Shortly after waking up, we looked out and saw a big cruise ship had pulled in. They were shuttling people to the two islands in their tenders. Then we realized that there were more than a dozen people snorkeling behind Kosmos. Boy, we picked an interesting place to anchor!
We decided to go diving first, then to the island. We loaded into our gear and Continue reading
When we woke up the sun was brighter than it was yesterday. We looked into the water below us and could see all sorts of spectacular coral formations. Guess we missed the sand patch. At least it will be a pretty dive when we free the anchor.
We have been itching to use the kayaks since Tonga. This was an ideal spot, being both remote and sheltered, so we got the kayaks down instead of the dinghy. We decided to explore the islands, figuring that they were small and it wouldn’t take very long. We went to Vanua Levu first, curious about the huts on shore. We landed the dinghy to the left of the large rock next to the huts. This is the nicest beach we have seen since leaving San Diego. It is fine white sand. We realized that there was no way to go around the rock and we’d have to go over it.
Towards the top of the hill, we found Continue reading
Thursday Yesterday was John’s last day before going back home. Like Adrienne’s flight a couple days before, he didn’t leave until 2230 (10:30 pm). Even though we had all day, we all decided to Continue reading
According to our cruising guide, the “mecca” for yachties is a place called Musket Cove, located on an island called Malolo Lailai just to the south west of Nadi. At the time the guide was written, 1992, it had some of the Continue reading
Today was a busy day. We had a crew of people come to wash and wax Kosmos (yippee!). Eric briefly met with them, then the four of us (Adrienne, Christi, Eric, and John) headed to downtown Nadi (pronounced Nandi). Nadi is a much smaller city that Suva. Most of the buildings are two stories, with the occasional 4 story building. Like Suva, Nadi is clean, with no graffiti of litter about. Suva has some charm, Nadi has none. Except for the Hindu temple, the architecture is utilitarian.
