08 November 2008 | Vuda Point Marina, Fiji
30 October 2008 | Waya Island, Yasawa Group, Fiji
29 October 2008 | Drawaqa Island, Yasawa Islands, Fiji
23 October 2008 | Somo somo Bay, Yasawa Islands, Fiji
21 October 2008 | Blue Lagoon, Yasawa Islands, Fiji
16 October 2008 | Blue Lagoon, Yasawa Islands, Fiji
14 October 2008 | Sawa-i-lau, Yasawa Islands, Fiji
12 October 2008 | Musket Cove, Fiji
09 October 2008 | Vuda Point Marina
11 September 2008 | Vuda Point, Fiji
03 September 2008 | Musket Cove, Fiji
29 August 2008 | Suva
26 August 2008 | Nadi, Fiji
21 August 2008 | Lautoka, Fiji
20 August 2008 | In transit to Fiji
16 August 2008 | Uoleva, Haapai Group, Tonga
11 August 2008 | Lifuka, Haapai Group, Tonga
07 August 2008 | Haafeva, Haapai Group, Tonga
01 August 2008 | Nukualofa

It's always different

26 August 2008 | Nadi, Fiji
Surprise
We are still in Vuda Point Marina, enjoying the amenities (shore power, hot water showers ashore, laundromat, tap water and refrigeration means that we don't have to run the diesel twice a day) and most particularly having a good time with our friends on Magnum. Kara will dive unceasingly for coins Steve tosses in the pool. Days are filled with boat projects (oil service and a new water pump for the diesel), hanging out at the pool, and evenings with sundowners/pizza at the Yacht Club. Magnum leaves today for Vanuatu, and we depart for a few days of land touring. We'll drive along the south coast of Viti Levu and spend a few days in Suva, the largest city. Viti Levu is the largest island of the Fiji group, and reminiscent of Hawaii is some ways. High mountain interior with a coastal plain where sugar cane and other crops are grown. Nadi, where the international airport is located, is on the dry western side, and Suva on the wet eastern side. Lautoka, the other nearby town, is a truly "local" town, complete with the old plantation housing and sugar mill, lumber mill and wharf. Nadi is more of a tourist town, though the cane train trundles right through town. The photo is of a cane train engine crossing the main street--no signals, just tooting madly as the motorists shoot across in front of it. Reminds me of the wig wags in Point Richmond.
Comments
Vessel Name: Surprise
Vessel Make/Model: Schumacher 46
Hailing Port: Richmond, CA.
Crew: Steve and Susan Chamberlin
About: Varies by voyage.
Extra:
Surprise was built in NZ by Davie Norris at Franklin Boatbuilders in Christchurch in 1997. 2 Pacific Cups, Mexico, B.C. and Alaska. Next stop South Pacific. She is a performance cruiser designed by the late Carl Schumacher and, in racing trim, carries a PHRF of 6. Fractional rig, no overlapping [...]
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