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Don't rock the boat
Port Moselle Marina, Noumea After 700 nm sailed in 4 days 7 hours from Fiji, Dragonfly tied up in the marina in downtown Noumea, New Caledonia. The passage was a bit rough at times, peak winds of 30 knots giving us some beam seas of 3m causing Dragonfly...
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Sweetlips, jumping sharks, and burning hills
Momi Bay, Viti Levu Island, Fiji The motor stops. We nod at one another. Leaning back, we drop below the surface and are immediately immersed in the underwater realm of Fiji reef life. As we snorkel along, dinghy in tow, we’re greeted by a school of drop-jaw...
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back to life ... back to reality ...
“Blue Lagoon”, Nanuya Island, Fiji For all those concerned, we have adjusted well to the rough rigors of life back in the tropics. Our reality for most of the last 20 years as cruising sailors, we are definitely enjoying being back. Our last time in Fiji...
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BULA ! Landfall Fiji
Vuda Point, Viti Levu Isl, Fiji Edit gallery It’s hard to imagine a more welcoming arrival than the song and dance performance we received upon our arrival on the customs dock here at Vuda Point. Smiles and “Bulas!!” abounded. (“Bula” is Fijian...
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