Henrik and Mona

The Crew view on sailing from Vava'u to Savusavu.

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September 9th 2014
“And by the way” says Doug at the end of his presentation in the Aquarium Bar in Neiafu, “I’m still looking for crew to sail to Fiji!”; I look at Henry, Henry looks at me. To hell with the flight to Sydney - we want to be sailors! Five minutes later Doug sits down at our table and tells us all we want to know about his plans. He leaves us with his number and a date for a trial. Needless ... read more

Oceania » Fiji

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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