Trip To Koro Island

This month seams to have flown, it started off very quite, then the last few weeks have been really busy for us.

As usual when we have trips to Koro the weather seems to pack up, & last week it stayed true to form.

A couple of the trips we had to pick clients up from Dere Bay so we were able to take it slow & ride the waves more gently.

 The last trip we had on Monday was no different, early that morning the wind calmed down & the seas looked good, so we thought it is going to be a good trip across.

About  15 mins out from the lighthouse Terry said here it comes, & boy it sure did, winds gusting up to 25knts, thankfully the clients were settled down below & were able to take the rough conditions.

After putting the clients ashore, engine check, cuppa tea & sandwich, we made our way back.

This way isn't too bad as we travel with the waves but I can say we sure were traveling on  the top some of those waves, it was a lovely sight to see the lighthouse at the entrance to Savusavu Bay knowing we would soon be home. 

The calm waters of Dere Bay

                                                   Lighthouse at the entrance to Savusavu Bay

Savusavu

Where have the days gone?
We are now into August, Olympics are half way through, & Christmas is around the corner!

A few weeks ago we did managed to take a couple from Sweden out, on one of the days that the wind died down a little enough to get pass the lighthouse.

The seas were still rough, but as they were leaving the next day, wanted to give it a try.

Luckily we managed to pick up a few Yellowfin (small) & a nice MahiMahi, they also got to hear the line run out twice with nice fish on, but unfortunately, didn't manage to get it into the boat.

Over the last few months, we haven't had much rain & the ground was beginning to to dry out,& plants looking sad, but thankfully last night we got some nice rain to make things look that lovely green again. Now I don't have to walk around the garden with a bucket full of water.

The other day I was these young sailors from Savusavu Yacht Club, enjoying a sail with the wind blowing up the harbour.

Savusavu Sunset

The weather over the last month or so has been really unpredictable, we had a few really nice days with calm seas, but the day we had to take clients to Koro Island it was blowing 15-20knts.

Half way across the clients wanted to stop & fish, so they could have fresh fish for dinner.

Luckily we saw birds working ahead so headed towards them, we picked up a nice Mahi-Mahi for dinner, then carried on.

We had a fair bit of groceries to unload, as the clients were staying a month on the Island & needed a lot of stuff.

It was fairly late as we returned home so didn't have time to put the lines out again.

As we got closer to Savusavu the sun was setting & through a beautiful red glow across the sky & sea.

What a lovely time to be on the way home.

Weather

The beginning of July brought with it some very strong windy days, the weather itself was great, as the winds kept the temperature down.

But for some of us that needed to go out pass the entrance to Savusavu Bay, it was too rough.

There were a couple of charters that had to be cancelled because it was blowing too strong, & the clients flew out of Savusavu, before the winds came down

We did manage to take some young men out, Sunday last, but they were seasick not long after leaving the dock, we did warn them it would be rough but they wanted to try anyway.

 A Walu & a Mackerel Tuna were caught, which they took home for lunch , so it wasn't a wasted day.

Yachts Arrive Into Savusavu

Well it is that time of year again, when Yachts  from all over the world, head towards Fiji.

Savusavu is one of the ports they head to, for clearance from Immigration & Health Officials, before heading to other parts of Fiji,

A few of the Yachties decide to stay in Savusavu for longer then the week it takes to get all the permits in place, some just to relax after the long sail, some do repairs & maintenance,

 A week or so ago, someone  counted 60 boats in the anchorage area. That is a lot of boats for this township.

Nippon Maru Visits Savusavu

On Friday, the Japan Cruise liner Nippon Maru arrived into the port of Savusavu for the first time.

There were a small number of passengers on this ship, so the little town wasn't flooded with tourist walking around.

They were taken on the usual tours, & from reports think it all went off well.

I have been away so haven't been able to keep up the blog.

The weather in Savusavu  this morning is beautiful, the strong winds we have been experiencing over the last week, have gone, so the seas are calm once more.

Think it is time to take Searov out to give her engines a good run!

Easter

It wasn't a very good Easter this year for a lot of people in Fiji, with all the flooding many people were out of their homes.

We were lucky in Savusavu, again the rains & flooding didn't effect us a lot, so are counting our blessings.

The flights into Fiji were cancelled after the flooding, so Terry was left at the Auckland airport for 4 days trying to get back to Savusavu.

When he finally got into Nadi he had to wait 2 days there, as the plane home had a mechanical!
Guess it could have been worse?

Took the boat for a run, as she has been sitting, while he was away. It was another lovely day on the water, calm seas & bright sun, not too good for fishing though.

We go a nice Mahimahi, small yellowfin & a barracuda, so headed back home.