We left around noon from Dravuni and sailed over night to Musket Cove, navigating the pass in the reef next to Namotu Island at daybreak….

We departed Dravuni Island about mid day.  We were torn but it was time to find some provisions. We put out the fishing lines and…

We heard that manta rays were known to frequent a reef by Vuro Levu Island, about 6 miles south of Dravuni.  Gaia had gone the day…

We dinghied to shore of Dravuni Island and were met by a local man.  We asked to whom we should do our “sevusevu” (offer our yagona…

Around 730am on August 30th, we left the spit anchorage at Fulaga. We motored around the little islets and shallow reefs and proceeded out the…

We paid our host family a final visit, for the last time, FINALLY!  It was about 11am, but Ma, whose full name is Manaini, insisted we…

After church, we hung around the village anchorage for 3 or  4 more nights.  The weather had not been great with wind and rain and…

The whole village came over to the spit, using various means of transport. The locals took a few of the cruisers spear fishing while some…

We moved our boat over from the sand spit to the village anchorage mid-week and walked in to see our hosts on Thursday afternoon.  We asked…

On Monday, it had been arranged for Chara, Citrus Tart and Whistler to present sevusevu to the village chief.  The village had been given a…