Journey to Savusavu

Here are some photos to show the journey from Leutoka to Savusavu,

capturing just a few of the awesome moments we have had these last two

weeks. Hopefully our internet connection is strong enough to send

these. As David has mentioned, we have a bad habit of finding our safe

anchorages a bit too late in the day, but the incredible sunsets have

certainly made us feel welcomed! The first sunset photo is our first

stop on the way to the north of Viti Levu Island, inside the reefed

pass. After anchoring for a few days in the north east corner next to

Nananu-i-take Island, safely tucked away from the intense outside

wind, we took off past Ellington Wharf and the kiters enjoying the

wind we were about to encounter on our nose. After about 5 NM of

motoring into this headwind, we ducked into beautiful Viti Levu Bay to

enjoy the calm and quiet, while watching some village women fishing

from their bamboo/reed boats. Their journey back to the village made

us realize that stand up paddling is not a new activity by any means!

Our wonderful sail from Naigoni Island to Makogai was, again, in the

afternoon, and the sunset welcomed us to safety one more time. This

former, very famous magical leper colony from 1911-1969, helped

thousands of people feel welcomed, worthwhile, productive, and joyful,

even though the leprosy seemed to be a death sentence. It was so

interesting to learn about all that was accomplished here during that

time. It is now a very low key research station for the preservation

of the giant clams which are endangered and students come here on

internships, looking for ways to help save these marvelous creatures

of the sea. We dove here and found some of the clams in their wild

einvironment; the snorkeling was incredible near Sidewinder and out by

the entrance to the bay. What a great adventure we had there!

Here are the pictures for this part of our journey........I will writeabout Koro in the next email.