Saturday 20^th June 2009 – Blue Lagoon. Yasawas, Fiji.

Who said Fiji was warm and sunny? We’re currently in Blue Lagoon in the Yasawa group, western Fiji, and we have the wind gusting 35kts over the deck with rain! This is courtesy of a low between here and Vanuatu which hopefully will decide to leave us alone over the next day or so.  It’s been with us for 2 days now though and I think Kat and Mat are running out of movies. Now wouldn’t that be a disaster!

The weather has been exceptional though until yesterday. We had a great few days at Musket then went over to Denerau and did a stock up at the markets in Nadi. We stopped at the manta ray passage for the night on our way up here, but they didn’t oblige us with their presence either. Maybe on the way back.

Had a beautiful day here after we arrived and we had intended to head further north to “the Caves” the following day. However the weather did the dirty on us  and given this is the best anchorage in the Yasawas, we’ll stay put until it passes. Went ashore at the local village yesterday and I think we wound up buying more shells off the women there than the visiting cruise ship did! The inside of the boat now looks like a beach. Not much to report, but although the locals are all rugged up in Woolley hats and anoraks, at least it is still 25 degrees C.

Believe it or not – they both made it ashore dry (at Musket Cove). Robbie as seconded to go ashore and give Mat windsurfing lessons.

Gary and Annie Wilson off a Chuck Paine 63 ‘Anthem’ left and their guests

Alli and David with Robbie and a beautiful Wahoo meal ashore at Blue Lagoon.

Day one and two at Blue Lagoon.