20 July — 15 Aug 2015
Route Recap
We departed 20 July from Yanuca, the small island inside the Beqa lagoon southwest of Suva, and our plan was to stop for the day and night at the small island of Namotu just inside the barrier reef. We did a drive by of Namotu and it was way too bouncy, so we diverted to Musket Cove and kicked it resort style for a couple days. 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. After saying good-bye to the Bellinis, our boat guests of two weeks, we went on a circuit of the Mamanuca islands to kill time before my mom arrived for a visit. We wanted to go to the uninhabited island of Monu, so we first did a quick stop at Yanuya for sevusevu and to ask permission to go to Monu. Permission granted, we went to Monu, and it was rolly but we stuck it out for 2 nights before heading inside the protection of the Mana Lagoon. Mana was a beautiful lagoon, and the anchorage was flat, so we stayed a few days until it was time to make our way back to Musket Cove. On the way back, we stayed the night at Qalito, a small island with a resort, and then we hung out back at Musket Cove to prep for mom’s visit and reunite with some of our buddy kid boats.
Once mom arrived, we headed back to Mana for a couple days and then up to the uninhabited island of Navadra, which was a wonderful island paradise. But all too soon it was time to head to Port Denarau for mom to catch her flight back home. We stayed at the marina in Port Denarau for two hectic days running errands, doing boat projects, and catching up with friends. Then on Sat 15 Aug we left for the island of Waya in the Yasawa Island group, for a much-anticipated reunion with Lumbaz!
(Yanuca) –> Musket Cove –> Yanuya –> Monu –> Mana –> Qalito –> Musket Cove –> Mana –> Navadra –> Port Denarau –> (Waya)
Gresham Family Exodus 