Peggy & Pat's Sailing Adventures
Big change – we sold Calista! We had always planned to sail Calista “as long as it’s fun” then sell and move on to other ways to travel. There are two main reasons we did it now. I talked to Peggy about the maintenance issues while we were in Tonga. This was a low point for me, as I had
Aug 17. After a ‘not too rolly’ night, we pulled anchor and headed south to Naigoro Pass. Only about 10nm away, we had a quick and easy trip. It was all inside the lagoon, protected from the ocean swell, but it did mean we had to keep a sharp lookout for baumies. We found a floating coconut tree that had
On August 8 we left Fulaga, headed for Kadavu, about 220 miles west. We followed a couple other boats out the passage, waiting to see how the current and waves affected them. We were supposed to be at ‘slack high tide’ which is high tide, just turning around to start going down – the optimal situation. But you can never
At 1400 on August 2, we pulled anchor and headed south for Fulaga, (pronounced ‘Fulanga’) one of the smaller and more remote islands of Fiji. At 7 knots, the 125 nm trip took us about 18 hours. We could easily have gone faster but this rate got us to the pass outside the reef at about 8am. We waited until
We had been watching the weather, looking for the right conditions to make the passage from Qamea to Vanua Balavu Island, about 70nm southeast. If we do about 7 knots, this is a 10 hour passage, too much to do in a day and still arrive when it is light. But it is an easy over night passage and the
In most places, when you pass someone you don’t know on the street, the most you expect is a nod and maybe a polite ‘Good Morning.’ In Fiji, you often get a loud and enthusiastic ‘Bula!’ with a big smile. It almost feels like you just got a hug from a good friend. Fiji is a very special place. We