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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Tahina Cruising in Fiji
We arrived in Savusavu on the less populated island of Vanua Levu on the 21st of May. Yesterday, we finally left the town to start some cruising. Savusavu is a beautiful little town with very friendly people. At favorable Fiji … Continue reading
The Boating Life: Kindle Reading
The most favorite adage of the cruising life is that it really means “repairing your boat in exotic locations“. We certainly have spent a few days repairing a few things on Tahina since we arrived in Fiji. Just a few … Continue reading
Photos of Savusavu in Fiji
We arrived in Fiji a week ago at the port of Savusavu. This town is really a special place in Fiji. It is on the island of Vanua Levu, not the main tourist island of Viti Levu where Nadi and … Continue reading
Photos of the Passage to Fiji
I’ve finally had a chance to upload some of the photos of our passage from New Zealand to Fiji. You will find pictures of our departure, of Matt who helped us crew, the dolphins we saw at sunset the first … Continue reading
Cruisers Save Tahina
Karen and I went into town to do some shopping and to work on my phone problem. We were gone for a couple of hours. When we returned to the boat, I asked Karen: “When did you have time to … Continue reading
Signs of Arrival
One of our readers asked what it was like arriving to a new island after days at sea. He asked what kinds of signs do you get that land is approaching, and what does it feel like. Since we just … Continue reading
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Quick Update
Just wandered into an Internet cafe here in Savusavu and wanted to make a quick update. It’s a beautiful sunny day for the first time since we arrived here in Fiji. They had some unusually rainy weather for this time … Continue reading
Tahina Arrives in Fiji
The final day into Fiji was actually quite good – despite another equipment failure. We had a downwind run the whole way. In fact, the winds were again stronger than forecasted – which was good because it would have been … Continue reading
Land Ho!
We had a great day of sailing yesterday after all! The sun came out, tropical warmth, good winds. Despite our jib being out of commission, we trucked along with our main and storm jib for a while. Then the winds … Continue reading
Moonlit Night
Yesterday wasn’t the most comfortable sailing. But, not horrible. It started with 4-5m (12-15′) swells and 25 kts of wind. But, we were moving along pretty nicely and double-reefed on the main. The sun came in and out, so we … Continue reading