July 2-9, 2015
Suva is the capital of Fiji, and it’s very much a big city, relatively speaking. We enjoyed our shopping and the happy hours at the yacht club, but we also more than happy to escape back out to the islands after about a week.
Logbook – July 2, 2015 (Namara to Suva)
Passage Log Highlights
- 0709 Engines on
- Depart
- 0752 Engines off. Main + genoa
- 1225 Engines on
- 1330 Engines off Suva
Daily Notes
- Dinner (yuck!) across the street with Nautilus. Kids play with local kids
- Happy hour with all the kid boats
Logbook – July 3, 2015 (Suva)
Daily Notes
- D laundry and running
- D/T walk to town, scout stores
- A/B hunger games mine craft on Fluenta
- Happy hour. Kids play cops and robbers
Logbook – July 4, 2015 (Suva)
Passage Log Highlights
- 0800 Engines on to fuel dock
- 0820 Engines off (depth = 6ft under keel)
- 0945 Engines on
- 1003 Engines off back at anchor
Daily Notes
- Fuel dock at high tide (6 ft under keel)
- D walk to MHCC
- Drinks on Nirvana – mojitos & sipping rum. Up til midnight!
- Kids on Exodus
Logbook – July 5, 2015 (Suva)
Daily Notes
- Exodus cleaning day!
- Boys play on Caminante (preparing a show!)
- Sleepover on Nirvana
Logbook – July 6, 2015 (Suva)
Daily Notes
- COST U LESS!!!
Logbook – July 7, 2015 (Suva)
Daily Notes
- D/Boys MHCC
- Lumbaz here! Late happy hour @ yacht club
Email to Family and Friends dated July 7, 2015
Subject: Exodus – Suva
Suva is a full fledged city, which has been quite a shock after being in The Lau Group for over a month. Here are the highlights so far: 1) Our first evening here we walked across the street to have a cheap dinner out. It was cheap, but it really wasn’t that good, BUT the highlight was that our kids almost immediately joined in playing with the local kids. They played some sort of tag and also did some relay races. 2) We are here with friends, four other kid boats, and while I write this we are waiting for another to arrive (they are within VHF range already). 3) Cost-u-less. It’s like costco with items in bulk but they also have a lot of US and NZ products. They even had Tim’s beloved vanilla coffee creamer! 4) The Suva market… holy fresh fruits and vegetables! And the second floor has kava and all sorts of indian spices. 5) Everything is cheap! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said, “that’s cheaper than Mexico!” Except for rum. 😦
Here are the downsides, not that I really feel the need to complain… 1) The weather has been crappy. In the 5 days I think we’ve seen the sun for a total of 4 hours. Luckily, we have access to gasoline so our generator has been humming, and Tim is working on version 10.0 of the rain catcher. 2) The Royal Suva Yacht Club showers are neither high pressure nor hot. 3) There is prison very near the Yacht club, but on the upside when we pass the guys in orange jumpsuits they are every bit as happy as your average Fijian. 4) Yeah, I can’t think of any other downsides.
Love and miss you all,
-D.
Logbook – July 8, 2015 (Suva)
Daily Notes
- D market
- Another late happy hour
Logbook – July 9, 2015 (Suva to Gau)
Passage Log Highlights
- 2058 Engines on
- 2113 Depart
Daily Notes
- D/A market
- Yacht Club gives our laundry to s/v Another Adventure
Gresham Family Exodus 