While in Qamea in Fiji, we took some underwater shots of the reef using our Panasonic Lumix DMC T53. The Panasonic is actually underwater camera number 2. Our first, a Fuji died a horrible death at the hands of the … Continue reading →
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Iron Lady – My Wife’s Perspective
After some 5000 cruising miles since delivery in March of 2011, I have some pretty specific thoughts on how Iron Lady is working out. Some were surprises to me. At the top of the list was that I felt safe … Continue reading →
Not An Easy Trip!
AVATAR is safe and sound in Whangarei, New Zealand, and scheduled to be hauled out for her refit on November 1. The 1,100 mile passage from Fiji to New Zealand is notoriously unpleasant as yachts depart tropical waters and head south into New Zealand’s stormy winter weather. Adding insult to injury, the wind direction is […]
Storage Mode
Before returning to NZ, Ian and I had set up a checklist of things to do before Iron Lady goes on the hard at Circa. This will make commissioning and getting underway in January a much simpler affair and we … Continue reading →
Passage Day 1
AVATAR is headed to New Zealand for R&R and a bit of a facelift. Also it is nearly the official end of cruising season in Fiji. Cyclone season starts up soon and there will be a mass exodus of cruising yachts, many of them also heading to New Zealand to lay over for the season. […]
Communications
In my last post, I mentioned I would be covering upgrades that we are doing to Iron Lady after a season of cruising. Someone asked about our communications system as well as upgrades and since that is one of the … Continue reading →
Savusavu 2
With a variety of weather enroute from Yanuca, we arrived Savusavu shortly after noon. There were showers about and we were able to catch this unusual double rainbow. We were anchored just outside the main mooring ball area with a … Continue read…
Denarau
Our last day in Fiji. The past several days have been gray and drizzly, encouraging us to view Fiji dry and cozy through the windows of AVATAR’s air conditioned great room. Mike and I have the boat to ourselves at the moment. Rod and Mayflor have taken a rental car and are off to the […]
Squid (and Calamari)
After a few days in Makogai we continued on our track west, first sailing 50 miles to an anchorage at Nanunu-i-Ra and the next day another 60 miles to the Yasawas, a chain of islands stretching some 90 km along the west coasts of Fiji’s two main islands. Resorts of the more basic type are […]
Giant Clams
We’ve been off the beaten track for the past week and out of data coverage as well, but now we’re working our way towards Denarau as our cruising winds down. Today we sailed to Mana Island and are “connected” once more. It is very conveniently pouring down rain in a brief squall, giving me an […]
