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S/V Hoku Pa'a
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Two stray bananas almost sank the boat...Getting here we encountered a storm that blew bananas clean off the stalk, and into our cockpit drains. |
After the fuss getting to Fiji, Savusavu Harbour was very relaxing and beautiful. |
Looking seaward from Nakama Creek anchorage in Savusavu. |
Do you call it Cotton Candy, Spun Sugar, or Candy Floss? Barb (on left), Jim, and Barb (on right) at the Circus. |
Climb the Ladder and Ring the Bell - Win $100! Many tried, including Bjarne, who is about to fall flat on his butt. |
The Samoan Circus was pleased to present a guest clown for everyone's amusement. |
Though harvested sugar-cane fields are often burnt to remove the stubble, this was actually sunset in Savusavu. |
We headed off to Fawn Harbour and hiked along a creek to a hot spring, with 11-year-old John as tour guide. |
One yummy banana dessert, coming up! |
Giant Clams are a Fijian snorkeling attraction. |
The Koro Is. hills in the background have been subdivided into about 450 lots, but so far only a few scattered houses have been built. |
Makogai Is. had a large leper colony that closed in 1969. Many buildings, paths, a cinema and a cemetary remain. |
One of the two villages at Makogai runs a small-scale turtle and clam farm. This baby is less than two months old. |
24 students attend the school at Makogai. Two teachers cover grades 1 to 8, with an annual budget of $3000 for everything from books to groundskeeping. |
Looking south over one of the two Makogai villages. |
Possibly a Black-spotted Puffer, we see them often. They move by rapidly beating their pectoral fins. |
The Regal Angelfish. |
This fish (we believe it's a remora) followed us during a dive and tried to attach itself to our tanks and fins. |
The hillsides at Levuka had many small homes scattered amongst the trees, with cement paths (no roads) leading down to the main town. |
Vincent and Persi showed us Levuka's water supply reservoir. Right after the photo they hopped in for a refreshing swim. |
Whale's Tale restaurant in Levuka had great food! Check out the dessert options... |
On 10 Oct 1874, sovereignty over Fiji was ceded to Queen Victoria at this spot. Fiji became independent again exactly 96 years later. |
Yes, this is Cape Horn we are rounding on our way from Levuka to Nananu-i-ra. The weather was surprisingly warm and calm! |
Barb found the SS Minnow washed up on Nananu-i-ra. No sign of Gilligan, nor Mary-Ann. |
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S/V Hoku Pa'a 1000 DeCosta Pl. Victoria, BC Canada V9A 6Y3 |
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