Travel
Fiji Waypoints
We've compiled this set of waypoints (.zip) from various sources on our trip around Fiji. We started in Savu Savu, travelled counter clockwise three quarters of the way around Vanua Levu, across the north and west sides of Viti Levu, and into the Yasawas. We do not have waypoints for the rest of Fiji, so […]
Denarau
In many ways Port Denarau marina in Fiji is the best marina we have ever visited. Denarau is a tour ship wharf with an upscale mall co-located with a marina. There are a half dozen restaurants, a grocery, drug store, and a full set of marine services, including a 20 tonne travel lift. These services […]
Yaqaga
The island of Yaqaga, pronounced and sometimes misspelled as Yanqanga, is the most beautiful place where we have been in Fiji. Yaqaga has small but good anchorage near the eastern end of the north shore at 16 34.71S 178 36.81E. We anchored there in 15m, sand bottom. There is excellent shelter from the south, some […]
Palmlea
Joe and Julie, the proprietors of Palmlea farms, are among the nicest and most helpful people we have met on our travels. Palmlea is a tiny resort, with a restaurant, swimming pool, and dinghy dock. They are very welcoming to visiting boats. The anchorage is an enormous roadstead, with depths of 2 to 10 meters […]
Searching for Vegetables - Visiting Visoqo
Things were getting desperate. It had been a few weeks since we'd seen a vegetable market and even then it had been poorly stocked. We were down to an onion, a potato, some dried out chillies and a couple of sad tomatoes. We needed vegetables. Armed with a set of GPS waypoints and a 20-year […]
Copra Shed Marina
The Copra Shed is the largest and best known of Savusavu's three marinas. We picked it more or less by accident. They have a couple dozen moorings. There is room for three boats to stern tie and one to tie alongside. Mooring fees (as of 2011) are F$10 per night, or F$63 per week. There […]
Clearing into Fiji
Scream arrived in Savusavu, Fiji on Saturday 28 May, 2011. We took a mooring from the Kopra Shed marina, who assisted us with clearing in. We were boarded by officials from Health, Customs, and Biosecurity (which appears to be a buzzword for quarantine). They we're all friendly and courteous. Even with the weekend arrival the […]
Campervaning New Zealand
We took a whirlwind, ten day, nine night tour of New Zealand by campervan. Here is our van. It has the boring name of "Delta 08", so we renamed it the Lois McKendrick, of Coffee Share fame. Lois seats four but only sleeps two. The interior space is cramped for sleeping and living, but not […]
Trust Lois
We're just finishing day four of our whirlwind campervan tour of New Zealand. We arrived in Christchurch, which is making a fine recovery. Our first stop was at the Department of Conservation camp ground at Waihi Gorge. It is a nice quiet spot beside a stream. On Tuesday we went to Dunedin, which is a […]
Kawau
Kawau is an island about 25 miles north of Auckland. It is the logical stop between Whangarei and Auckland. Kawau has several anchorages, the best of which are on the west side. We made three trips to Bon Accord Harbour, the main anchorage on Kawau. Bon Accord is almost two miles long by half a […]