We left San Francisco on February 10, 2010 with a plan to head south to Mexico and then make the innocently named "puddle jump" to the South Pacific (!!) this spring. From there, who knows?!?!?!? Maybe Fiji? Australia? New Zealand? For now, we're just thrilled to finally be out at sea! 
We are still in Fiji and have accumulated 3 new people. Jon’s friend A and our friends G&A flew out from the states to be with us for a couple of weeks. We’ve been having a great time – enduring rolly anchorages, watching dolphins play at the bow, snorkeling, eating at beautiful resorts, hiking with […]
Entries Tagged as 'Fiji'
*F*un *I*n *J*ungle *I*sland
September 27th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Cruising with Friends, Fiji, Life on the Boat, Somebody likes us, The Crew
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Bula Bula Bula
September 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Fiji, Our Route
“Bula” means hello or welcome in Fijian. It’s a fun word to say 🙂 And, what’s even better is that the Fijians say it a lot. Everywhere we go people call it out, shout it out to us or say it kindly as we walk by. They are probably the friendliest culture we’ve encountered yet. […]
Tags: Denerau Marina·Nadi
If the foothills of the Sierras had palm trees…
September 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Fiji
They would look just like the mountains of western Fiji. We arrived in Lautoka, Fiji (on the west side of the main island, just north of Nadi) on Saturday and just got checked in with customs/immigration today. Our anchorage sucks. It’s very industrial and each night we’ve got ash scattered on the boat from the […]
Tags: Lautoka