Friday 19th October, stayed in the Blue Lagoon and made passage meals. The freezer is filling up with little one person meal containers.
Saturday 20th October heading south in a nice E breeze anchored at Cuvu Bay 17 09.51S, 177 12.22E
Sunday 21st October left Cuvu Bay at 0900 and after an on again off again day sail-motor-sail-motor arrived at Musket Cove at 1600 17 46.27S, 17711.21E
Monday 22nd October stayed in Musket Cove and finished making passage meals. There's now 24 single person meals in the freezer...for 3 people that's 8 meals plus we have some pre-prepared indian currys that just need heating and rice..so we have enough dinners for at least 10 days.
Rigged the storm jib and checked the sheet leads; it will sit in a bag hanked on to the inner forestay ready to go.
Checked all the shackles are tight, lifelines taught, need to check the screws on the bimini frame that holds up the solar panels, lots of "putting away" still to do.
Tuesday 23rd October - bacon and eggs for breakfast !! Will head off to Vuda Pt Marina later today. John arrives tomorrow night. Current plan is probably to clear out and leave Fiji on Friday. Waiting to see what Bob McDavitt has to say about the weather, but it looks to me that Friday would be a good day to go. The SPCZ is descending on Fiji / Tonga this coming weekend so I think it would be good to leave before that arrives as it brings rain and gales, which we really don't want.
so ooroo from Musket Cove for now.
Next blog update will be when we leave and then nothing on the trip as no internet at sea.
Our Sailmail address is [email protected] if anyone wants to make contact...but PLEASE no attachments and keep the text message short as its all done by HF radio and it's not fast !
Saturday 20th October heading south in a nice E breeze anchored at Cuvu Bay 17 09.51S, 177 12.22E
Sunday 21st October left Cuvu Bay at 0900 and after an on again off again day sail-motor-sail-motor arrived at Musket Cove at 1600 17 46.27S, 17711.21E
Monday 22nd October stayed in Musket Cove and finished making passage meals. There's now 24 single person meals in the freezer...for 3 people that's 8 meals plus we have some pre-prepared indian currys that just need heating and rice..so we have enough dinners for at least 10 days.
Rigged the storm jib and checked the sheet leads; it will sit in a bag hanked on to the inner forestay ready to go.
Checked all the shackles are tight, lifelines taught, need to check the screws on the bimini frame that holds up the solar panels, lots of "putting away" still to do.
Tuesday 23rd October - bacon and eggs for breakfast !! Will head off to Vuda Pt Marina later today. John arrives tomorrow night. Current plan is probably to clear out and leave Fiji on Friday. Waiting to see what Bob McDavitt has to say about the weather, but it looks to me that Friday would be a good day to go. The SPCZ is descending on Fiji / Tonga this coming weekend so I think it would be good to leave before that arrives as it brings rain and gales, which we really don't want.
so ooroo from Musket Cove for now.
Next blog update will be when we leave and then nothing on the trip as no internet at sea.
Our Sailmail address is [email protected] if anyone wants to make contact...but PLEASE no attachments and keep the text message short as its all done by HF radio and it's not fast !