Tag: oceania

  • Night before Passage: Goodbye New Zealand

    The beautiful weather window fell apart for the many boats waiting to head to the Tropics. These waters between New Zealand and the Tropics are not to be trifled with. Many of our good friend boats did indeed take this window, heading to Fiji, but we plan to head to Vanuatu. I find this one…

  • BULA! (Our first week in Fiji)

    Our first impressions of Fiji – welcoming friendly people in a lush, beautiful landscape! Tied up to the Customs Dock, we were visited first by the woman from the Ministry of Health, where she ensured we were not bringing in any “quarantainable disease,” presented us with our “Certificate of Pratique,” and advised us to lower…