A Morning at the Mall

July 29, 2015

“I’m exhausted! I feel like I just spent the day at the mall!” Cyndi says.

We’re a long way from the mall, anchored in Saweni Bay on the west side of Fiji, but we do have internet access, and therefore, online shopping and Amazon!

amazon-at-sea

About twice a year, we have Legacy Christmas. We order all the stuff you can only get in the U.S. (or at a reasonable price in the U.S.). Some of our Christmas presents aren’t all that exciting, like a new alternator regulator, but it’s the stuff that makes Legacy excited.

In a few days (or sometimes a few weeks), all these goodies start arriving at our mail forwarding service. They then charge us too much money to box it up and send it to exotic locations, like Fiji.

Ah, the cruising life! -Rich

Vuda Marina = Paradise?

July 26, 2015

Or as close to Paradise as I’ve come. Great food. Great Music (2 nights a week). Great people. Convenient. Easy. Warm. Friendly.

See for yourselves in these pictures around the marina in the evening. (Click any picture to enlarge/scroll)

-Rich

Visited the Foot

July 24, 2015

What, what, what??? That’s right, the foot!

The foot-shaped island at  First Landing Beach Resort & Villas next to us at Vuda Marina.
The foot-shaped island at First Landing Beach Resort & Villas next to us at Vuda Marina – as seen on Google Earth.

Why? I don’t know! But it is a very nice, mid-range resort and they were very welcoming to us when we walked (climbed) over.

Me, standing on the little toe.
Me, standing on the little toe.

-Rich

Mr. and Ms. Mister

July 20, 2015

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You may have noticed a lack of bitching about the cold on our blog lately. That’s because it’s no longer cold. It’s getting hot. That’s why we’re so glad we installed this…

It’s a simple patio misting system available at most home supply stores. We ran the hose under our bimini and installed two misting nozzles. It just runs off our pressure freshwater system, uses very little water, and makes our cockpit look like this…

mister

Wow, it feels nice. I can’t believe everyone hasn’t done this. -Rich

Update: September 25, 2015

I measured the water consumption of my two misting nozzles: They consume only 0.8 gallons per hour. Not bad. We’ve used them a bit now and really love them.

Update: August 31, 2017

With these misters, the higher the water pressure, the finer the spray and the less water it uses. Our pressure is a little lower than optimum thus the mist is a little bit course. Because of that, and that the nozzles are located pretty close to us, we do get wet, but that feels good too when it’s really hot out.

After two years, we’re still loving them and wouldn’t be without them.