Well let me tell you how much fun we have been having.  Jane and Sue arrived in Fiji very excited about their journey.  We were prepared to pull them aboard the boat when Jane nearly leaped over the rail like the bionic woman.  

We set sail for the Yasawa Islands and landed our first night at Waya Island.  This is where a friend of our said he thought Jane, Sue and I looked like Triplets….hence we became Mike’s Triplets. This is where Jane and Sue were greeted by a yachtie friend of ours Lewis.  Lewis is from Texas, has been living on a boat for 11 years, and wears a purple thong.  Got the picture now?!  Lewis swam over to our boat as we jumped in the water and all I can say is, if I only had a camera! We hiked over the mountain to the Nalauwaki Village to go to Church.  The service is in Fijian but the choir is outstanding!  Jane and Sue later received their very first Lomi Lomi massages and thoroughly enjoyed that. We learned that our friend Joe, from the village passed away suddenly only 2 months ago.  We very sad to hear this as we spent lots of time getting to know Joe last year.  He even made us our carved wood drum that we will now treasure more than ever.

We headed to Naviti Island and Sue and I snorkeled with the giant Manta Ray.  It really is a very cool experience. Certain times of the year these giant Manta Rays swim through this channel and you can actually jump in and snorkel with them. 

Jane and Sue are great sailors and enjoyed all the adventures.  We laid on deck at night and star gazed….it is awesome. We did catch one fish but it wasn’t a keeper.  I really enjoyed family time as well as female time.  Thank you Jane and Sue for coming to visit.  You can return anytime.

After Jane and Sue left we spent a day with our adopted Fijian Family.  We met Evelyn last year when she was pregnant with her 5^th child.  He was born with a heart defect and had to go to India to have surgery.  Mike donated some money to them last year to help make this happen.  We hosted the family on our boat for the day.  They had never been off the mainland before.  We took them to Malolo Lai Lai where the kids swam, played in the sand and drove the dinghy! We all really had a great day.  They were amazed at how beautiful their own country was!  

We are now awaiting the arrival of Dan, Mollie, Maddie, Gavin and Haylie from Florida……Stay tuned….Life is Good!