Musket Cove

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Days pass pretty easily here in Musket Cove. Perfect weather, some decent snorkeling, and a welcoming resort with the best pizza we’ve had in a long time. There’s even a nice little grocery store. Local boats use this pass at high tide, but at low tide it clears up for … Read More

Vuda to Musket Cove

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While we were at Vuda Marina we did a bit of running around. Fill the propane, get diesel, grab some fresh groceries, see a couple sites, and get back out on the water. The nearby botanical garden was nice. Bit overpriced for what it is, but hey, they threw in … Read More

Out and Right Back In

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There’s just one thing I don’t like about catamarans with saildrives, and that is the fact that they have oil seals that are only accessible underwater. When those seals leak, which they seem to do once a year, the only way to replace them is to get the bottom of … Read More

Volivoli

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We raised the anchor at 4 a.m. while the kids slept, and motored through calm waters as the sun slowly came up. Twenty years ago I was screaming, jumping, and waving my arms in order to make a trade in the soybean pits of Chicago. Today I trade while peacefully … Read More

Leaving Savusavu

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We didn’t want to leave Savusavu without doing at least a couple of dives. Unfortunately, heavy rains day after day had kept us out of the water around our normal haunts, and I wasn’t sure it’d be better anywhere else, but we decided to go out and try diving Natewa … Read More