Category Archives: Fiji 2011

Steve and I were chatting a day or so ago covering preparations for when we rejoin Iron Lady on July 22nd. Seems that little has changed since the “Interesting Times” post. A fellow in a cat anchored up 15 meters … Continue reading →

As we were leaving the village toward evening, Jack announced that they were going to throw a great feast the next day and we were invited! He asked that we bring along whatever chicken we could afford. Little did we … Continue reading →

The Chinese have a saying about living in “interesting times”. Well Capt Steve has been there the last 3 or 4 days. We were talking on the cell the other day and Steve informed me that he was moving the … Continue reading →

Our next stop was the delightful Yanutha Island. As we entered the natural little harbor between two islands, the folks in the village hailed us on the VHF and suggested we anchor off the beach on the island across from … Continue reading →

While we were moving more quickly then we wanted, we were on a mission to scope out places and things are kids would like when we come back in August. So it was off to Savu Savu, the biggest town … Continue reading →

We are sitting in Nadi Airport waiting for our flight to LAX then SFO for our son’s graduation from Stanford with his Masters in Electrical Computer Engineering. Then it is on to Pittsburgh and home. I am still well behind … Continue reading →

As we headed north out of Lefuka, the winds and seas continued to drop and fall further aft of the beam. Life was good. New Shabby was out and we caught a nice Mahi Mahi. Life was getting even better. … Continue reading →

While I had the point of the story correct, it seems some of the details weren’t. So in the interest of accuracy, here is what I now understand to be true. It was not a young couple but an older … Continue reading →