Keeping watch
Another week has flown by,
while we’ve tried to cram as much as we could into it. At the end of last week there was still lots
of rain and windy conditions.
During a rain storm
Our friends Dave and Suze from Sidewinder, and solo sailor Riki Bailey aboard Guava Jelly joined us at Musket Cove. Riki brought over two new-found friends who were holidaying in Fiji...Christi and Greg from Seattle. They rented a lovely 2 bedroom full kitchenette/living room cottage right on the lagoon. This meant that all of us were able to visit them via dinghy. Too cool!
They kindly hosted us all for cocktails.
Suze &David from Sidewinder
The pool at Musket Cove Resort
Heading back to the boats
A lousy picture of the famous wave
The rescue boats at the ready
Monday morning the storm had
abated and we were treated to a week of normal beautiful Fijian weather.
The gazebo off
Musket Cove Resort
Our friends Dave and Suze from Sidewinder, and solo sailor Riki Bailey aboard Guava Jelly joined us at Musket Cove. Riki brought over two new-found friends who were holidaying in Fiji...Christi and Greg from Seattle. They rented a lovely 2 bedroom full kitchenette/living room cottage right on the lagoon. This meant that all of us were able to visit them via dinghy. Too cool!
View of their cottage from dock
They kindly hosted us all for cocktails.
Suze &David from Sidewinder
We followed that up
with a barbeque at the Island Bar.
The next day was a beautiful
day to tour around the island and take in the incredible 360 degree view from
the top of the hill.
An overview from
the top of the hill.
The lagoon cottages
in the forefront are where Greg and Christi stayed
Walking through the
golf course
Love the “honour
system” for the golf course
Beautiful day to be
out walking (sans Peter)
The pool at Musket Cove Resort
Heading back to the boats
The following day will always
be one of those “special” memories.
David and Suze took all of us out in their boat to watch the World Surf
Championship at the famous Cloudbreak (reputably one of the top 10 surf areas
in the world).
Riki and Peter
working hard!
A lousy picture of the famous wave
The rescue boats at the ready
Judges tower
The brand new “floating
bar/restaurant aptly named Cloudbreak
This new bar can hold up to
about 100 people and is close to the surf site, with snorkeling right outside
the door. It will be interesting to see
how well this does as it is about $250 a day just to get a ride out to it,
spend the day and get a ride back. While
you are there you buy your drinks and food.
They are targeting this for wedding groups, reunions and any tourists
that want a taste of something really different.
Enroute we saw lots of
turtles, and as we were motoring in to the viewing area, we were escorted by a
pod of spinner dolphins who played in the bow wake. Throughout the afternoon we were treated to
not only an exciting surf competition, but the dolphins kept coming back again
and again to show-off.
My pictures are pretty lame,
but Riki took lots with his telescopic lens, so I’ll post them next week. I will
spoil you though with a taste of one of his photographs.
Shot by Riki Bailey
(wow)
Stay tuned for more of his amazing photography next week.
We had ordered some boat parts from Canada and they arrived, so we returned to Vuda Point Marina to pick them up. We spent three days playing at the marina, getting groceries and installing the new parts. We got lazy and went out for dinner both nights with Greg and Christi who had returned to the mainland resort.
Christi and Peter onboard QuickStar for Happy Hour
Last night the bar had a two piece Reggae Band that truly sounded just like Bob Marley, especially since he sang all his songs. Peter and I enjoyed dancing while maneuvering around coconut trees and the supports that hold up the roof of the bar.
The view from
QuickStar at sunset
As I am writing this, we are sailing out to the Yasawa Islands for the next 2 or 3 weeks. We are having a beautiful sail with about 15 knots of an aft- quarterly breeze. (Listening to Barbara Streisand and Neil Diamond - You don't love me anymore) This is my favourite point of sail, with minimal heeling and a following sea. It just doesn’t get much better than this.
Until next week…..
P.S. It is now blowing 25 knots - Peter is in his element and we are flying! (Plus we are now listening to Lucinda Williams - Peter's favourite singer.)
P.S. It is now blowing 25 knots - Peter is in his element and we are flying! (Plus we are now listening to Lucinda Williams - Peter's favourite singer.)
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