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Tag: Fiji

June 8, 2023June 8, 2023Lorraine Escher

The Far-Reaching, Humble Breadfruit: Unleashed by Explorers and Trade Winds

Removing what remained of the port rudder
May 31, 2023May 31, 2023Lorraine Escher

Removing our rudders in the water, and towing another catamaran

Julia from SV Tribalance inspects her soup as it cooks
May 28, 2023May 28, 2023Lorraine Escher

Fiji: making stew using a hot spring

Lorraine is offered Kava drink from the chief during a Fijian sevusevu welcoming ceremony in Savusavu.
May 26, 2023May 26, 2023Lorraine Escher

Sevusevu Ceremony and First Time Kava Drinker in Fiji

Stopped sailing image
May 24, 2023May 24, 2023Lorraine Escher

We have stopped for the night, 60 nm to Savusavu, Fiji

May 22, 2023July 6, 2026Lorraine Escher

Team carrot: creatively eating contraband on the way to Fiji

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023Lorraine Escher

Losing a rudder 500 miles from Fiji

May 19, 2023July 11, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing at night — New Zealand to Fiji

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