Resuming Our Scheduled Blog Posts

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Hi Everyone!  We are resuming our previously scheduled blog posts.  Starting tomorrow, we will pick back up in the Marshall Islands.

Since our last blog post, Matt and I made a quick trip back to the States, visited Kiribati, and Tuvalu and made it to Fiji with some challenges. 

Be sure to stay connected with us as we share the highs and lows of our journey.

We enjoyed visiting Kiribati, the 2nd smallest country in the world.  We then visited Tuvalu and celebrated the day the WWII bomb dropped on this small country. 

Along the way we had significant boat failures including:

  • Port Engine
  • Port Engine Rudder Arm
  • Port water pump
  • Starboard Steering Gear Box
  • Washdown Pump
  • Dive Regulators

But we made it safely to Fiji where we are today!  Now on to lots of boat projects and repairs.

Our blog posts are scheduled to be released every Tuesday and Thursday around 0700 PST.  So please be sure to follows sv Sugar Shack on Facebook or check in our blog to follow our adventures!

Our last post in the Marshall Islands had us at Eneko where we snorkeled some cool reefs.

Anchor down in “Fun” town Tuvalu

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All good in Tuvalu 🇹🇻, anchor down, engines off, anchor beer in hand

Anchor beer

Now to find customs and immigration to check in.. 😎

How cool is the name “Funafuti”, even has “fun” right in the name!

Will we be able to walk on solid ground without grabbing for the nearest palm tree?

Looks like we might chill out here for a week or so, looking for a bit better wind forecast. We will be heading south, and the forecasted winds are south east, we will wait for more east than south in the winds.

So time to explore a new place..and of course ponder/investigate the steering repairs.

All well, all good

Cheers!

Nearly there, 50 miles left, all is well to Tuvalu

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In the doldrums of the ITCZ, light winds, small seas, gray and mostly overcast. Luckily not much in the way of rain, lots of rain on the horizon in every direction, but we managed to stay dry. Just hot and sticky.

We should arrive Tuvalu shortly after sunrise, which is should help in navigating the reef and make our way across the atoll to the main town to do the formalities of clearing customs and immigration.

We kept the engine pushing us forward to make a Friday arrival as the “word on the streets (internet)” is the official offices are closed on the weekend. So technically we would be confined to the boat till Monday till we could go through the process of clearing in. A stretch of the legs dictated the drone of the diesel we have been enjoying. “Get there, get cleared in!” sounded so much better than arrive and then wait around in quarantine till Monday

On the bright side, batteries and water tanks are topped to the max, but the diesel tank did suffer some loss all in the name of getting there. 🙂

Christine worked magic and has lined up a few options for getting our pieces put back together once we arrive Fiji. Will also ask around Tuvalu if there is any welders equipped for stainless work to see if we can get the drag link sorted and return the port rudder to service.

Cooked up a big batch of “pot stickers/dumplings”

All good on board, no drama, just chillin.