Farewell to Fiji

It's hard to believe we arrived to Fiji almost six weeks ago. The time has passed rather quickly, but both Jens and I are getting itchy feet or whatever the sailor's equivalent is. Itchy gills? Anyways. We are soon on our way. We will sail to New Caledonia which is about 700 miles from Fiji and take about 5 days.

New Caledonia is also a French territory so we can expect to find some nice cheeses, baguettes and wines. And we hear the wine prices are quite reasonable. Yippee! We plan to spend three weeks; do a little diving and maybe a bit of hiking.

But first a few reflections on Fiji. It was interesting to discover the two communities in Fiji. The indigenous Fijians and the large Indian population living in harmony. The friendliness of the entire population is what makes this place so very special. We visited some traditional communities and ended our trip at the modern Port Denarau. This port is home to the cruise boats and I think almost every tourist visiting Fiji takes at least a day trip out to an island in the Mamanuca's for a bit of snorkeling.

We met up with some old friends and made some new ones. This is a favorite holiday destination for Aussie's and Kiwi's and I think the Kiwi's are even more friendly than the Fijian's. When we get to New Zealand we have promised to stop in and visit Diana and Ian and Bruce and Rikki, two lovely couples we have met along the way.

But that will have to wait for next year. From 'New Cal' we will have about five days sailing to reach Brisbane. And there ends Season II of the great adventure. We'll leave SEGWUN in the good hands of the marina as we fly home to Canada and Denmark for the holidays.