The plan, as it stands today, is to leave Savusavu, Fiji for New Zealand tomorrow. That is November 12th, our time…that will be Wednesday the 11th back on the home side of the dateline.
Fiji has been a blast, and yes I owe you all a bunch of posts. I’ve been negligent, but not because I haven’t been writing. I’ve just been working on writing fiction, not updates to the blog. Some day that ship might come in at which point I’ll talk about it. Suffice it to say my keyboard has not been idle!
We’re enjoying another Diwali celebration here in Fiji. There is a large Indian population, with a substantial number of Hindus. It is a national holiday here, so everything closes. It seems like everyone is a little bit Hindu for the day, with various family celebrations, dinners, and of course lots of fireworks.
But tomorrow morning we will run a last few errands, pack up the dinghy and set sail for New Zealand. As usual, it is later than we hoped to leave but we’re pretty used to that by now. It’s our first major passage without Will on board, so we’re being very cautious with the weather and will be taking it easy and not pushing things.
Sometimes tomorrow of the next day I’ll start up with the passage notes and updates. Then we’re back to New Zealand!
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Let us know if you make it to the South Island. We will be cruising around Banks Peninsula and the Marlborough Sounds over the summer.
Also you might like to check out the Women Who Sail New Zealand Facebook page if you aren’t already a member 🙂
FICTION!?!?! Awesome. Cannot wait to hear about the project/book! Rock on Evenstar!