Noble Blends

26/09/2024

Day 1 of 56

Our Legendary Voyage has officially begun.

As we depart from the port of Vancouver, Canada, it will take us 2 full days before we finally reach our first port of call - San Francisco, California.

Join me on this journey as we visit:

- Two places in California (San Francisco & San Diego),
- Five ports in Hawaii (Nawiliwili, Kona, Honolulu, Kahului and Hilo),
- Kiribati (Fanning Island),
- American Samoa (Pagopago),
- Fiji (Suva, Lautoka, Dravuni, Savusavu),
- Tonga (Nukualofa, Vava'u)),
- Cook Islands (Aitutaki, Rarotonga),
- French Polynesia (Uturoa, Bora Bora, Huahine, Moorea, Tahiti, Fakarama and Nuku Hiva).

We will also cross the Equator twice and the International Date Line 4 times on this voyage.

Remember, you are special and an achiever. Dream big, never give up.

Take care and regards,
Epeli's Journey

10/09/2024

FIJIANS ON CRUISE SHIPS

By Epeli Drau
10/09/2024

Meet Kiniviliame Raiyala Innik Humble Mahone onboard P&O Australia.

Kini hails from Dakuni, Beqa...na vasu ni e Dela - Magodro, Bukuya, Ba.

His first knowledge of cruise ships was when he was part of the Queen Victoria School's Year 12 visit to USP Open Day and he learnt about opportunities to work onboard.

Kini's story is a story of prayer and faith. He kept a prayer book from his early years at USP where two of his prayer points were (a) to graduate from USP and (b) to work on a cruise liner.

There were days when he encountered hardships, there were days when felt like throwing in the towel, there were days when he wanted to give up. But it was in those trying moments where he pressed on and continued to pray.

"Au masu tu ga! Jisu, this is a good fight. I love my education, Lord, and You will make a way."

Although his initial interview with P&O Australia was not successful, God still showed up and made a way for him. He received an email later to state that he had been accepted and was offered a position in the Guest Services team onboard P&O Australia's Pacific Encounter.

The rest is history and as evident from the humble prayer book a few years ago, Kini has been with P&O Australia for a few years now. He is currently onboard Pacific Adventure, sailing out of Sydney, Australia and into the Pacific.

Our God has never failed. If He is able to open impossible doors for Kini, He can also do the same for you - only believe!

You may be in the same situation - keep on praying. You may have received negative news - keep on praying. You may have had one door closed on you - keep on praying.

11/08/2024

So na gauna e da dau kurabui taka na nodra kabi na waqa ena dela ni wavu. E via vaka toka na "parallel parking" ni motoka ena dua na gaunisala osooso.

Na dela ni wavu mai Miami e dua ga na tolo ni wavu balavu ka rawa ni kabi kina e 6 na waqa lelevu ena dua ga na gauna.

Qo na kena sa vakaiyaragitaki na waqa lelevu ena gauna qo na 'azipods propulsion systems'. Ya sa sega ni qai gadrevi kina na veivuke ni tug boats.

Na kena vakasama rawarawa duadua qo - e 4 nai vocevoce lelevu ni waqa. Na 4 qo e rawa ni cawiri vakadua ena 360 degrees ka rawa kina ni biliga na waqa ena sala cava ga e vinakati me gole kina.

Kevaka e vinakati me vas**as**a na waqa, e sa na taiki na azipods me rawa ni s**a kina na waqa. Ke vinakati me gole vakababa, e rawa talega ni moici me soko vakababa na waqa vakaitamera lelevu qo.

Ke soli vei au me'u vakelea na waqa, ya sa na taqa ga i dela ni wavu 💃🕺🚩. A tamani sausaumi levu mai na'oro. 😂😂🤣🤣

(PC: google.com)

01/08/2024

5 na yabaki sa oti, au a tiko ena waqa qo na Norwegian Breakaway.

Keitou lewe 1,640 na kaimua, 4,000 na pasidia. Na bibi ni waqa e koto ena 146,000 na tani. Na kena balavu e koto ena 325 na mita.

Qo e waqa ka levu toka ga vakalailai. E tiko e so e levu cake sara.

Vuravura levu na buturara ni waqa ni saravanua.

08/04/2024

Na Buto Leka Namaki - 8 ni Evereli.

Keitou kele toka qoka ena taoni o Cabo San Lucas. Sa na qai yavi nai kelekele ena bogi nikua me keitou toso vakalailai yani ki na tokalau-cevaceva ena kena namaki na buto leka ena mataka ni mataka.

Na waqa ena la'ki kele ciri toka ena maka damudamu qori me keimami sarava kina na kena veidonui na vuravura, na vula vata kei na mata ni siga.

Nai tukutuku e kilai rawa tiko - e namaki me sa na tekivu laurai na kena takoso na vula ena 9.51 AM. Qo e se sega soti ni vakilai na buto ni matanisiga.

Sa na toso toka vakamalua qoka me yacova sara na kena sa tu veidonui saraga ena seda na vula vata kei na siga. Qo ena yaco tiko ena 11.09 AM ka na rauta toka ni 3 ki na 4 na miniti na kena dede. Qo na gauna ena buto vakadua kina na yasa ni vuravura oqo me vaka ga na lomaloma ni bogi levu.

Ni oti oya, sa na tekivu lasika lesu tale mai na matanisiga ena daku ni vula.

O Viti e veisivi toka ena 5 na aua vata kei na taimi au vola toka i cake oqori. Qo ena donuya tiko na 6 AM mai na noda vanua.

29/03/2024

Making the same mistakes more than once is no longer a mistake but a bad decision or choice. Learn from a mistake choose not go in the same direction. Life is about learning and moving forward so live your life better each time you rise up from a stumbling season.
God bless you all🙌

11/03/2024

Being positive is a choice. You choose how you respond and react to situations.

What have you chosen today?

10/03/2024

O Captain Bligh a kele mai Tahiti ena waqa na HMS Bounty ni oti e 10 na vula na nodratou a soko mai Igiladi.

Nai naki levu ni nodratou gole mai qoka me mai kau e so na uto, ia a se sega ni se kena gauna. Ratou sa mani mai wawa tu e Tahiti me 5 na vula. Sa mai logaloga vinaka na tiko e Tahiti, ka sotavi na leqa ena nodratou soko lesu tale i Igiladi...yaco kina nai talanoa rogo levu, na 'Mutiny on the Bounty.'

Ni o gole i na Caribbean, e sautu tu e kea na uto ka a se vakadewa yani o Captain Bligh mai na nona a kau i tei ni uto vata kei na kavika mai Tahiti.

Ena 1793, a sobu kina e 347 nai tei i uto i na matanitu o Jamaica.

Totoka vakaoti nai talanoa ni uto, se vakaevei?

09/03/2024

Kele ciri e Mo'orea

Na waqa e curu rawa mai i na daveta, ka mai sobu nai kelekele e na loma ni toba ka vakatakilakila toka qori ena 'X'.

E na veivakaleleci na neitou waqa lalai ki na taoni ko Papeto'ai ka koto oqori ena yasana i mawi.

Na Hilton Mo'orea e toka ena yasana i matau. Qo na otela e ra tara toka ena dela ni cakau. E via tautauvata nai taratara ni otela mai Momi.

Rua na siga na neitou na tiko ena toba oqo. Na waqa ni vakalele ena qai cegu sara ena 12 na bogi nikua, ka na qai tomani tale ni mataka.

Qori nai taba ni satellite mai na Google Earth.

04/03/2024

We are almost there!

We have one more day at sea before we reach our first port of Uturoa, Raiatea in French Polynesia.

I am super excited about what lies ahead as I've never been here before. Uturoa is situated about 210km from Papeete and a domestic flight should take about 50 minutes.

I have drawn a couple of red lines on one of the maps below; Uturoa is about 4,284 km from Honolulu and about 3,301 km from Nadi, Fiji.

We will spend 2 days in Uturoa, and then sail to Papeete for another 2 days.

Please let me know if you've been to Uturoa before.

28/02/2024

27/02/2024

O iko mo tamata savasava

Rev. Josaia Tokea

26/02/2024

Even if it's raining (figuratively & literally), keep believing that it is

the BEST DAY EVER!

25/02/2024

😭🙏

24/02/2024

Sa biu mai o Hilo, ka sa mua nai golegole ki na taoni o Kahului e koto ena yanuyanu o Maui.

Mahalo!