In May of 2023, my husband, Paul and I flew on to Europe to walk what ended up to be the most magical of all the long-distance hikes that we have ever done, the Camino Frances. This is a story of that journey, and it is full of magic. Seeing significance in the world around […]
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Bula ! I know how this newsletter will end. Not Moce, goodbye to Fiji, but Sota Tale, see you again. You taught more than any other place the importance and the potency of impermanence. But first there is a story to tell. I will start with the highway that I fell in love with, hard as […]
Bula Bula ! This newsletter takes us from the dry, sunshine drenched, reef encircled Yasawa islands on the western edge of the Fiji Islands to the heart of the second biggest island of Fiji, Vanua Levu, a volcano-formed steep island covered in rainforest and slower in pace, mixter in race, and visited often by rain. Why would […]
Bula ! I am still marvelling at my day spent at Togo Primary School in the hinterland of Fiji’s Nadi outskirts amongst the rich green sugarcane fields. But first I must introduce how I got there, and introduce a few new characters. It begins with an organisation called Pacific Connect, a federally funded program to forge strong […]
Bula ! June 24, 2022. Last I wrote we were anchored in Yalobi Bay, Waya Island. This adventure takes place on the island of Nanuya, further north in the Yasawa chain of islands. And once again, it is about food! But it isn’t about just donuts, it’s about a pickle, too. Friday June 3 turned out […]
Bula ! June 6, 2022. Since my last newsletter, I welcomed Amaranth II to Fiji, having flown with their more intelligent partners, while the crew hand steered for 10 and a half days in what was the equivalent of three back to back Hobarts in 30 plus knot winds and 4-6 metre waves. After celebrating a great sail with […]