, we mentioned in previous posts some of the highlights. For example, when we visited the WWII wreck of a Hellfire military plane – some parts still sitting in shallow water on the bay … Continue reading →

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Blue Lagoon and Dive with Photos

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Frank Taylor

After our visit to Sawa-i-Lau, we moved to the Blue Lagoon. This was a short 10 mile which took us past Turtle Island – which is home to a resort. There are actually several resorts in the area, including a … Continue reading →

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Swimming with Manta Rays

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Frank Taylor

It was a beautiful day Thursday with perfectly sunny skies. The same charter megayacht we saw in Namenalala arrived to our anchorage today. We watched the antics of their crew and guests as they played with all the jet skis, … Continue reading →

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Manta Ray Pass and Tahina’s Sister

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Frank Taylor

[NOTE: My E-mail posting tool malfunctioned. Posts from the last three days didn't go up as planned. My friend Mickey has agreed to get the posts published on the Tahina site. Sorry for the problems!] We left Narewa Bay around … Continue reading →

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False Alarm and WWII Wreck

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Frank Taylor

As we were preparing to go on our morning hike to the WWII wreck, Karen asked for my help to look for her wallet. She had been trying to find it for a couple of days. We got a bit … Continue reading →

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Narewa Bay

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Frank Taylor

Yesterday we moved 12 miles south to Narewa Bay off the Fiji island of Naviti. We had a beautiful sail making 9-10 knots and easily passed around the reefs thanks to help from Google Earth. We anchored near Stray Kitty … Continue reading →

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More on Sawa-i-Lau and Photos

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Frank Taylor

We were treated to spectacular views of the rocky island of Sawa-i-Lau and the beautiful hills and water of the surrounding area. And we enjoyed the visit to the village and school (read more). But, one of the main tourist … Continue reading →

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Arrival to Sawa-i-lau in Fiji

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Frank Taylor

We had a wonderful sail over to the Yasawas. We left Nanunanu (I love that name!) at the crack of dawn with s/v Jackster and s/v Stray Kitty. Once out of the pass, we all raised sail. It was a … Continue reading →

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Nanunanu Visit

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Frank Taylor

After visiting Namenalala we traveled to the northern part of Viti Levu as a half-way point to the Yasawas. We had just planned to stop for a night and leave the next day. I mentioned earlier how we arrived to … Continue reading →

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