We returned to Sea Child after four months away. Opening up the cabin doors, we were greeted by the most awful smell ever! All the damp rid containers were full and moldy, but the biggest discovery was the food storage under the setee. We had 4 cases of beverages stowed there, and over a dozen of them had exploded. Nothing like the spooge of 12 cokes and 10 diet cokes that mixed together probably shortly after we left in July. Every food item had to be removed from the locker for clean up, and we lost about 95% of our stores. Yuk, no fun to clean the mess in the heat and humidity of Fiji.

That said, we received our cruising permit and expect to be heading out within a day or so. The outer islands await our discovery, and we are eager to head out for some diving, fishing, and relaxing in the beautiful islands of Fiji. It's nice to be back here, new hip and all. Now where is that freezer repair man? 9:00am is turning into noon. Guess this is what you call island time!