So Where Are They Now?

Like one of our favorite bands, Spinal Tap, we’re currently in the “Where are they now?” file  since I’ve not updated the blog in two months. Fair enough. I’ve gotten very involved in a writing project and have been awful about doing updates.

So the answer to the #1 question is “Savusavu, Fiji.” The last time I updated the blog we were on the other side of the country. Although technically that isn’t true – I wrote a 1,700 word blog post a couple of weeks ago, but lost it in a technological malfunction and didn’t re-write it.

Back in September we heard a rumor of the existence of another rarely seen creature on the other major island in Fiji – a teenaged cruising girl! At the time we were in the Blue Lagoon, in the Yasawa islands and the rumored sighting was in Savusavu, over 100 miles upwind through a lot of reefs. We weren’t done in the Yasawas right away, but decided to work our way gradually upwind so we could get Danielle and this potential friend together.

This was where we were, and where we are now.

The trip was a circuitous one, and we did it over several weeks, traveling slowly and enjoying the scenery. There are a few blog posts there to write, so I won’t do a lot of spoilers. In short, we sailed from the Yasawas back to Nadi to re-provision and do laundry, then worked our way around the North coast of the island inside the barrier reef, then at an abandoned leper colony en route to our final sail to Savusavu.

That’s all I can put up for now, other duties press. But we are alive and well in Savusavu!