Saying Good-bye to Good Friends is the Hardest Part of Cruising

From Musket Cove, Quickstar and Sidewinder went to Prt Denarau to re-supply and say farewell. We are excited to have son,Casey, join us soon and so we decided to stay in Fiji for another two months. We will then make our way over to Vanuatu. Meanwhile, Peter and Diana on Quickstar, need to leave for Vanuatu now, as we had planned to do, and eventually make their way to Australia so they can more readily sell their yacht. The hardest part of crusing the seas, for me, is saying farewell to friends, as my dear friends back home know. We do meet up with many yachties again, so, of course we never really say good-bye hoping that we will see each other "down the road". We said our farewells to Glenda and Eddie on Helena while in Blue Lagoon and we may have a chance to see them again. In Denarau, we did meet up with Visions of Johanna and Jules and had a great evening catching up after so long. They were in Ecuador while we were there and saw them last in New Zealand..

 Suzi, Jules, Bill, Zack, and Johanna, from Visions of Johanna, eating good food while catching up on life.

 Back in Musket Cove, enjoying the sunrise and quiet meditation time

 Another barbecue, eating the fresh fish David provided. Even though I cry when it's caught, I do enjoy having fresh fish for dinner.

 From left to right, Ernie, Peter, Diana, David, Don, John, and Suzi having fun ..........again!

 Glenda, from Venezuela, Diana from BC, Canada, and Suzi from Laguna Beach....the dancin girls!

 Drinking kava on Quickstar with Tiko; along with Riki.from Guava Jelly, and Eddie and Glenda, ss/v Helena

 Glenda is from Venezuela and loved speaking Spanish with Riki and myself. I tried my best!

We left Denarau to return to Musket Cove yesterday and had breakfast with Peter and Diana. When I hugged them, it was very hard not to cry. We have enjoyed walking and talking,snorkeling, interacting with the locals,dancing and just having fun being together.  I must keep in mind that in the cruising world, it is likely that we will meet up with them again, if not at sea, on land. Like our friends on Mandy, Virginia and Richard, we will make an effort to see them again sometime. Quickstar, have a safe journey to Vanuatu. We love you!