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Savoir Vivre has a new crew member on board!  My mother, Pat, has joined us for a few weeks to check up on what we are up to in this distant corner of paradise.  In anticipation of her arrival we spent a busy week cleaning, polishing and generally getting things shipshape.  In the wonderful Nandi market we stocked up with lots of fresh fruit and vegetables and even went as far as buying some wine in bottles, rather than the usual plastic!  Picking up visitors is always exciting, not only because it is nice to see them but also because it means the arrival of English newspapers, magazines, post and usually about half a suitcase of spares parts.

 

Having welcomed her (and read the Sunday Telegraph from cover to cover) we set off from the mainland for Musket Cove which has become a kind of home from home for us and a wonderful base for exploring the islands.  From there we are now on our way back up the Yasawas and are anchored in Navandra which has the best snorkelling we have seen in this part of the Pacific.  On our last visit we spent quite a lot of time watching two resident turtles so I hope we can track them down again before the little friendly white tip reef shark scares Mum out of the water!