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Chapter 182: We sailed 9,866 nautical miles in 2025, now what?!?!?
2025 was a BIG year for Sailing Meraviglia! When we started out the year in Panama, we knew we had some big adventures ahead and we were not sure whether or not we would like them. SPOILER ALERT, we LOVED them. While the year had some tough moments, including the loss of one of…
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Chapter 177: The One With Poor Impulse Control
This is a brief update to fill you in because we aren’t exactly sure when we’ll be posting again… On the boat project front, we’re in pretty good shape. In last Sunday’s post, Kim described our struggles to rebuild the foredeck under our windlass. I am happy to report that the repair seems to…
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Chapter 174: The One Without the Glamour
We’ve tried, I think (I hope) to share the upsides and also the downsides of this whole adventure (debacle) on this blog. Part of the reason is to dissuade anyone else from doing something so obviously foolish. Another part is that so, when we’re in our dotage and I’m experiencing my cognitive decline, we…
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Chapter 173: Weather windows and passage anxiety…
We started our week in windy Port Denerau! On Monday, we went ashore to do some provisioning, dispose of oil from our oil change, and of course, eat some more Indian food! It was fairly calm in the morning when we left Meraviglia for shore. We had another great meal at Indigo and loaded…
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Chapter 172: The Yasawas and a Special Guest
Yes, we know. We took a week off. Well, actually the BLOG took a week off. Us? Not so much. We had work to do! To get ready for guests! We have had, frankly, disappointingly few visitors. I think maybe we’re too honest about the various downsides of cruising, perhaps. It may be scaring…
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Chapter 171: Windy reef entrances and back to civilization…
We started last week on Beqa in Vaga Bay. We had a few quiet days there waiting for a good window to head back towards the main island of Viti Levu. We got to have a good paddle in the kayak around the bay as well as a chance to meet some local teens…
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Chapter 170: Manta Rays!
Another week in paradise! We explored Buliya Island, Vurolevu Island and sailed to Beqa this week. The islands are simply stunning-incredibly verdant and lush with friendly people everywhere we go. The villagers on these islands live simply, their lives revolving around fishing and farming kava root, coconut, and bananas. Some villages have running water;…
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Chapter 169: Jungle trails and hidden caves…
We left Mana island for Kaduvu on Monday morning. It was a bright sunny morning without a lot of wind so we had to motor for the first couple of hours. On our way to the Navula pass, we could see Cloud Break in the distance. Cloud Break is currently hosting the World Surfing…
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Chapter 168: The One with Survivor
And we’re off to explore Fiji! We bailed on the marina after getting the rig fixed: too hot! So we took off to Malolo Lailai and picked up an anchor spot there. It’s home to the Musket Cove Yacht Club, which offers a lifetime membership for $25. What’s not to like? Well, a 4…
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Chapter 167: Bula from Fiji!
We departed from Tonga on Saturday the 9th with sunny skies and a bit of wind. On the way out from Neiafu, we had a final whale sighting in the distance to say goodbye! We were a bit nervous about the passage with our compromised forestay but the weather forecast looked manageable for us…