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.

Sun Princess Returns To Savusavu

Well what a beautiful morning, the rain clouds lifted & Savusavu was able to show itself off to the visitors on Sun Princess.

The first tender was at the Copra Shed Marina a little after 8.00, for passengers to disembark for the first of the organised tours.

The band boys were there playing their Island music, & the Ladies offered the passengers a flower as they made their way through the Marina.

During the morning we had light rain showers to cool everything down a bit, & make it a little more pleasant for those walking around town.

The handicraft stalls were once again set up along the foot path outside the Copra Shed, displaying all the craft made in the villages.

Sad Day In Savusavu

This has been a very sad week for the community of Savusavu, & people are still upset with the tragedy that happened.

On Monday night around 7.30pm there was a explosion heard in town, shortly after another explosion then a massive fire broke out on one of the yachts at anchor in the Savusavu Bay.

This area is where most yachts anchor in the safety of the bay & close to shops, market etc.

Unfortunately Sharon wasn't able to be saved, Sean got out, but died in hospital the next morning.

Their boat Obilo was pulled onto shore a day ago, so that Police & fire experts from Suva, were able to carry out their investigating, into this awful tragedy.

It is truly a sad sight to see their boat lying up on land that way.

RIP Sean & Sharon.

Cruise Ships In Savusavu

Another lovely clear day for the visits of cruise ships into Savusavu.

Yesterday morning we welcomed 2 boats, one the Captain Cook cruise ship & the other Princess Danae.

This is the first visit we have had from the Princess Danae. Passengers on board were mostly French.

There weren't many passengers disembarking off the 2 boats, not more than 4oo I think, but for our little down, this is a number that could move comfortably around.

Trip to Koro Island

It was a beautiful morning as we left the Copra Shed Marina dock for Koro Island, with our passengers.

The seas looked calm as we approached the lighthouse, so it was going to be a lovely trip across.

On the way over I saw a few schools of fish working, but we couldn't stop as there had to be work done on Koro.

We arrived at Dere Bay just after 8.30, the men leaving to do the work on the Vodafone Tower.

Terry & I spend most of the time waiting in the cool of the bure, that Dere Bay have on their dock. It is a lovely spot on a day like this, as it got fairly hot waiting on Searov, as the day progressed.

It took longer then expected for the work to be done, so we didn't leave for the return trip until 2.00.
On the way across we had said if we saw fish working, we would try for a fish. but didn't have too much time to waste.

About half way across , I saw a big workup of birds & fish, so the lines were put out, a little later we had a double hook up, lost both, the men hadn't used a rod before, so Terry had to show them how to work it.

Thankfully, another double strike, this time we got both in, skippys. at least they have something for dinner.

We had another couple of strikes, but didn't land them so pulled everything in & headed for home, reaching Savusavu just before 5.00.

This has been a long day, just need a shower & a early night.