Fiji in between crews

Sorry for delay. Here you can read about our last days in Fiji before our friends arrive to sail with us to New Zealand.

We have been asked many times how we spend our days when we are not sailing. Easy we sleep long have breakfast, lunch,dinner and then go to bed…hahaha . In between all the eating and sleeping the boat needs to take care off and also we need to rest. Living on a boat is like constantly moving/rocking your body even when you laying in bed. Being on anchor is a bit calmer during night but not always . The most safest place to be calm is to moor in a marina although even there it can be rolling. We have had two particular marinas that I am thinking of but probably there was more. The first one and the worst one was Porto in Portugal and the other was Mindelo in Cap Verde. Being moored means that at least the ground is not moving when you walk… So after we have rested and have our energy back we have to do maintenance in/on/under the boat. Inside and outside cleaning as anyone else that have a home,washing clothes, reorganise when we get new crew (we tend to spread our things around when it is only us two) and on top of that there is a hull that needs to be cleaned. That means you have to jump into the water have your snorkel and mask on and start to scrape of the barnicals and everything else that grows on the hull. It does make a difference in speed if you get rid of it. Since I really do like being in the water I don’t mind cleaning the hull but not always, and specially when there is these itching things in the water…. Don’t like them. There is though an easier way to clean the boat(at least for me) and that is lifting the boat and wash the hull with high pressure wash. This is not very often though due to there is not always a place where we can lift the boat and of course it is not free. This time in Fiji we lifted the boat since we also needed the hull to get painted. There are some strict regulations to get in to New Zealand and one of them is to have a clean hull. And Saphir is not clean and the propeller need some extra care and a new paint.

During this time me and Edgar checked in to First Landing resort next to the marina. It is so nice to sleep in a normal bed with lots of space and a roof that is high up so you can even stand up in your be and walk around it and not crawl in to the bed. We was spoiled with our own pool which was extra nice to use before bedtime to cool down in.

We had lovely days at the resort, walking on the beach, hanging by the pool, enjoying dinner and performances in the evening. I took some walks and Edgar went over to check on the boat to make sure the painting went well on the hull and the propeller.

Our friends Jocke and Magnus arrives very early in the morning and we have breakfast at the resort before it is time to head to the boat and get her in to the water again.

Hugs Eva