Category: Travel

We “sailed” from Coconut Point to Cukuvu harbour in Yadua (prounounced Yandua). We had a little bit of wind in[…]

Our next stop from Savusavu was Namena Island, a small crescent island surrounded by a finger-shaped set of reefs. This[…]

The sail to Savusavu from Futuna was blissfully uneventful, aside from a bit of confusion around waypoints as we crossed[…]

The sail to Futuna featured consistent wind and relatively few squalls, so we showed up in the morning in good[…]

We left Savai’i on schedule, which meant that we were once again planning our departures based on formalities rather than[…]

We sailed over to Savai’i from the airport anchorage of Upolu, a nice pleasant day sail. We anchored in a[…]

We mentioned passing this parade in our main Upalu post. This was the day before the Miss Samoa pageant, and[…]

Dance contests, bands, food and craft booths, what a lucky time to arrive in Samoa! The country had just reopened[…]

Our first experience in Samoa, in presage of many to come, was being asked to wait. In particular, despite giving[…]

We went to sea again, and the Authorities quickly understood my protest and turned off the noise box. We had[…]