Weather Helmed

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 nearby sugar cane mill (at least i think that’s what it is) and we go to bed smelling this oddly bitter sweet stench also from the mill.  The water is pretty gnarly and it’s a bit of a let down to be here after coming from beautiful Tonga.  (Just noting this because NONE of our cruising guides or info from other people warned us that Lautoka was like this.  So, FYI cruisers.)

BUT – the flip side is that there are $15 1/hr massages and $6 facials at the local salons and a curry cafe on every corner!! 🙂 plus, huge supermarkets that are calling my name….

Internet here is sketchy, but I just wanted to say HI!

Our “spot” check-in is working again (scroll to the second image on the page), so when you are bored at work, you can track us as we move around the islands.