I mentioned in my last post that I was way behind. I am still completing posts for the Yasawas and we are way the heck gone from there near Taveuni. The other day was just so special that I decided to jump ahead and share it.
Last night we we were anchored near the Paradise Lodge at Vuna Point. There is pretty good reef just off the lodge and the Owner’s were very helpful as to places to go and things to see when we come back with the family later this summer (winter down here).
Our destination today was Viana Bay – a destination just a few hours away. On the way, it was just one of those mirror, dead flat days. Iron Lady was loafing along at 9.3 knots and 1600 RPM. It was so flat that you could even se the trails being left by the flying fish.
We were glad to have the Ipad with Navionics charts because Mr. Jeppesen was no help and the BA chart only covered part of the water we were transiting. Further, the entrance to Viana Bay and the anchorage was thru reef and around submerged rocks. The scanning sonar got its usual workout.
I was up top with my Nikon parked in the best spot on the boat – on top of the scuttle in a fold down padded chair. Everyone fights for that spot and the chair. At any rate, on the horizon appeared a pod of Pilot whales with their young. We got very close and got the following shots.
This is a shot of a mom and her calf – she postioned herself between the boat and her calf and nudged the calf away.
The best of all were these shots of the whale beside the boat. One even turned to back to look at us. While two of them appear to have been taken from underwater, they were actually shot from the flybridge.
Finally, a few shots of our destination.
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