Day 78, Year 2: Halfway to Yadua Island
Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Weather: No Wind but Beautiful Day
Location: In Route to Yadua Island, West Side of Vanua Levu

We lucked out today. The forecast was for rain, but it was actually a beautiful day–except there was no wind. So we motored our way across the southern coast of Vanua Levu. We had to go through the Naisonisoni Passage to get through the reef, but it was really well marked–better than the charts indicated. We arrived here in Nadi Bay around 4 PM. Mark, Steve, and I all have colds, and by the time we arrived we were all ready to have a low-key evening. We saw a couple of young men poling their
bilibili’s (bamboo canoes) to Scot Free II, and then later they came to Windbird. I think they would have been happier had we been going into the village to present sevusevu, but we explained that we were just spending the night and leaving early in the AM. Besides, since we have bad cold we told them it would be best if we did not come in too close of contact. We talked with the young ment for a while and gave them each a Coke. They then poled their way back to the mainland.

We spent a quiet evening on Windbird and plan to leave early in the morning for the island of Yadua. We’re turning in early tonight in hopes that we can get rid of these colds.

070711 Day 78 Vanua Levu, Fiji–Savusavu to Wainunu Bay