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[status] Our time in Fiji is unfortunately coming to an end. We have had a great time exploring new islands and meeting some interesting and lovely like minded cruisers along the way. This was our first 'do it by ourselves cruising adventure' and it was great to cruise along and stop to spend more time in a place when we wanted too. We first arrived in Savusavu the 4th August. Rob and Jenny from Bonnie Lass did the passage from Tonga to Fiji with us which was great. It was nice to have some company for the trip. We had a lot of time exploring around Vanua Levu and then on to Taveuni and further north into Budd Reef. Savusavu is a quaint old town on Vanua Levu which is getting a new marina built. Hopefully this doesn't impact the town too much, but this a a major clearance port for yachties coming from Tonga into Fiji. Vanua Levu and Taveuni are the wet islands in Fiji but that makes them more lush and interesting. Then making our way down towards the bottom of Viti Levu the climate is quiet different with a lot less rainfall. We stopped at Beqa Lagoon which is surrounded by a large reef. This is where Glen went diving with sharks and really enjoyed it!! We slowly made our way around the bottom of Viti Levu to Denerau and picked up Kristy and Scott then headed to the beautiful island group called The Yasawa's where we spent 3 weeks in total. We snorkelled with Mantas and saw some stunning coral and fish life. The Yasawa's is definitely on the list for another visit another year. Fiji is made up off over 300 islands so there is definitely more exploring to do. Glen is looking for a weather window to head home to NZ anytime from Monday 21st October. Once again David and Karl are going to help Glen sail Malakite home. They make a good team and we pray for good seas and a safe passage.

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