July 20-22, 2015
Warning: We have now entered Bizarro Fiji where modest villages have been replaced by mega-resorts. View at your own risk!
Logbook – July 20, 2105 (Yanuca to Musket Cove)
Passage Log Highlights
- 1654 Engines on
- 1725 P engine off. SB engine + genniker
Passage Log – July 21, 2015 (Yanuca to Musket Cove)
Passage Log Highlights
- 0314 Genoa (2 reefs)
- 0735 Engines on
- 0937 Engines off Musket Cove
Daily Notes
- Vetoed Namotu anchorage – too bouncy
- Diverted to Musket Cove, joined yacht club
- Lunch and beers on shore
- Kids play at pool
- Robin basket weaving
- D – walk the trails scouting for running
Logbook – July 22, 2015 (Musket Cove)
Daily Notes
- D – run along the trails at Musket Cove
- Lunch on shore, Bellinis take ferry to mainland
- Quiet evening on Exodus (Quiet was underlined 3 times!)
Email to Family and Friends
Subject: Exodus – Musket Cove
We arrived in Musket Cove yesterday, and it’s like we are on a totally different planet. This certainly isn’t Fiji anymore. The Bellinis fly home today, and we were hoping to spend yesterday at the very small island of Namotu before dropping them off on the mainland today, but when we arrived at Namotu the anchorage simply wasn’t fit for staying. Tim was a bit annoyed that I “squashed his fun”, but seriously, if we had stayed it would have been possibly the worst anchorage we’ve ever stayed in.
So, anyway, we find ourselves in Musket Cove and it’s basically a huge resort. Even the Fijians who work here seem caught up in Western Ways, too busy for a smile and a conversation. Yesterday, the woman at the yacht club was all business and obviously Tim was also feeling my need to slow down because he smiled a big smile at her and asked where in Fiji she’s originally from. She smiled, and it was like a switch was flipped as she told us she was from Kadavu and we were able to tell her that we had been there, but not to her actual village though. So, maybe it’s not that the Fijians are too busy for a conversation it’s just that most of their western patrons are too busy to care. There is a small marina here, and the owner of the resort has a soft spot for yachties, and there is a “yacht” club that costs only $10 to join for life, and joining gives us access to basically ALL of the resort amenities. Yesterday we enjoyed an expensive lunch and expensive beers, but on the plus side we also enjoyed nice beaches, the pool, and hot showers, and I also scoped out the circuit of trails, so I am already in my running clothes. Also, they have fast ferry service to the mainland, so the Bellinis will take that rather than hauling up Exodus and motoring upwind at under likely under 5 kts. So, now we just have to decide what to do until my mom visits and what to do while she’s here. I’m hoping there’s more to this side of Fiji than commercialism and big resorts. I would like to take her to a village and do at least one sevusevu. We shall see.
Love and miss you all,
-D.
Gresham Family Exodus 