Namena Photo Log

September 20-23, 2015

Namena is a small island in the middle of a marine reserve. The boys were disappointed not to be able to spearfish, but the diving/snorkeling didn’t disappoint.

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Logbook – September 20, 2015 (Coconut Point to Namena)

Passage Log Highlights

• 0754 engines on
• 0820 SB engine off
• 1250 SB engine on
• 1345 engines off

Daily Notes

• True Blue V at Namena!
• D – paddle to island, kids try to shoot birds with water gun
• Drinks on Exodus w/ TBV & Fluenta

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Logbook – September 21, 2015 (Namena)

Daily Notes

• T/B – hookah @ The Chimneys
• D – paddle around to beach on other side. Beautiful calm morning
• D – snorkel w/ Fluenta
• Potluck on Exodus

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Email to Family and Friends dated September 21, 2015

Subject: Exodus – Namena

We motored down to Namena island yesterday, which is a small island in the middle of a marine reserve, so the snorkeling and diving should be pretty good, but no spear fishing 😦
I really did not want to come. More than ever before I am ready to be somewhere with provisions and restaurants and I had my heart set on heading to Savusavu. However, I’m much less grumpy about the decision to come to Namena first, because True Blue V is here! And some other friends we haven’t seen since last season will be arriving tomorrow from Savusavu. So, yeah, it’s hard to be grumpy.
There is no wind to speak of at the moment and it’s hot and humid as hell, so I will need to get in the water soon before I overheat!
Love and miss you all,
-D.

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Logbook – September 22, 2015 (Namena)

Daily Notes

• T/A/B – Hookah @ Grand Central N, Save-A-Tack (East Reef Namena). Awesome, dogtooth, walu fish, sharks, coral
• D – walk on bird poop path
• Liz birthday!

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Email to Family and Friends dated September 22, 2015

Subject: Exodus – Beautiful beaches and red footed boobies

Namena has been pretty great. No more grouchiness. The weather yesterday was perfect, even if a bit too hot, and Tim and Brenden broke out the huka to do a dive out on the reef. From these two you don’t hear about how pretty and healthy the coral was or how many fish there were, no you only hear about all the big fish that would swim right up to them, taunting them because they couldn’t spearfish. Myself, I enjoyed the crystal-clear water by taking the paddle board around the island and exploring an amazing white sand beach on the other side. One of the unique things about this island is the abundant bird life. The boobies (red footed) and frigates are so numerous, it reminds us a bit of Isla Isabel in Mexico. We were pondering what makes this island have so many birds when we haven’t seen that anywhere else in Fiji, and we think probably because there’s no fishing allowed so they have abundant food close by, and also because there’s no predators, no humans to take their eggs. Anyway, we wrapped up the day with a potluck on Exodus and then a sleepover on Exodus with the Fluenta kids. The kids had been bugging me to do one and I kept saying no because it was supposed to rain so they couldn’t sleep on the net, and then of course it didn’t rain. So, I relented, and then it rained last night. Oh well, they seem to have all stayed cozy in the cockpit.
Love and miss you all,
-D.