It's a Small World

0800 Position 16-47S 179-19E. On a mooring off of Savu Savu, Fiji

Yesterday morning Rob and Renee took off with the car to do more touring. They headed inland on the island's main road to see the rain forest. It was raining, which seems appropriate, but didn't make for great sight seeing. In the middle of the forest they passed an official looking sign that said "Rain Forest Closed". Hmmm.

I dinghied over to Amazing Grace to see John and Leilani and took them back for a tour of Van Diemen. They gave me some more tips on cruising in the Laus and some ideas on places to stop in between. After I dropped them off on their boat I noticed another familiar boat name a few slips down, "Velic". My wife is close pals with Claudia Webster, the mother of Velic's skipper, and Lori asked me to keep an eye out for them. I dropped in to chat and found Ruth Webster aboard Velic. Ruth and her husband Randy are stuck in Savu Savu awaiting the arrival of a replacement engine mount. We discussed our connection and mutual pals Mark and Blossom Logan who we saw a couple of weeks ago in the Society Islands. The Websters are also good friends with John and Leilani. It's a small world after all.

Rob has been looking to get a cover made for the dinghy to protect it from the sun. An Indian lady standing on the street outside the marina asked him if he needed any sewing done, and convinced him that she could produce a high quality dinghy cover in less than 24 hours. He dropped the dinghy off at 4PM yesterday and is supposed to meet her at the same time today to pick up the dinghy and finished cover. Stay tuned.

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