CuriousOyster - Porto Palo

Porto Palo

CuriousOyster

Steve & Trish Brown

Wed 25 Apr 2012 09:08

36:40.15N 15:06.8E
Since leaving Bodrum we have experienced the whole range of Mediterranean
wind conditions, 35kts westerlies, 34kt easterlies, flat calms, 25kt south
easterlies, 10 knot south westerlies, everything so far except northerlies.
The forecasts have also proved to be remarkably accurate and we have once
more taken shelter from some strong westerlies blowing through the straits
between Sicily and Tunisia.
We have anchored in the small harbour of Porto Palo on the SE tip of Sicily
and will leave early tomorrow morning for Bizerte in Tunisia with more
favourable winds.

Blog Entries

2012

Jun 2012

Wed 6 Jun 13:05
- Curious comes home to Ipswich
Sat 2 Jun 11:00
- St Kat's and the Queens Jubilee
Fri 1 Jun 14:30
- Back to St Kat's

May 2012

Tue 29 May 11:00
- Return to Dartmouth
- Landfall Dartmouth
Mon 28 May 14:11
Sun 27 May 05:34
- Biscay
Sat 26 May 05:45
- Position update
Wed 23 May 20:24
- Cascais
Tue 22 May 19:26
Mon 21 May 16:19
- Hard miles won
Sat 19 May 15:30
- Barbate again
Wed 16 May 21:50
- Loading Curious in Phuket
Mon 7 May 21:39
- Re: Full Circle - Gibraltar
Thu 3 May 15:24
- Re: Full Circle - Gibraltar
- Full Circle - Gibraltar
Wed 2 May 18:00
- Passage making
- Position update
Tue 1 May 15:54
- Across the Meridian
- Position update

Apr 2012

Mon 30 Apr 11:15
- Position update
Sun 29 Apr 06:28
- Abadan
Sat 28 Apr 12:29
- Bizerte
Wed 25 Apr 09:08
- Porto Palo
Tue 24 Apr 09:22
- Position update
Sun 22 Apr 16:29
- Nisos Kithira
Sat 21 Apr 07:27
- Nisos Feligrando
- Au Revoir Bodrum
Thu 12 Apr 05:08
- Bodrum
Mon 2 Apr 18:54

Mar 2012

Sun 4 Mar 00:51
- Just cruising

Feb 2012

Sun 26 Feb 11:04
- A monk for a week
- Northern Thailand
Tue 14 Feb 03:50
- The best laid plans
Thu 2 Feb 01:36
- Lanta to Ao Chalong

Jan 2012

Sun 22 Jan 23:50
- Ban Lanta, Ko Lanta
- Ko Muk
Fri 20 Jan 23:19
- cruising again.
- Happy New Year

2011

Dec 2011

Thu 15 Dec 11:48
- MERRY XMAD & a HAPPY NEW YEAR

Nov 2011

Tue 29 Nov 07:30
- North to Thailand
- Ko Rachai Yai
Sun 20 Nov 08:00
- Langkawi
Sat 19 Nov 05:09
- Brians Birthday Party
- Brians Birthday Party
Fri 18 Nov 09:14
Tue 15 Nov 10:13
- Penang
Sat 12 Nov 05:43
- Pangkor Island
Fri 11 Nov 07:18
- Selat Bernum
Thu 10 Nov 09:04
- Selat Lumut
Sun 6 Nov 05:15
- Port Dickson
Sat 5 Nov 08:26
- Malacca
Fri 4 Nov 06:19
- Heading north
Tue 1 Nov 23:15
- Singapore Botanical Gardens
- Singapore - Love it or hate it

Oct 2011

Sat 22 Oct 09:40
- Singapore
Fri 21 Oct 07:04
- Pulau Sungibawa
Thu 20 Oct 06:51
- Across the equator
Wed 19 Oct 06:59
- Pulau Linnga
Mon 17 Oct 05:25
- Pulau Cibia
Sun 16 Oct 01:52
- Bangka
Tue 11 Oct 04:36
Sun 9 Oct 10:07
- Belitung
Sat 8 Oct 09:51
- Pulau ?
Fri 7 Oct 09:24
- Position update
Mon 3 Oct 08:04
- Kumai, Borneo

Sep 2011

Fri 30 Sep 23:11
- Pulau Bawean
Thu 29 Sep 08:39
- Pulau Raas
Mon 26 Sep 12:00
- Bali road trip
- Bali Entertainment
Mon 19 Sep 07:33
- Bali
Thu 15 Sep 23:24
- Komodo Dragons - Part Two
Wed 14 Sep 00:24
- Medana Bay - Lombok
Tue 13 Sep 03:16
- Komodo Dragons - Part one
Fri 9 Sep 05:33
- Pink Beach
- Manta Ray Experience
Wed 7 Sep 03:56
- The land of Dragons - Komodo island
Sun 4 Sep 00:09
- Labuan Bajo
Sat 3 Sep 23:44
Thu 1 Sep 03:08
- Creatures of the Sea

Aug 2011

Mon 29 Aug 09:35
- Pulat Sabibi
Sat 27 Aug 17:34
- Tanahjampea
Thu 25 Aug 04:21
- Bone Rate
Wed 24 Aug 03:27
- Goodbye Wakatobi
Tue 23 Aug 05:05
Mon 22 Aug 22:21
- Turtle Farm
- Flora
Sat 20 Aug 08:28
- The wonder of evolution
Fri 19 Aug 23:09
- Wanji, Wangi Wangi island
- An accident of birth
Wed 17 Aug 03:09
- Wahe Village
- Marine Life
Sat 13 Aug 23:25
Thu 11 Aug 06:02
- Kurang Kaledupa
- Takpala Village
Mon 8 Aug 04:30
- Karang Kaledupa - Wakatobi group of islands
Fri 5 Aug 23:06
- Kupang to Alor
Thu 4 Aug 23:51
- Tricia's birthday
- Kupang
Tue 2 Aug 06:16
- Kalibahi - Alor island

Jul 2011

Fri 29 Jul 02:31
- Darwin to Kupang
Tue 26 Jul 01:16
- Kupang arrival
Mon 25 Jul 08:22
- Indonesia
- Kupang passage day 2
Sun 24 Jul 03:37
- Passage to Kupang Day 1
Sat 23 Jul 00:56
- Rally Indonesai
Fri 22 Jul 07:06
- No worries mate!
Sun 17 Jul 23:10
Wed 13 Jul 23:43
- On the road again
Sun 10 Jul 05:38
- Darwin - Tipperarywaters Marina
Sat 9 Jul 08:14
- Albany Passage and Cape York
Fri 8 Jul 07:03
Tue 5 Jul 08:12
- Fannie Bay - Darwin
Mon 4 Jul 07:19
- Alcaro Bay - Cape Don
Sun 3 Jul 06:58
- Somerville Bay, Croker Island
- The Great Barrier Reef

Jun 2011

Thu 30 Jun 21:50
- Cape Wessel
Wed 29 Jun 06:04
- Heading west
Tue 28 Jun 08:12
- Posession Island - Torres Straits
Mon 27 Jun 21:32
- Margaret Bay - Northern Queensland
- Margaret Bay - Northern Queensland
Sun 26 Jun 10:04
- Lloyds Bay
- en route Darwin
Sat 25 Jun 08:11
- en route Darwin
Tue 21 Jun 03:39
- Cairns
Thu 16 Jun 22:48
- Mackay
Wed 15 Jun 04:55
- Percy Islands
Tue 14 Jun 04:59
- Pearl Bay
Mon 13 Jun 05:43
- Great Kepple Island
Sun 12 Jun 07:02
- Heron Island
Thu 9 Jun 07:36
- Mooloolaba

May 2011

Mon 30 May 09:28
- fast track
Tue 24 May 09:00
- Brisbane
Sat 21 May 20:53
- Day 6
Fri 20 May 21:24
- Day 5
Thu 19 May 21:17
- Day 4
Wed 18 May 21:25
- Day 3
Tue 17 May 23:15
- Dodging squalls & Whales
- Day 1
Sun 15 May 20:34
- False start
Sat 14 May 23:37
- Heading West
Sun 8 May 23:12
- Autumn in Opua
Sun 1 May 04:27
- Up up and away...........Heroes of the Air

Apr 2011

Mar 2011

Thu 31 Mar 03:10
- Great Barrier Island
Mon 28 Mar 06:04
- Goodbye Auckland
Tue 22 Mar 06:03
- Images from South Island -1
Sat 12 Mar 23:04
- Tsunami
- Back to Christchurch - Aftershocks!!
Fri 11 Mar 03:01
- If
- Sky and Ice
Wed 9 Mar 05:23
- A 37th anniversary to remember
Tue 8 Mar 04:07
- Blog catch up..
Wed 2 Mar 03:20
- Picton, Marlborough, Nelson Lakes, Lyttleton and Christchurch
- West coast, Nelson, Marlborough Sounds
Tue 1 Mar 20:26
- Christchurch earthquake

Feb 2011

Tue 22 Feb 20:39
- NZ earthquake
Mon 14 Feb 02:45
- How many ways are there to kill yourself?
Sun 6 Feb 08:51
- Central Otago
Wed 2 Feb 04:52
- Still "Cruisin"

Jan 2011

Fri 28 Jan 05:06
- Heading South
- It's been a long time!
Sun 23 Jan 18:53
- Return to Curious

2010

Dec 2010

Sun 5 Dec 09:41
- Auckland - Have a great Xmas and Happy and peaceful 2011

Nov 2010

Mon 29 Nov 05:50
- Stevie's Left Foot
Thu 25 Nov 22:11
- Footloose - Not so fancy free
Wed 24 Nov 22:14
- The Blogmeister returns
- The escape route is almost complete
Tue 23 Nov 08:43
- Canadian Travel Journalist Sacked
Sat 20 Nov 06:44
- Splintered!!!!!!
Fri 19 Nov 03:06
- KawaKawa Hospital
Tue 16 Nov 20:42
Mon 15 Nov 13:23
- Position Update - no wind!
Sun 14 Nov 20:17
- Position update No4
- Position update No3 - half way there
Sat 13 Nov 08:23
- Positiom update
- Position update No 2
Wed 10 Nov 18:29
- We'll try again
Tue 9 Nov 23:15
- delayed departure
- Off to New Zealand
Sun 7 Nov 17:32
- ready for the off
Mon 1 Nov 04:25

Oct 2010

Thu 28 Oct 05:33
- Yasawa Island - Yasawa Group
Mon 25 Oct 20:58
- Nanuya -Sewa Island
Sat 23 Oct 20:42
- Somosomo - Naviti island - Yasawa's
Wed 20 Oct 05:11
- Waya island - The Yasawa Islands - Western Fiji
Sun 17 Oct 01:13
- Spring is in the air
Wed 13 Oct 20:28
- Musket Cove - Mololo Island
Fri 8 Oct 20:52
- Our Curious Home

Aug 2010

Tue 31 Aug 19:01
- Suva, Fiji
Sat 28 Aug 15:10
- So sad to leave Vava'u
Wed 25 Aug 01:43
- A school day
Wed 18 Aug 03:14
- Smiley Happy People
- Ma & Sweetpea
Mon 16 Aug 19:01
- Just when you think it cannot get any better...Living in a Wildlife Documentary Part 2
Sun 8 Aug 06:34
- Tricias Niue Birthday
Sat 7 Aug 10:54
Fri 6 Aug 03:00
- Neiafu - Vava'u Group The Kingdom of Tonga
Wed 4 Aug 18:11
- Niue to Tonga

Jul 2010

Wed 28 Jul 03:45
- Niue
Mon 26 Jul 03:45
- Beveridge Reef
Sat 24 Jul 17:59
- Palmerston to Beveridge Reef
Thu 22 Jul 19:07
- The Journey or the Landfall?
- Palmerston Atoll - Central Cook islands
Wed 21 Jul 20:05
- Aitutaki to Palmerston
Sat 17 Jul 19:37
- Aitutaki - Southern Cook Islands
Fri 16 Jul 17:10
- Maupihaa to Aitutaki
Sat 10 Jul 20:03
- Maupihaa - Isles Sous Les Vent
Fri 9 Jul 04:52
- Bora Bora
Thu 8 Jul 14:32
- In perspective
- Bora Bora

Jun 2010

Wed 30 Jun 18:14
- Raiatea/Tahaa
Tue 29 Jun 03:05
- Time for play
Sat 26 Jun 02:01
- Tahiti / Moorea sailing Rendez-vous
- Moorea Road Trip
Fri 25 Jun 02:22
- Motu Murimahora - Huahine
Tue 8 Jun 04:00
- Tahitian Sting Rays
Sun 6 Jun 01:57
- Cooks Bay - Moorea
- Tahiti road trip

May 2010

Thu 27 May 20:22
- Tahiti
Tue 18 May 19:28
- Rangiroa
- Paradise found....Again!
Mon 17 May 01:28
- Stormy weather
Thu 13 May 01:39
- Anse Amyot - Toau Atoll
Mon 10 May 20:14
- Paradise found?
- Passe Tumakohua - Fakarava
Mon 3 May 21:40
- Manihi to Fakarava
Sun 2 May 02:40
- Photos
Sat 1 May 21:46
- Sharks
- Making a pass

Apr 2010

Wed 28 Apr 20:08
Fri 23 Apr 23:43
- And we think that we're clever!!
- Manihi
Tue 20 Apr 23:36
- Marquesas to Tuamotus - Day 3 - Arrival
- Marquesas to Tuamotus - Day 2 - Squalls & Rain
Mon 19 Apr 01:10
- Marquesas to Tuamotus - Day 1
- South and west
Sat 17 Apr 20:05
- Tuamotus bound
Fri 16 Apr 01:05
- Daniel's Bay Nuka Hiva
Wed 14 Apr 18:37
- Bathed in the soft glow....
Sun 11 Apr 18:09
- Blog
Fri 9 Apr 22:41
- Easter in Hiva Oa
- Hanga Haa, Baie du Contoleur, Nuka Hiva
Fri 2 Apr 21:55
- The amazing disappearing leaf
- Just Cruisin'

Mar 2010

Fri 26 Mar 05:19
- Speaking in Tongues!!
Tue 16 Mar 00:37
Sat 6 Mar 03:16
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 16 - Arrival
Fri 5 Mar 00:08
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 15
Thu 4 Mar 18:06
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 14
Wed 3 Mar 22:55
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 13
Tue 2 Mar 18:50
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 12
Mon 1 Mar 17:51
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 11

Feb 2010

Sun 28 Feb 18:10
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 10
Sat 27 Feb 20:47
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 9
Fri 26 Feb 18:47
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 8
- Hello Maple Rdige, BC students
Thu 25 Feb 19:05
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 7
Wed 24 Feb 18:35
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 6
Tue 23 Feb 18:10
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 5
Mon 22 Feb 21:51
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 4
Sun 21 Feb 18:26
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 3
Sat 20 Feb 18:30
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 2
Fri 19 Feb 18:20
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 1
Thu 18 Feb 18:59
- Galapagos - Marquesas - Day 0
Wed 17 Feb 21:52
- goodbye galapagos
Sun 14 Feb 16:00
- Puerto Villamil - Isabella island
- Santa Cruz - more pics
Thu 11 Feb 19:53
- Santa Cruz island
Sun 7 Feb 22:07
Thu 4 Feb 13:58
- San Cristobel Island - Galapagos
Wed 3 Feb 15:45
- LasPerlas to the Galapagos - Day 5
Tue 2 Feb 21:40
- LasPerlas to the Galapagos - Day 4
- LasPerlas to the Galapagos - Day 3

Jan 2010

Sun 31 Jan 19:59
- LasPerlas to the Galapagos - Day 2
Sat 30 Jan 13:12
- LasPerlas to the Galapagos - Day 1
Thu 28 Jan 23:42
- Las Perlas islands
Wed 27 Jan 15:10
- Panama canal magic
Tue 26 Jan 12:37
- Across the hills and through the jungle to the Pacific.
Thu 14 Jan 22:30
- Shelter Bay - Panama Canal.
- Sloths Revisited
Wed 13 Jan 16:24
- The best cuddlers in the world
Tue 12 Jan 21:52
- Ula river trip
- Beach Art
Mon 11 Jan 17:50
Sat 9 Jan 20:51
- Isla Linton

2009

Dec 2009

Thu 31 Dec 14:05
- Happy New Year
Wed 23 Dec 22:00
- MERRY XMAS & a HAPPY NEW YEAR
Sun 20 Dec 17:59
- Eastern Hollandes Cays
Sat 19 Dec 16:32
- A Tricia view of the Islands...........
Fri 18 Dec 18:32
- kanlildup
Thu 17 Dec 18:01
- Aridup - Ratones Cays
Wed 16 Dec 22:27
- Mamitupu
Tue 15 Dec 17:04
- Isla Pinos - San Blas islands
Sat 12 Dec 22:11
- Islas Rosarios
- Glorious Cartagena
Thu 10 Dec 13:53
- Last leg to Cartagena
Mon 7 Dec 19:33
- Williwaws
Sun 6 Dec 19:19
- 5 Bays - Santa Marta
Sat 5 Dec 18:10
- Cabo de la Vela - Cape of sails
Thu 3 Dec 20:20
- On the move again
Tue 1 Dec 20:05
- FW: The best laid plans of mice and men...or....back to plan A

Aug 2009

Fri 14 Aug 21:51
- Bye bye Bonaire
Mon 3 Aug 11:05
- Back in Boniare

Jul 2009

Wed 22 Jul 04:55
- Curacao
Sat 18 Jul 23:22
- Bonaire - Divers Paradise
Thu 2 Jul 20:54

Jun 2009

Thu 25 Jun 05:21
Tue 23 Jun 18:30
- Los Aves
Thu 18 Jun 12:13
- Los Roques
- Heading West - La Blanquilla
Thu 11 Jun 14:41
- Grenada - Colour and Character

May 2009

Sun 31 May 14:56
- The Spice Isle
- The Last Bottle of Vimto!!!!!!!
Tue 19 May 17:44
- Grenada - End of leg 3.
Sun 17 May 19:32
- The Grenadines
Wed 13 May 11:55
- Dolphins, Dolphins, Whales and Rays
Mon 11 May 23:15
- Where is Bequia
Sun 10 May 21:50
- Back where we started - St Lucia
- Martinique
Thu 7 May 23:26
- Liquid Sunshine
- Dominica
Mon 4 May 19:05
- Movin' on before it gets TOO WINDY!!!
Sat 2 May 15:05
- Going South

Apr 2009

Fri 24 Apr 14:13
- Antigua Classic Regatta
- Oyster Regatta
Tue 21 Apr 13:12
- HAPPY BIRTHDAYS
Sun 5 Apr 20:54
- Images

Mar 2009

Sun 29 Mar 18:43
- Antigua again
- FISH
Fri 20 Mar 16:50
- USVI's

Feb 2009

Tue 24 Feb 00:19
- BVI memories
Sun 15 Feb 19:57
- FW: Back in the BVI's
- St Martin
Wed 11 Feb 17:17
- St Barts
Fri 6 Feb 13:08
- Nevis

Jan 2009

Sat 31 Jan 19:09
- Antigua again
Sat 24 Jan 20:02
- Pointe a Pitre -Guadeloupe
Tue 20 Jan 12:35
- Guadeloupe
Tue 13 Jan 06:46
- Rich Man - Poor Man
Sat 10 Jan 09:02
- Why no blogs?

2008

Dec 2008

Tue 23 Dec 23:08
- Going North
Sun 21 Dec 14:40
- ARC 2008 - THE END
Thu 18 Dec 12:32
- Just another day in Paradise
Sat 13 Dec 18:16
- Finish Line update
Fri 12 Dec 23:05
- Day 19 The Finish Line
- DAY 18 Part 2 - nearly there
Thu 11 Dec 18:06
- DAY 18 Part 1
- DAY 17
Wed 10 Dec 12:07
- DAY 17
Tue 9 Dec 12:49
- DAY 16
Mon 8 Dec 12:22
- DAY 15
Sun 7 Dec 12:52
- DAY 14
Sat 6 Dec 13:58
- DAY 13
Fri 5 Dec 12:53
- Day 12
Thu 4 Dec 12:24
- Day 11
Wed 3 Dec 12:15
- Day 10
Tue 2 Dec 19:20
- Weather & ETA update
- Day 9
Mon 1 Dec 12:34
- Day 8

Nov 2008

Sun 30 Nov 12:34
- Day 7
Sat 29 Nov 12:26
- Day 6
Fri 28 Nov 12:05
- Day 5
Thu 27 Nov 10:17
- DAY 4
Wed 26 Nov 09:44
- Day 3
Tue 25 Nov 11:58
- Day 2
Mon 24 Nov 12:12
- Day 1
Sun 23 Nov 11:10
- Start day
Sat 22 Nov 11:19
- Crew training
Fri 21 Nov 08:19
- Another busy day
Thu 20 Nov 11:08
- Curious's Caribbean Carnival Girls
- The team is complete
Mon 17 Nov 10:15
- ARC 2008
Thu 6 Nov 18:57
- Gran Canaria
Wed 5 Nov 17:57
- Morro Jabal
Tue 4 Nov 17:25
- Fuerteventura
Mon 3 Nov 10:10
- They said it never rains

Oct 2008

Thu 9 Oct 19:18
- Lanzarote
Tue 7 Oct 17:31
- Rabat to Isla Graciosa - Canary islands
Fri 3 Oct 16:04
- Last Images of Morroco

Sep 2008

Wed 17 Sep 13:07
- Moroccan Road trip - Part 3 - The Coastal Plains and Essouira
Tue 16 Sep 16:40
Mon 1 Sep 16:58
- Rabat
- So long Europe hello North Africa

Aug 2008

Thu 28 Aug 08:42
- Cadiz, Jerez & Arcos
Thu 21 Aug 08:13
- Gibraltar again
Wed 20 Aug 07:43
- Morocco
Thu 14 Aug 08:21
- Grenada
Sun 10 Aug 16:46
- Where have we been?

Jul 2008

Tue 1 Jul 09:51
- Lagos to Gibraltar

Jun 2008

Sun 22 Jun 15:23
- Cascais to Lagos
Wed 18 Jun 18:27
- Povoa De Varzim to Cascais
Sat 14 Jun 20:06
- Portosin to Povoa de Varzim
Tue 10 Jun 17:32
- La Coruna to Portosin
Sun 8 Jun 12:16
- La Rochelle to La Coruna

May 2008

Sat 31 May 13:09
- Lorient to La Rochelle
Tue 20 May 20:14
- Camaret to Lorient
Wed 14 May 15:46
- Falmouth To Camaret
Mon 12 May 16:28
- St Kat's to Falmouth
Thu 8 May 11:19
- St Kat's and the Greenwich Meridian