Who We Are
In April 2006, Bill and Susan Grun purchased a J/160, a 52-foot high performance sailing vessel built for speed and designed to cruise the oceans in comfort and style. W [...]
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2011 Overview – Tonga and Fiji.
Decisions, decisions and more decisions! In March of 2010, The First Mate was not sure what bets The Captain would have placed on her as we set sail across the vast Pacific. A [...]
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My Life on the Leeward Rails
Monday, October 31st – It is time to head south to New Zealand. The days are getting hotter, and the South Pacific cyclone season is not that far away. We ar [...]
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Wrapping Up Fiji
Wednesday, October 26th – Today, we are headed to Blue Lagoon. Doesn’t that sound romantic? We are now in the Yasawa Island Group, an island chain not far fr [...]
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Nothing Good Ever Happens at Night
Thursday, October 20th – We leave Kia Island around noon to make an overnight passage outside the Great Sea Reef to Fiji’s Yasawa Islands. Winds are light which ma [...]
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A Classic Native Village
Tuesday, October 18th – Today we are headed to Kia Island. It has been highly recommended by several friends, but The Captain is not looking forward to the trip th [...]
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Passage to India
We have our first medical problem going on aboard Avante. Neither of us can remember when it started exactly, but somewhere along the way, The Captain started suffering [...]
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Avoiding Fiji’s Many Reefs
Wednesday, October 5th – Leaving Savusavu, our route will first take us to the island of Taveuni known for its excellent diving sites and scenic waterfalls. To get there [...]
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More Bulas in Fiji
SUMMER 2011 – Back in the USA – The repairs to our water-ruined Scottsdale house are almost complete when we return, but not quite. End of July we are told.& [...]
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Bula! Welcome to Fiji! (kind of)
We respect a country’s right to establish their own regulations regarding entry into their domaine, and we understand that, just like in the States, these government offices a [...]