We have now been back in Fiji for about 12 days and have made a serious dent in the jobs list.

 

Just prior to us arriving on the 12th there were two cyclones, Josi and Keni that passed not that far away and did effect some areas of Fiji and causes major flooding in Nadi. The team at Vuda did an awesome job and made sure all the boats were well secured just in case it was another big one...  Apparently the wind did not exceed 50kts but was very wet.

 

Luckily the weather fined up for our arrival and apart from one day we have had fine and sunny conditions which are just perfect for getting boat jobs done.

We have pretty much put Sally back into cruising trim with her wind generator, solar panels and dinghy deployed as well as having a serious clean inside and out, winches serviced, some interior painting and a great polishing job as you can see from the photos below.... she is definitely looking very pretty and shiny!!  She has had a few other additions this year including a new cockpit shower, new anchor chain (yes we wore the old chain out!!) and a very nice mantis swivel to stop getting twists in the anchor chain so looking forward to trying them out. 

 

 

 

 

Last Friday we had a lovely visit from some cruising friends Oscar and Graciella who just happened to be on a cruise on a ship from Australia to Vancouver and just happened to have a stop over at Lautoka so was great to meet up with them again and enjoy a bit of lunch and a few beverages.  We got to see them arrive early on Friday morning as they sailed past the marina.

 

 

We were also visited by Chris and Amanda who are locals but have common friends at home who were down at Vuda a few weeks ago checking out cruising boats and are quite interested in Hunters so was great to show them around and have a good chat about cruising.  We look forward to following their progress and transition to cruisers.

 

It was a bit like deja vu yesterday.  Sally was exhumed from her pit and put up onto props in pretty much the same spot as last season so if the photos look similar you know why.

The next few days will be spent getting the bottom prepared including a quick sand, antifoul and prop speed before she gets splashed down on Friday if all goes well *fingers crossed*.