Cruising
Noumea
New Caledonia We had a decent sail from Fiji to New Caledonia, taking just over one week. It was cold in New Caledonia, so cold I had to fix our heater or freeze to death! Crunched for time we were only able to visit Noumea. New Caledonia is surrounded by reef, once inside we motored … Continue reading
Fiji
Fiji We left the island of Vanua Levu for the main island of Viti Levu. Again the weather had been terrible so with a small weather window we did an overnight run, through the reefs non-stop to Vuda Point Marina. Caught a nice Mahi on the way so that was nice! When we arrived at … Continue reading
Savusavu Fiji
Savusavu Fiji Since departing Florida earlier this year we have been dodging bad weather. Officially there was a 50/50 chance of an El Nino in the Pacific Ocean and when we arrived in the Pacific, there was in fact, El Nino. Click this very informative link from NOAA to learn about El Nino or… just … Continue reading
Neiafu Tonga
Neiafu Tonga …just a short update as I seem to have misplaced most of my pictures from Neiafu… From Niuatoputapu we headed almost due south to Neiafu in the Vava’u Group of islands. Once again, less than desirable weather dominated our stay in Neiafu. There are plenty of anchorages to explore and sights to see … Continue reading
Niuatoputapu Tonga
Niuatoputapu Tonga! Link to Niuatoputapu Tonga We didn’t know prior to our arrival but there was a terrible tsunami here in 2009: Tsunami September 2009 News Link Another Link Covering the Tsunami Unesco Tsunami Information and Survivor Accounts We have been dodging bad weather for most of our trip across the Pacific. From Palmerston in … Continue reading