Yasawas and Mamanucas, Fiji

Beautiful clear waters off Octopus Island, Yasawas, Fiji

The Yasawas and Mamanucas are two chains of islands off the mainland Veti Levu, Fiji. The Yasawas are more remote, and at the end is the famous Blue Lagoon ( which I did not get to).

                          The sails of the Seaspray, an original schooner from an Australian TV series in the 6o's and 70's of the same name. 

Cool and efficient crew 

Mondriki Island, where the movie Cast Away was filmed

Sailing these islands is very similar to sailing the Grenadines or British Virgin Islands but the water is probably clearer and the reef comes up to the shore. Which is nicer for snorkeling but not for swimming.

Fall veggie planting

Here's my list of seeds ordered from Johhny's Seeds for this fall's planting. The planting season here is October-December, when its cooler and after the hurricane season Raveena (F1) Eggplant-250 Seeds Vegetables > Eggplant > Green
Sweet Olive (F1)-1/128 Ounce Vegetables > Tomatoes > Small-fruited > "Grape"
Blue Spice (F1)-Packet Herbs > Basil > Specialty
Jade (F1)-Packet Vegetables > Gourds > Edible
Cha-Cha (F1)-Packet Vegetables > Squash > Winter > Kabocha > Green After the stupendous success with the calabaza squash (West Indian pumpkin) that grew from compost and gave us at least 20 pumpkins so far this year, decided to try my luck with kabocha
Fernleaf-Packet Herbs > Dill
Bronze & Green (OG)-Packet Herbs > Fennel
Sweet Thai Basil-1/4 Ounce Herbs > Basil > Asian I have basil and arugula growing 365 days
Green Shiso-Packet Herbs > Shiso Its been a few years since I've grown shiso
Orient Express (F1)-Mini Vegetables > Eggplant > Asian
Estiva (F1)-Mini Vegetables > Tomatoes > Indeterminate > Truss
Fordhook 242-Packet Vegetables > Beans > Beans, Bush Lima
Mariana (F1)-Mini Vegetables > Tomatoes > Saladette and Sauce > Determinate
Red Pear Piriform-Mini Vegetables > Tomatoes > Indeterminate > Traditional Italian I love tomatoes but have had mixed success growing them  Astro-1 Ounce Vegetables > Greens > Arugula/Roquette > Salad Mellow Star (F1)-Mini Vegetables > Peppers > Sweet Specialty Peppers Antohi Romanian-100 Seeds Vegetables > Peppers > Sweet Specialty Peppers My pepper growing has also been mixed. Some years great crops, others barely a pepper I also have seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds like the Costoluto tomato and red zinnias for that cheery touch. Their Jing okra just started to bear and its very delicious. What is your veggie garden looking like?