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! 
I know most people won’t understand this one – not even most of our fellow cruisers – but I will always think of Port Denerau fondly. Yes it is the land of “expensive” dining, cheap touristy souvenirs, overly eager adventure hawkers, sunburned and dazed brash, still-drunk co-eds heading back to Oz, and occasionally loud and […]
Entries Tagged as 'Nadi'
Fiji Highlight: Port Denerau
October 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Fiji, shoe-cruising
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Life on the dock
October 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Fiji, Introspection, Life on the Boat, Our Route, Random Thoughts, shoe-cruising, Words to Cling to
After the last few weeks of sailing all around, it is kind of nice to be tucked into the marina berths here at Port Denerau. Some of our other cruising friends scoff at the high prices of the restaurants here and another referred to this center of tourist madness as “Disneyland,” but I happen to […]
Tags: Denerau Marina·Nadi
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