September 23 – October 18, 2015
Logbook – September 23, 2015 (Namena to Savusavu)
Passage Log Highlights
- 0909 engines on
- 0929 P engine off, main + genoa
- 1019 SB engine off
- 1327 engines on
- 1355 engines off mooring #6 Waitui
Daily Notes
- Dolphins!
- On shore – Surf ‘n’ Turf, bakery, market
- Games & movies
Logbook – September 24, 2015 (Savusavu)
Daily Notes
- Groceries, Tim fixes water pump
- Boys share a whole tub of ice cream with Fluenta kids
Logbook – September 25, 2015 (Savusavu)
Daily Notes
- Happy Bday B!
- D – morning run, immigration, cookies, pizza, pasta, ice cream
- T – purchased surf board + kite surfer from Ele
- Birthday dinner w/ Fluenta
Email to Family and Friends dated September 25, 2015
Subject: In Savusavu on a special day
We arrived in Savusavu a couple days ago on a cold, rainy, and foggy day. The visibility was pretty bad, but we were happy for two reasons: 1) We were able to sail, like actually sail with no engines or anything. After all the upwind motoring we’ve been doing to get back east, it was very nice. and 2) We were accompanied by a pod of dolphins. Back in Mexico it seemed like you couldn’t move 2 miles without seeing dolphins but since then they’ve been more sparse. They swam with us for a while and it was good fun. Today the fog seems to be lifting a bit, and it even looks like the sun is trying to peak out. It’s a special day, you know, the day that baby Brendito turns 13, a teenager. He has requested not just pizza, but pizza AND pasta for dinner, and since we are in Savusavu we even have ice cream in the freezer! Should be a fun day.
Love and miss you all,
-D.
Logbook – September 26, 2015 (Savusavu)
Daily Notes
- Beers w/ Eleutheria & Skabenga on shore
- Birthday dinner on Fluenta for Victoria
Logbook – September 27, 2015 (Savusavu)
Daily Notes
Logbook – September 28, 2015 (Savusavu)
Daily Notes
- Exodus to dock for grocery delivery + fuel
- Fijian boys are curious & want to help
- A/B – shore for water balloon fight then Minecraft on Exodus
Logbook – September 29, 2015 (Savusavu)
Daily Notes
- T – fix B macerator pump
- Boys dinghy surf with Fluenta
- D – tea on Fluenta with Mary and Liz
- Dinner at Hidden Paradise. Yum.
Logbook – September 30, 2015 (Savusavu)
Daily Notes
- T – macerator still leaks
- Boys – explore mangroves with Fluenta
- Drinks on shore with Ele & Fluenta
Logbook – October 1, 2015 (Savusavu)
Daily Notes
- T/Alex try kite surfer
- Dinner buffet @ Waitui
Logbook – October 2, 2015 (Savusavu)
Nothing in the logbook
Logbook – October 3, 2015 (Savusavu)
Daily Notes
- Boys “dinghy surf” with Fluenta – outboard issues
- Surprise birthday for Jonathan
Logbook – October 4, 2015 (Savusavu)
Passage Log Highlights
- 1118 engines on
- 1137 P engine off
- 1156 SB engine off – genoa only
- 1730 P engine on/off – smoke for P engine. OK later start.
- 1730 SB engine on
- 1755 P engine on
- 1810 engines off – someone (High C’s) on our mooring. Took Skabenga’s mooring.
Logbook – October 5, 2015 (Savusavu)
Daily Notes
- Met a new kid boat from Belgium – Sept a Vivre
- Drinks on their boat after they took Alex wakeboarding
Logbook – October 6, 2015 (Savusavu)
Daily Notes
- Fiji Meats!
- Drinks on shore with Fluenta & Joanna (cat haters)
- T/D – dinner at ToHP – no elec – dined by candlelight
- Boys – dinner on Fluenta
- Drinks on Fluenta
Logbook – October 7, 2015 (Savusavu)
Daily Notes
- Potluck on Exodus with Fluenta and 7 a Vivre
Email to Family and Friends dated October 7, 2015
Subject: Exodus – Putting down roots in Savusavu?
Two weeks have passed since we arrived, and here we are, still in Savusavu. We ordered a new membrane for our watermaker, so we will be here until that arrives. In the meantime, we’re enjoying savusavu and hanging out with old and new friends. The last time we were here it was only a few chore filled days, so it’s nice to spend some more relaxing time here. However, the extended stay will mean cutting the rest of our cruising time in Fiji short since we’ll need to be making the first hop north within a couple of weeks. Our first stop will be the island of Rotuma, which is about 200 miles north of here, and is technically part of Fiji, however culturally they are polynesian rather than micronesian. We met a new kid boat here with three kids aged 15, 13, and 11, and we are already working on them to come to Marshall Islands. We are nervous and excited about this next phase of our journey, since it’s probably more of an unknown than anything we’ve done since originally leaving.
Love and miss you all,
-D.
Logbook – October 8, 2015 (Savusavu)
Daily Notes
- Filled all 3 propane tanks
- Dinghy surfing with Fluenta
- Pizza dinner on Exodus
Logbook – October 9, 2015 (Savusavu to Cousteau)
Passage Log Highlights
- 1347 engines on
- 1447 engines off Cousteau
Daily Notes
- Move to Cousteau
- T – paddle boarding – met couple from UK on shore
Logbook – October 10, 2015 (Cousteau)
Daily Notes
- T/B – spearfish – nada
- TBV here! Drinks on TBV
- T/A – finally get mom to watch Newsroom
Logbook – October 11, 2015 (Cousteau)
Daily Notes
- School “ketchup day”
- Boys dinghy surf
Logbook – October 12, 2015 (Cousteau)
Nothing in the logbook
Logbook – October 13, 2015 (Cousteau to Savusavu)
Passage Log Highlights
- 1227 engines on
- 1400 engines off
- 1710 engines on
- 1723 engines off mooring #3
Daily Notes
- No mooring open when we arrived, not til 5pm
- Boys – play with Fluenta, dinner on Fluenta
- D/T – dinner on shore with Max/Liz
Logbook – October 14, 2015 (Savusavu)
Daily Notes
- T – massage & install new watermaker membrane (Massage Lady Una – 935-2600)
- D – tea w/ Liz, photo exchange
- Binge watched Newsroom
Logbook – October 15, 2015 (Savusavu)
Daily Notes
- Caught rainwater all night
- Watermaker – 160 ppm w/ new membrane
- A/B play games on shore. New kid boat from Australia
Email to Family and Friends dated October 15, 2015
Subject: Exodus – Rain, Rain, Rain
It’s terrible weather here in Fiji this week, but on the bright side, our watermaker membrane arrived yesterday. Tim installed it yesterday afternoon and it’s all ready for a test this morning. If it fixes our salinity problem then we’ll be all ready to sit and wait several more days for weather. Yeah, that’s cruising for you. You are always at the mercy of the weather. Right now there is a low pressure NW of us that causing strong winds and lots of rain. The kids are actually a little melancholy at the thought of leaving, since we’ll be saying good-bye to Fluenta and heading out on our own without any buddy kid boats for the first time this entire season. Hope all is well with everyone and that El Nino treats you kindly this year.
Love and miss you all,
-D.
Logbook – October 16, 2015 (Savusavu)
Daily Notes
- Rain all day
- Boys play at hotel and have dinner w/ Fluenta
Logbook – October 17, 2015 (Savusavu)
Daily Notes
- Final provision
- Tim change outboard oil filter
- Drinks at Copra Shed w/ Fluenta & TBV
- Dinner w/ Fluenta
Logbook – October 18, 2015 (Savusavu to Cousteau)
Passage Log Highlights
- 1206 engines on
- 1252 engines off Cousteau
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