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Dravuni Island After leaving Levuka with almost the whole crossing dealing with dead down wind, Captain Craig decided to make a stop for the night at an anchorage in front of Dravuni Island, belonging to the Kadavu group.Just as we got settled in, we received a message from Dravuni to …
The old capital city After sailing dead downwind combined with a lot of motoring we arrived around lunchtime at Levuka, the historicaly old capital city and so the oldest modern Fijian town. Levuka is located on Ovalau Island and renowned for its 19th century colonial architecture and as the former …
The history of a leper colony Our next island to sail to was Makogai Island, located in Fiji’s Lomaiviti Archipelo. We soon found out about its incredible history. In 1908 the colonial government purchased this island to isolate leprosy patients from the mainland. A hospital was built to be openend …
Snorkeling Our next stop for some snorkeling was at the famous Namena Marine Reserve, not far away from Savusavu. Established in 1997, Namena is the largest no-take reserve in Fiji. This reserve’s beautiful high-biodiversity reef boasts an incredible arry of invertebrates and corals, as well as over 1.200 fish species. …
Hidden Paradise Savusavu on Venua Levu is also known as Fiji’s “Hidden Paradise” as it has a lot to offer as a town, besides being a great central spot for several diving options. For me it became a kid of “Base Camp” as I first boarded SV Russula waiting for …
Rabi Island & Buca Bay From Qamea we sailed to our next destination Rabi Island, also part of the Northern Division in Fiji, before heading back to Vanua Levu. Lots of rain… and almost getting there we heard a big squeaky sound. The sound and feeling were totally in sync. …
Naiviivi The next morning we crossed over to the volcanic island Qamea, in Fiji’s Northern Division. Characterised by lush vegetation and high hills, this island doesn’t have any public roads. Six small settlements are connected by a footpath or otherwise can be reached by boat. We found a nice Anchorage …
Sailing SV Russula Coming from New Zealand still High on energy I needed to mellow down to Fiji Time. The humidity and tropical climate and the constant upcoming jobs on the Vessel, that slows one down, made me adapt quickly. Suvasuva Nawi Island Marine at Suvasuva gave me a comfortable …
Nadi Airport On 25th January it was time to leave New Zealand and enter a new country as well as a new challenge. Arriving early at Christchurch, I was offered an earlier flight, which I happily accepted to have more time in Auckland before heading finally to Nadi International Airport …
NLP During the 2 years of doing NLP courses, first Practioner, later Coach, one excersice was about manifesting your vision. Later while doing my Dr. Joe Dispenza retreat I practiced this even more. I did a lot of meditations preparing myself for my trip. Manifesting how safe, lucky and happy …
