Bonjour from New Caledonia

We had a fabulous trip from Lautoka to Noumea - faster and smoother than we had expected. Now enjoying croissants, bagettes and a very pretty city.

We only have a few jobs to do before we set off again, this is just a stopover really. Our next port of call should be Coffs Harbour in NSW.

Welcome to Vincent William - Bithia and Neill's son and Erin's nephew. We are, of course, rushing to Sydney to see him and Stella his big sister.

Sorry no photos for this one.

Musket Cove Regatta

• Salty pirates in the beachcomer race - crew on Freedom Hunter.
• Erin - not coming last in the kayaking race (dressed in black).
• Princess Fatima - didn't make the finals.
• Whimsey Galore - finalist in the princesses competition.
• All in all we have had a lot of fun!! Recommend the regatta to anyone who is in the area. Lots of friends turned up here - some new and some old.

Fiji's hot and sunny west coast

This will be a quick one as the connection is a bit slow. We have had a lovely couple of weeks making our way from Savusavu to Vuda point marina. Look out for the photos of the giant clams and Sean working with Kameli to try to mend the water pump on Makongai.

Leaving Savu Savu

After a wonderful month in Savu Savu it is now time to move on. We have been welcomed into the homes and lives of so many friendly people it will be hard to say goodbye - but only until next year.

We are moving west towards Lautoka and Musket Cove for September where Erin's mum and dad will join us for a week.

SavuSavu Darts Champions

Arvind, Sean and Gopen - some of the winning darts team. Planters Club SavuSavu 21st July 2007. NEWS FLASH - we had our pictures in the Fiji Sun newspaper!!

This is Savusavu where we are now.

One of the many stunning ocean sunsets on our trip.







We were given the best part of a large wahoo in Minerva reef by Don on "The Scotsman" - so much that Erin marinaded and dried it on the back deck.

Savusavu

We are enjoying life in Savusavu. In the two weeks since we arrived we have been invited to, and attended, a Hindu wedding and Sean is now a member of the local darts team. Our plans, as always, are flexible but we are aiming to head from here to Koro, then to Kandavu up to Lautoka and the islands of the west. However, Sean would also like to go to the Somosomo straits and the east of Vanua Levu so all of that is still under discussion.

We haven't heard from anyone in Bayswater since the big blow a couple of weeks ago so are hoping all is well.

I'm having problems loading photos but hope to have some pictures up soon.