Dravuni Island

Hi there. We are being hit by 30 kt gusts inside this little bay, so we are staying put, hoping they will subside today. We do need to move on, but will only do that when it is safe. I do look forward to a bit of civilization and internet, but it certainly has been a very special part of our cruising to be out here in the real world of the remote villages surviving well with the natural way of life.  Love to everyone there; glad Marc is feeling and able to be so productive.  Bye for now, L.,S :)

I just tried to send out and it wouldn't let me; when that happens, immediately I rethink.  How very awesome is it to be able to sit at the computer and immediately send out wishes and thoughts to someone you love. Even talking on the phone would be wonderful. There certainly is a lot to value about life in the developed world and of course, to have a bit of both would be the best. We definitely need to find a connection this week to be able to send a check to Daniel for the work being done on 8th Ave.  So........I pray to the winds and the universe........ these gusts are pretty scary!  Love S

The sailmail didn't propagate again yesterday afternoon, so now we have landed ourselves off the village of Dravuni Island, inside the reef which surrounds Kadavu and all the other little islands which are considered part of the Kadavu Group surrounded by the Astrolabe Reef. It is quite famous for its diving and waves so we look forward to a new area to explore. Guava Jelly and Riada II are with us and we all are almost out of all supplies, so that will certainly be one of our goals in the next few days. We are getting dinghy ready to take into the village for sevusevu, now that Ricky has arrived on Guava, and we will then go to another island with a more protected anchorage. We had a nice moon-lit sail from Matuku last night, although it was a bit lumpy and we were all thankful that the strong gusty winds had subsided for our journey. Time to go....... S:)