BACK TO BOAT LIFE!

Well, we are going to actually get out of this apartment We've been here for almost three months now. Yeah in a few days it will literally be three months and our anniversary Yeah, our wedding anniversary. Yeah, we've been announced COVID free yet. There's still restrictions in place I think that's just gonna be for a while, but it's kind of a weird thing. Yeah, we're allowed to gather in groups again, we're leaving Waialoa Loa going to I guess we'll find out Sick of living out of this suitcase Just want to point out that my bag is more stuffed because I carry all of our toiletries, but I carry all the cameras No, we both carry all the cameras Clothes cameras computers Food. Yeah, that's it I'm Nikki and this is Jason for the past 10 years. We've been traveling and exploring the world Living off the grid and using our home as our mode of transportation But the pandemic changed our world when the borders closed and we've been stranded in Fiji ever since After three months in isolation Fiji is coronavirus free And now we're on a mission to explore this big beautiful rock and get to know the people We just got here my stinking sunglasses broke Okay, well We're here And that's our ride And you'll recognize the guy on that boat. It's Ted Meet our amazing friend Ted Ted and Kim live here in Fiji follow our channel and reached out when they saw we were stuck First they were our escape out of isolation. And now they're a lift to our next salty adventure I start going forward and then if you can unlasso the front one, okay ready Easy peasy. Hey, we're out Oh There's always this sense of release as we head out to sea Like a weight being lifted as if I'd been running around unknowingly with a backpack full of rocks on But I didn't expect that feeling today I mean, this isn't our boat and we're not headed for distant shores and yet here I am with that same familiar feeling Bringing the main up Yeah, okay, these are all the little like they look like wasps, but I guess they are mud daubers Cuz this is one of their nests. Okay. So what do they do again? Well, it looks like they Kill spiders and then put it in there as food for the larvae. So crazy Those are ugly looking spiders too Like science class out here today, thanks professor Ted My sunglasses broke but luckily Ted had a pair and these are actually pretty cool. They're called Golden coconut Creations they're made locally here in Fiji and I don't know if you can see that But there's this really awesome carving because they're made out of wood so I Might not give them back So tell me about your boat real quick. What are we on? It's a 1994 Fontaine Peugeot Tobago 35 feet. It's a nice old boat. It's perfect for coastal cruising Fiji Yeah This three cabin one head cat is eight feet shorter than ours and while it's considerably smaller It still feels spacious and is fun to sail We asked Ted and Kim if they'd consider keeping this boat for their future around the world adventures and the answer from both was no For full-time Kim wants something with a little more space a shower set up to single hand and an electric winch Ted being the pilot that he is want something more performance-based, but they both agree as their first sailboat. It's perfect Poor Lily has passed out with her burger in her hand Feel very fortunate that we met Ted and Kim and all of the Neal family here in Fiji because they have kind of been well, our Some of our only friends not only you know, it's a little hard to socialize whenever you're not supposed to socialize So it's been nice to be able to get to know them and it's nice to have friends It's such incredible sailing here you're protected by reef and all these little islands so the water is super calm It's been a beautiful day 10 knots of wind. We've been cruising at like five six knots of speed There's islands posted all around and dotted and reef and it's blue water and God, it feels good to be out here. Oh We're so grateful to be out here, you know also very sad that was on our own boat, but hey Beggars can't be choosers. This is just awesome. I'm very happy. Very very happy to be out here. Just a lovely Lovely day Man hand line, I don't think we caught anything Feel so weird This autopilot. It's got like Yeah, it's got like this plasticky feel. Yeah bearings Feels more like a car than like a big boat. Also, there's the wheels small Different. Yeah, it's weird. It's uh Screw it up. I'll get it on video You're welcome Yeah, I'm not gonna kill it You're my hole-in-hole You think I should have told them that I don't know how to drive the boat Before he let me take that Job of driving up to the mooring ball It's normally your job It's always fun on somebody else's boat Welcome to musket Cove the legendary cruisers lounge of Fiji And just because it's our first day back at sea mother nature decided to greet us at our mooring with a strong at southeasterly wind Right Probably in the morning. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, hopefully in the morning weather is gotten a bit crappy so We're running Prepare to get wet We got hands This is mark. He's our new South African friend crewmate and captain of Superyacht Millennium There's no turning back Leave your message here on the telephone because we've no idea when we're coming home