Speedbird has a nice stainless barbecue however rather than get this one messy with cooking our steak we took advantage of a Musket Cove service on the palm fringed island at the end of the marina where they supply numerous barbeque's for exclusive use by the yachties and all crockery, cutlery, sauces etc free of charge. Of course they also have a liberal supply of beer, spirits, wine etc at normal costs. We cooked our steak, or rather Brian and Scott were the chefs and with electric table lamps and colored lights in the trees, music quietly playing in the background this is really a nice setting. Being stink boaters we felt we were not really connecting or perhaps it was just me not wishing to connect, so we returned to Speedbird for an apple strudel dessert with a choice of two ice creams liberally drenched with rum. Scott and Brian returned to the island bar and had a great evening talking to kindred spirits who are waiting on weather to visit the various ports around the world.
While waiting for our weather report we thought the enclosed photos of Musket Cove might be of interest.
Fiji Facts:
POPULATION: 825,000 with around 50% Fijian islanders or due to the Indians leaving its probably swung towards Fijians.
LOCATION: 1600km north of Auckland, 2720 km north of Sydney and 5088 km west of Honolulu. 333 islands covering 18336 sq. km. The two largest Viti Levu (10429 sq. km) and Vanua Levu (5556 sq. km) making up seven eighths of the total land area.
HISTORY: First settled 3500 years ago when Melanesians and then Micronesians populated the islands north of Fiji before moving south the first European to discover the islands was the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1643. More than 130 years later in 1755 Captain James Cook came to Fiji. In 1789 Captain William Bligh sailed through the islands after the infamous mutiny on the Bounty. In 1970 Fiji gained independence from Britain and in 1987 it was declared a republic.
Was this a good or bad move for Fiji? makes for a lively discussion. I will make suitable comment after leaving the area.
Love to all,
Jack.
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