YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/08/01 06:07 LATITUDE: 16-44.15S LONGITUDE: 179-45.08W COURSE: 258T SPEED: 7.0 MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 7 WIND_DIR: 108T CLOUDS: 80% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1012 TREND: -1 AIR_TEMP: 27.2C COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Matangi Island. Nice sail here from Vanua Balavu. Check out \”Shark City\” weather permitting.
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/07/31 00:42 LATITUDE: 17-10.92S LONGITUDE: 178-59.81W MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 2 WIND_DIR: 206T CLOUDS: 30% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1014 TREND: -1 AIR_TEMP: 26.7C COMMENT: Beach House – MOORED – Mbavatu Harbor. Bumped the reef again! All okay except my ego.
Dear F&F, July 26th-27th, 2011 (Eastern Hemisphere). Despite actually being back in the Western Hemisphere, we\’re politically in the Eastern Hemisphere. Welcome to Fiji! We thought we were in for a \”downwindjoyride\” to the Northern Lau for the 50 mile sail. However, we got a one day too late start and the wind went poof.
Bula from Vanua Balavu, Northern Lau Group….. Read More »
Dear F&F, July 23rd – 24th, 2011 (Eastern Hemisphere). Despite the \”true dateline\” being in Fiji, politically the entire group is in the Eastern Hemisphere\’s time zone. Both Tonga and Fiji want to be in the same hemisphere as their major supporters, Australia & New Zealand, so they\’ve \”Gerrymandered\” the dateline to suit. We upped
Matangi Island….Diving….. Read More »
Dear F&F, July 22nd-23rd We upped anchor early in the morning for the short 1 hour run to Mateui Anchorage at Taveuni Island. We were optimistic about getting a taxi to fuel up by Jerry Can, go to the market and find someone with a fax machine to finally get our \”Lau Permit\” sent to
Taveuni and the \”Far Side of the World\”…… Read More »
Dear F&F, July 14th-19th s/v \”Migration\” came into the anchorage and with they and s/v \”Quickstar\” as neighbors, it was a bit like old home week. We spent the next several days either anchoring out or doing \”live\” boat dives with Jack and our friends. One day we did some diving with Glenn, Cindy and
More Viani Bay & Diving…… Read More »
Dear F&F, July 12th – 14th We decided to do a dive with Koro Sun, the local dive operator in Savusavu. The experience of diving with hammer head sharks was new for Anja, but I also never tire of the wonder of looking at these prehistoric animals up close and personal. Peter came along with
Savusavu to Viani Bay. Our first dive at \”The White Wall\”….. Read More »
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/07/26 06:43 LATITUDE: 17-10.85S LONGITUDE: 179-01.03W MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 2 WIND_DIR: 088T CLOUDS: 90% VISIBILITY: 5 BARO: 1017 AIR_TEMP: 26.1C COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Bay of Islands – Vanua Balavu Island – Northern Lau Group – Simply Gorgeous!
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/07/25 02:51 LATITUDE: 17-13.37S LONGITUDE: 178-58.03W MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 2 WIND_DIR: 088T CLOUDS: 70% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1014 AIR_TEMP: 32.8C COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Vanua Balavu Island – \”Lau Group\” – Eastern Fiji.
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/07/22 04:57 LATITUDE: 16-44.16S LONGITUDE: 179-45.05W MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 0 WIND_DIR: 136T CLOUDS: 50% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1008 AIR_TEMP: 28.9C COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Matangi Island. Moved off Matangi Island Resort, south side for expected northerly\’s tonight. Dove \”Noel\’s & Yellow Walls\” today. May dive \”Shark City\” tomorrow or the