Fiji: Day 2

We spent the day moving the boat to a slip in the marina, and then after hitting the bank, walked around paying our dockage fees to the health officials and customs.

We met up with James and Leslie in the evening from Coba Libre and had some arrival celebration drinks. 

We have signed up for a seminar with 'Curly' for tomorrow. He is a local chart fanatic here who has been here for 30 years. His free seminar goes over safe sailing in Fiji and he sells custom charts complete with waypoints and safe passage areas. We have been listening to Curly on Rag of the Air on the SSB Radio since Tonga on channel 8173 (upper side band). He has a really good reputation here in Fiji.

We also signed up for a "lovo" feast on Friday where they cook the food underground, using the heat of the soil or something. We are supposed to bring a gift of kava root for they chief (which they are very serious about) and they have a very strict procedure and set of rules for the kava ceremony.