Fiji – Mamanuca Islands Again
Carl Strange Jul 13, 2020
We’re sitting in Musket Cove waiting for a couple of weeks before getting serious about looking for a weather window to head back to NZ. It’s the end of their winter and we really don’t want to run into a late winter storm down at 35E. We tried that last year and didn’t like it at all! This year we’re armed with information from discussions with NZ cruisers. At least when the front shows up on the map we’ll know there are a couple of miserable days ahead!
I managed all of the two dives here in Fiji. Very disappointed in the reef we came across. I’ve also managed to catch two colds in three months from hanging around tourist joints! However, they do have the best pools!
14 October I dropped a friend’s boat for a short chat about a potential weather window. They invited me aboard for a beer while we looked at faxes. Three beers and a lot of talking later I realized my brief stop had lasted over an hour. With a little arm twisting, we piled into our dinghies and headed to Enchante’ to get Karen involved.
After dinner and a few more adult beverages, they left with no real plans for a departure for New Zealand. So here we sit in Fiji looking at weather faxes, talking to other cruisers, swimming, and of course performing the obligatory boat maintenance.
Carl and his wife Karen set-off on a journey around the world on-board their sailboat S/V Enchante. Along the way, they had a lot of adventures and in Aruba, a new member of their crew was born. Now a family of three with Rebecca’s birth, they sailed the Caribbean and the Pacific experiencing life along the way.
