Whistler to Whistler
After almost 3 months of skiing every day in Whistler, BC, and socializing with friends, we traveled back to our beloved S/V Whistler in NZ….
Passage Fiji to New Zealand
In Port Denarau, we were checking the forecasts a few times a day and talking with other cruisers about what they thought. Around October 16th,…
Preparing for Passage
The first of October, we started looking for a weather window for passage back to New Zealand. We had about 3 weeks before we needed…
Jimmy Visits
Just catching up on posts! Please forgive us for the long drought! In September, Jimmy DeMarco, our friend from Whistler/La Ventana, came for a visit…
Musket Cove Regatta Week
Whistler participated in the 35th Fiji Regatta Week at Musket Cove. It was our second time at the regatta. Close to 100 boats gathered for…
Lautoka Trip
Fiji Customs allow yachts to stay in the country for 18 months, but Immigration only allow visitors 4 months. Our visas were going to expire…
Back to Nananu and In Between
After a couple nights on a mooring at Port Denarau, we got our raw water pump fixed. It was not expensive, only an hour’s labour…
Nananu-I-Cake
Fifty-two days at Nananu-I-Cake! A sufferer of “itchy anchor syndrome”, who would have guessed I (Margy) would have let Whistler remain in the same anchorage…
Bays and Bats
After finishing our Advanced Open Water Dive Course in Savusavu, we headed south. We planned on following our sister boat, Exit Strategy, to Fulaga, 200NM…
Suva Excursion
While eating spaghetti on Monday night, Monty’s crown fell off (his tooth)! Luckily, he didn’t swallow it. We were on our boat near the kiting spot…