Monthly Archives: July 2022
Legal Narcotics!
Friday 29th July 2022 We just spent an exceptionally busy 3 days in Denarau Marina, doing all sorts of essential (!) boat stuff! Cleaning, laundry, re-provisioning, refueling, refilling the liquor cupboards (absolutely essential), fridge, freezer and pantry, having Daisy washed, and polished to within an inch of her life, picking up our newly repaired Genoa, […]
Catamorons
Fiji, July 2022 Yes the (miss)spelling is deliberate, and I know it won’t win me any fans, but then thats never been what my writing is about. I would like to start by saying that I have friends who have catamarans, and they’re very responsible, knowledgable sailors, considerate of the sea life and coral reefs. […]
Wind!
Tuesday 19th July 2022 Wind! We’ve had more than our fair share of wind this week, while traveling up the chain of the Yasawa Islands. We had dropped anchor in a lovely bay alongside a very long deserted beach, with no village and no other cruising yachts; my first thought “maybe I could find that […]
Paradise Cove Resort
It was only thanks to that obnoxious, bad tempered little Frenchman, that we had the misfortune to encounter in Manta Ray Bay, that we found this idyllic place. I can’t believe, we’ve been to Manta Ray Bay so many times, over so many years, and we never knew this lovely spot existed, it’s literally just […]
Sunrise & Sea Shells
Friday 15th July 2022 I’m sitting here in the cockpit watching the beautiful sunrise for the umpteenth time, with a warm breeze on my face, sipping my tea, and watching the water glisten and sparkle as if sprinkled with diamonds, it reflects the colors in the sky that gradually change as the sunrise becomes more […]
New Location
Tuesday 12th July We had planned on stopping off at Mantaray Bay on our way up the Yasawa’s, but plans quickly change when on a sailboat. We enjoyed a lovely sail up, and arrived just in time to drop anchor and get settled before lunch. However, there were two other boats in the bay, one […]
Shark Infested Waters
Friday 8th July 2022 We said our goodbye’s to Paul and Trish, and headed over to Nevadra. This is in such a beautiful group of little islands, just a couple of hours sail from Musket Cove. More often than not it proves to be a very rolly anchorage, and any stay there really needs to […]
Lunchtime Laughter
Thursday 7th July 2022 We’re still all at Musket Cove; Paul and Trish check out tomorrow, to continue their sojourn with the third Oyster World Rally. Their next stop New Caledonia, and then on to Australia, while we remain here in the beautiful Islands of Fiji. We planned another (our last together for a while) […]
Oyster World Rally #3
Sunday 3rd July 2022 We’re still at Musket Cove, loving the peace and quiet out in the bay, as well as the restaurants, shops and other facilities. The majority of the Oyster fleet are stern to here at the resort, in preparation for the party tonight. Bob and I aren’t part of this rally, but because Daisy is an […]