Year Two
Date: 27/9/2009 10:00
Weather: Steamy
Location: South Pacific Ocean (19 08.221' S, 174 39.831' E)
Author: Peter

We cleared out of Fiji on Friday afternoon. Once again a simple process, although there is alot of paperwork. As per usual we once again went out for a meal on our last day however this time it was lunch at the "The Northern" and we were shouted lunch by Steve and Liz as a thank you for a mount I had made them for there new radar screen. It was a perfect endto our stay in Fiji, with The Northern being a old colonial club that is apparently rather exclusive. Their prices however were notexpensive and the food was superb. We wish we had discovered this place a long time ago. We know where it is for next time though.

We then made our way back down to Saweni Bay, what a surprise spot this is. The rest of the coast is either town or industrial area but this bay has a beautiful sand beach, is well protected, smooth, has fabulous grip and gives the most amazing sunsets over it mangrove covered western side. While here we packed up the boat to go to sea and gave it a good scrub under water to help us move quicker.

We have now been out at sea for 24hrs. We left with a high situated to our south and half way between New Cal and Fiji. Our first 12 hours were light on the nose but then the breeze started to rotate to the south east and we are now moving well and on our proposed track. Apart from a shower cloud bank last night that produced winds up to 25knts and some confused water our trip has been smooth. Kylie is trying Sturgeron and at this point it seems to be working.

New Cal here we come.

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