I had spent about 10 months in Southeast Asia, rotating between Malaysia and Indonesia with occasional stops in Singapore. By now I was looking forward to some cooler weather and being home for the holidays but first, I needed to make a stop in Fiji on my way home. It had been one year since …
With SV Sierra Wind on the stands in the boat yard and Eitan back in the US, I found myself alone onboard for the first time in 250 days. My flight home wasn’t scheduled for another two weeks so I began to settle into my new home at Vuda Marina. The boat was positioned at …
After one month of cruising the Fijian islands, it was time to head to the main island and get the boat ready to be stored for the cyclone season, which extends from November through April/May. We sailed to Fiji’s largest island of Viti Levu and dropped anchor for the night near Denarau Marina. We perused …
After a social week in the Blue Lagoon, Eitan and I were looking forward to having some time alone and headed for a couple of islands off the tourist track: Vanua Levu and Nevadra. These islands are considered to be the birthplace of Fijian culture and are called The Sacred Islands These islands are completely …
After spending a few days catching up with our friends on SV Sauce-Sea, we headed a little farther north in the Yasawa Islands to meet up with even more friends at a place called the Blue Lagoon, named after the movie. As we approached the bay, I was surprised to see around 40 boats already …
After a few days in Savusavu, we were provisioned and ready to explore Fiji for the next month before hauling out and getting the boat stored for cyclone season. With only a few weeks left, we needed to decide between seeing Fiji’s famously colorful corals at a dive site called Rainbow Reef near Taveuni to …
After a week in Wallis and Futuna, we set off on our final overnight passage to our last destination for the year: Fiji! The first 24 hours of the trip were pretty standard, experiencing 15-20 knots, and the swell wasn’t too uncomfortable. Eitan relieved me from my watch at 6 am and I fell into …
