Sharron on night watch

John, Sharron and Doug around Fiji

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September 9th 2010
We stayed anchored off the Royal Suva Yacht Club till Saturday arvo on 28th. After a last visit to a supermarket, the fresh veggie market and a petrol station for more engine oil for Hakura, we were ready to head out of Suva Harbour. One slight problem, it was going to take 6 hours motoring to get to Beqa Island and we had less than 6 hours day light left, so we headed to the Bay of Islands (t ... read more

Oceania » Fiji » Denarau

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Fiji became independent in 1970, after nearly a century as a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987, caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community (descendants of contract la... ... read more