Tag Archives: Fiji

360 Panorama from Waya

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Frank Taylor

In our blog last week we shared some stories and photos of our visit to the island of Waya in western Fiji. We anchored off the village of Yalobi (pronounced “Yalombi”) on the southwest side of the island. As mentioned … Continue reading →

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Pinnacle Reef Dives in Fiji

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Frank Taylor

A few days ago, we dove on some pinnacle reefs near the island of Malolo. It was just a few minutes away by dinghy from the popular Musket Cove anchorage where we were staying. The location can be seen in … Continue reading →

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Fiji is Wonderful

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Frank Taylor

Fiji has been a wonderful experience. We have enjoyed nearly every aspect of our visit here. As expected, the weather has been very pleasant. Not too much rain, plenty of sunshine, nice tropical breezes to keep it from being too … Continue reading →

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Hanging Out at Musket Cove

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Frank Taylor

After our nice visit to Navadra and Monuriki, we continued down to the island of Malolo where the popular cruiser hang-out of Musket Cove is located. Musket Cove is a resort that has a fantastic anchorage located sheltered by islands … Continue reading →

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Navadra and Monuriki from Cast Away

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Frank Taylor

We left Waya on Saturday afternoon (this was a week ago) to our next stop to an island called Navadra (pronounced “Navandra”). We had heard good things about Navadra from our friends on s/v Leu Cat, who had visited Navadra … Continue reading →

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Waya Dolphin

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Frank Taylor

After visiting Manta Ray Pass, we headed down to the next big island called Waya. Waya has these amazing big rocks all over it – an obvious legacy of its volcanic origins. We had no wind really and were unable … Continue reading →

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Manta Ray Pass Photos

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Frank Taylor

I’ve finally processed the photos from our visit to Manta Ray Pass. The photos in the album below include pictures of our passage on the way from Narewa Bay. If you read that post, you’ll note as we were dodging … Continue reading →

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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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