Previous Diary Entries
2024
Sep 2024
2023
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Kindness of folk-again
Tue 10 Sep 20:00 -
Velas
Mon 9 Sep 14:18 -
São Jorge, here we come
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Caves 2
Thu 5 Sep 17:42 -
Caves 1
Thu 5 Sep 12:00 -
More of Angra
Mon 2 Sep 17:58 -
Angra
Mon 2 Sep 17:41 -
Bull running
Sun 1 Sep 17:46
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Off to Terceira
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Failed trip
Mon 26 Aug 17:13 -
Waterfalls
Sun 25 Aug 17:00 -
Terra Nostra
Sun 25 Aug 14:00 -
Flora
Sun 25 Aug 10:30 -
The derelict hotel
Sat 24 Aug 12:00 -
Touristy western route
Sat 24 Aug 11:00 -
City gates
Fri 23 Aug 13:44 -
Ponta Delgado
Fri 23 Aug 10:00 -
South coast anchorages
Thu 22 Aug 09:17 -
Return to marina
Wed 21 Aug 18:00 -
The Blue Moon
Wed 21 Aug 09:31 -
Beach
Mon 19 Aug 18:00 -
An unexpected surprise
Mon 19 Aug 11:10 -
Au revoir Santa Maria
Sun 18 Aug 10:59 -
More of Vila do Porto
Thu 15 Aug 09:00 -
Vila do Porto
Thu 15 Aug 08:00 -
Santa Maria
Tue 13 Aug 18:45 -
On, off, on off, on off
Sat 3 Aug 12:05
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Santa Maria and home
Wed 24 Jul 20:32 -
Expensive repair
Sat 20 Jul 08:23 -
Consequences of swell
Thu 18 Jul 10:55 -
São Miguel
Thu 18 Jul 08:27 -
Farewell to Horta
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Last day in Horta
Sat 13 Jul 20:41 -
Cheap, cheap, cheap!!
Fri 12 Jul 10:55 -
Wheels
Thu 11 Jul 11:07 -
Savouring the delights
Mon 8 Jul 22:38 -
Approaching Faial
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Horta, here we come !
Sun 7 Jul 14:00 -
Shopping
Thu 4 Jul 17:57 -
Flores
Wed 3 Jul 17:20 -
Gale
Tue 2 Jul 21:59 -
Arrival
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Disturbed sleep
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When are we going to be there?
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Phosphorescence
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Day 5
Fri 28 Jun 17:05 -
(no subject)
Wed 26 Jun 17:06 -
(no subject)
Wed 26 Jun 17:06 -
How rapidly things change
Mon 24 Jun 21:23 -
Day 3
Sun 23 Jun 23:00 -
Technology- harrumph!!
Sun 23 Jun 17:04 -
Midsummer’s Day
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Ready for The Azores
Thu 20 Jun 00:22 -
Preparing for the off
Sun 16 Jun 14:01 -
Newfie culture
Sat 8 Jun 10:13 -
Bonavista again
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Fog
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So near, yet so far
Thu 6 Jun 00:00 -
Crab feast
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Generosity of Newfies
Mon 3 Jun 15:06
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Progress?
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Finally off
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Almost ready
Mon 27 May 20:07 -
Fully rigged
Fri 24 May 21:28 -
Progress
Thu 23 May 21:20 -
Musical beds
Tue 21 May 20:56 -
Afloat once more
Fri 17 May 21:26
Oct 2023
2022
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It’s a wrap
Sat 14 Oct 14:56 -
Covering up
Fri 13 Oct 10:26 -
A treat at the end of the day
Tue 10 Oct 00:38 -
Busy, busy, busy,
Sun 8 Oct 00:38 -
Haul out
Thu 5 Oct 21:38 -
Prepping for haul out
Wed 4 Oct 13:32 -
Locked out.
Mon 2 Oct 13:31
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Sails off
Sat 30 Sep 21:34 -
Arrived
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Theatre Dinner
Wed 27 Sep 15:00 -
The town
Tue 26 Sep 13:06 -
Twillingate
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Fogo Island
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Keeping the locals amused
Fri 22 Sep 20:59 -
Cape Bonavista
Thu 21 Sep 20:19 -
More exploring
Wed 20 Sep 19:29 -
The Ryan Premises
Mon 18 Sep 13:31 -
Bonavista
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Catalina (as in cruise LINER)
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A little bit of culture
Fri 15 Sep 13:27 -
Trinity
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Supplies
Sun 10 Sep 17:05 -
RNYC
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A taste of the province
Wed 6 Sep 11:48 -
St John’s
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Orbs galore
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A brief visit.
Sat 2 Sep 20:52 -
Back into Canada
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Waiting out the storm
Thu 31 Aug 11:31 -
Vive la France
Tue 29 Aug 12:43 -
En France
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Change of plan
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Hokey Cokey?
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And they’re off……
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A fortuitous encounter
Tue 22 Aug 11:19 -
A stitch in time
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Engine repairs
Wed 16 Aug 13:06 -
In limbo
Sun 13 Aug 14:52 -
Invitation to supper
Fri 11 Aug 21:36 -
Bonkers boating
Wed 9 Aug 18:24 -
Puzzle solved
Mon 7 Aug 23:29 -
Another delay
Fri 4 Aug 22:45 -
Kindness of folk
Wed 2 Aug 12:13 -
Wild life.
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Someone is conspiring against us.
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Filling up
Fri 28 Jul 10:29 -
Plumbing continues
Thu 27 Jul 19:17 -
Return to Bridgewater
Wed 26 Jul 19:15 -
What a s… show!
Tue 25 Jul 19:16 -
Best laid plans once again….
Mon 24 Jul 22:09 -
Another frustrating start
Sun 23 Jul 22:08 -
Escape
Sat 22 Jul 21:57 -
Nothing changes
Sat 22 Jul 20:34 -
Rain, rain, go away….
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Happy Canada Day ???????? ???? ????????
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How to make a square hole out of a round one
Thu 29 Jun 18:54 -
More shopping
Tue 27 Jun 18:53 -
Best laid plans…
Mon 26 Jun 18:52 -
It’s the language you use
Sun 25 Jun 12:26 -
Listing (not the tippy kind)
Fri 23 Jun 12:05 -
Summer solstice!
Thu 22 Jun 13:59 -
A delightful job
Mon 19 Jun 18:11 -
Father’s Day
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Leaks
Sat 17 Jun 18:08 -
Job list increasing
Thu 15 Jun 17:59 -
Lost items
Wed 14 Jun 17:52 -
Summer has arrived.
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First sail
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Sublime or Ridiculous
Fri 9 Jun 10:16 -
Storeroom Decongestant Boat bunged-up
Wed 7 Jun 10:15 -
Nova Scotian monsoons
Mon 5 Jun 23:21 -
Winter again
Sun 4 Jun 23:21 -
Biblical rain
Sat 3 Jun 17:39 -
The rig’s maiden voyage
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Dusty old place
Thu 1 Jun 15:06
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All engines go
Wed 31 May 10:23 -
Water at last.
Sun 28 May 10:53 -
Splashdown and not crash down this time.
Thu 25 May 23:40 -
A successful day
Wed 24 May 23:39 -
Why does everything take so long?
Tue 23 May 23:39 -
Some positives
Mon 22 May 11:54 -
It’s relentless
Sun 21 May 11:08 -
Boom!
Thu 18 May 11:07 -
Broken mast- not ours,this time
Wed 17 May 23:00 -
Bottom painting finale
Tue 16 May 22:58 -
Survey
Sun 14 May 22:53 -
Prep for survey
Sat 13 May 22:52 -
We have a mast
Fri 12 May 11:01 -
One step closer.
Thu 11 May 10:47 -
Clean bottom at last
Wed 10 May 10:15 -
Birthday
Tue 9 May 10:14 -
Prep for survey
Mon 8 May 10:13 -
Return to Four Jays
Sun 7 May 21:38 -
Spring is in the air
Sat 6 May 21:36 -
Further delays
Fri 5 May 21:51 -
Another delay
Thu 4 May 22:21 -
Careful what you wish for…
Wed 3 May 22:18 -
A busy few days
Wed 3 May 10:21 -
A wild goose chase
Tue 2 May 22:10 -
Chasing cables
Mon 1 May 22:03
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Four Js?, fur jays?, ah… 4 Jays (it’s the local accent)
Sun 30 Apr 21:59 -
A good day’s work
Sat 29 Apr 21:26 -
Shopping
Thu 27 Apr 15:42 -
Good news
Tue 25 Apr 11:13 -
New mast!
Mon 24 Apr 16:46 -
Sunday
Sun 23 Apr 22:58 -
Hey ho
Sun 23 Apr 22:08 -
Cycling
Fri 21 Apr 22:06 -
Painting
Fri 21 Apr 15:53 -
Interior inspection
Fri 21 Apr 15:32 -
Travel Headaches
Wed 19 Apr 19:01 -
R and R
Tue 18 Apr 20:35 -
Welding
Tue 18 Apr 20:32 -
Progress?
Tue 18 Apr 20:26 -
November’s flying visit 2022
Tue 18 Apr 20:25 -
A reminder
Jun 2022
2021
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Crash down not splash down
Sun 5 Jun 17:05 -
Challenging check lists
Fri 3 Jun 11:34 -
Lobsters galore
Wed 1 Jun 00:39
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Same language different words
Mon 30 May 15:05 -
Mad and sad
Sat 28 May 16:58 -
Technology failures
Fri 27 May 11:19 -
A lot of screwing
Thu 26 May 11:41 -
A hard day’s work
Tue 24 May 11:48 -
What a mess
Sun 22 May 21:19 -
Work in progress
Sun 22 May 20:46 -
Critters
Sat 21 May 11:36 -
Progress?
Fri 20 May 12:30 -
Anti fouling or calving?
Mon 16 May 22:47 -
The gasman cometh
Sun 15 May 22:38 -
Floating barista
Sun 15 May 22:35 -
North Sydney
Sun 15 May 22:30
Oct 2021
2019
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Last day
Tue 19 Oct 18:59 -
End of season
Mon 18 Oct 13:56 -
Leaf peeping 2
Sun 17 Oct 11:34 -
Leaf peeping
Sat 16 Oct 13:25 -
R & R begins
Thu 14 Oct 21:37 -
Nearly there.
Wed 13 Oct 23:44 -
Now wasps
Wed 13 Oct 11:34 -
Busy bees
Mon 11 Oct 19:33 -
Temperature Fall
Sat 9 Oct 19:45 -
Furry friend?
Fri 8 Oct 11:49 -
Boat maintenance not so bad- in the sun
Thu 7 Oct 11:57 -
We have moved
Tue 5 Oct 20:36 -
Progress
Mon 4 Oct 22:41 -
3 Bs -Brunch Bikes Beer
Sun 3 Oct 20:31 -
Tick, tick, tick. Could do better/ must try harder
Sat 2 Oct 11:12
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More generosity
Thu 30 Sep 19:35 -
Engineer hard at work
Mon 27 Sep 11:01 -
Updates
Sat 25 Sep 11:17 -
Work, eat, sleep, repeat.
Fri 24 Sep 11:51 -
The generosity of strangers, possibly
Wed 22 Sep 20:49 -
Mousing
Tue 21 Sep 22:17 -
New neighbours
Mon 20 Sep 22:42 -
Lazy day
Mon 20 Sep 10:33 -
Wrap free
Sun 19 Sep 11:38 -
Ventilation
Fri 17 Sep 20:22 -
Day off!
Thu 16 Sep 21:10 -
The pipes- water not bag
Wed 15 Sep 20:21 -
Water tanks
Wed 15 Sep 12:54 -
What a treasure!
Tue 14 Sep 11:20 -
Down to work
Tue 14 Sep 11:18 -
?
Mon 13 Sep 17:49 -
Fourth time?
Mon 13 Sep 17:40 -
Take two
Mon 13 Sep 16:16 -
Sunday breakfast
Mon 13 Sep 15:53 -
Sunday
Sun 12 Sep 11:35 -
Saturday
Sat 11 Sep 11:35 -
Friday
Fri 10 Sep 11:34 -
Thursday
Thu 9 Sep 11:34
Oct 2019
2018
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Season’s end.
Wed 30 Oct 14:19 -
Almost done
Tue 29 Oct 13:10 -
Wrapping up
Tue 29 Oct 13:08 -
Chaos reigns still/again
Fri 25 Oct 21:59 -
Another storm
Fri 18 Oct 11:17 -
Ashore at last
Thu 17 Oct 15:16 -
Biblical rains
Mon 14 Oct 13:06 -
Gig night
Fri 11 Oct 12:36 -
Preparing for haulout
Thu 10 Oct 12:35 -
A small world.
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Island trail
Sun 6 Oct 10:55 -
Ring, ring!
Fri 4 Oct 13:48 -
Barra Strait Bridge
Thu 3 Oct 00:17 -
Part 2
Tue 1 Oct 20:16 -
Ashore on Goat Island Part 1
Tue 1 Oct 20:14
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“How”
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The quarry
Sun 29 Sep 14:28 -
Blot on the landscape?
Sun 29 Sep 14:22 -
On the move again
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OCC connections
Wed 25 Sep 14:16 -
Washing day
Sun 22 Sep 16:34 -
Shiver me timbers
Sat 21 Sep 13:44 -
Bras d’Or or Brass Monkey
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Exercise at last
Wed 18 Sep 13:57 -
Hunkered down
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Confusion
Tue 17 Sep 15:07 -
Good bye summer?
Sun 15 Sep 20:34 -
Super Pep required!
Sun 15 Sep 20:19 -
What a difference a week makes!
Fri 13 Sep 11:53 -
Time will tell.
Wed 4 Sep 12:47 -
You win some, you lose some
Mon 2 Sep 15:29 -
Ferry trip
Mon 2 Sep 15:22 -
Halifax not Edinburgh
Sun 1 Sep 12:06
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Erin
Fri 30 Aug 16:00 -
Rain, rain go away
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Up the creek (but with paddles)
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F’s been Tango’d
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Autopilot substitute
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Take 2 Part 2
Sat 24 Aug 20:25 -
Take 2
Sat 24 Aug 20:22 -
Déjà vu
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What a hard life!
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All’s well that ends well!
Tue 20 Aug 01:07 -
Delicious
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Stop press!
Sat 17 Aug 16:50 -
Stunning scenery
Sat 17 Aug 16:36 -
Imelda Marcos / Halifax
Fri 16 Aug 14:11 -
Preparations
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Another lightweight lighthouse
Tue 13 Aug 17:45 -
4 seasons, 1 day
Sat 10 Aug 17:33 -
Best laid plans...
Sat 10 Aug 17:06 -
Charging ahead!
Wed 7 Aug 00:58 -
Farewell
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The Mounties always get their man
Fri 2 Aug 16:53 -
Ever hotter.
Thu 1 Aug 12:21
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Hot hot hot!
Wed 31 Jul 12:30 -
Laundry at last!
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Not quite Hell’s Angels
Sun 28 Jul 13:07 -
Ta da!
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Bear country
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Shipborne diseases
Thu 25 Jul 16:09 -
Leaks!
Wed 24 Jul 19:07 -
Health and Safety?
Tue 23 Jul 00:10 -
Boom!
Sat 20 Jul 20:56 -
Kiss of death or
Sat 20 Jul 12:50 -
Eeeeeeeek!
Fri 19 Jul 11:15 -
Ahhh chooo
Wed 17 Jul 22:55 -
Yum yum
Wed 17 Jul 12:00 -
Blowing the cobwebs away
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Off we go
Mon 15 Jul 22:38 -
Well supported causeway.
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More tide than wind
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POIs en route to grocery store
Fri 12 Jul 15:43 -
All in a day’s work
Fri 12 Jul 13:26 -
Legal at last
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Hello Canada
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Shipshape once more
Tue 9 Jul 02:08 -
Rocking in Rockland
Sun 7 Jul 13:06 -
Needle in a haystack
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Happy 4th July!!!
Fri 5 Jul 01:46 -
Oops!
Thu 4 Jul 00:48 -
Farewell to Brewer South Freeport Marine
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Final push
Wed 3 Jul 13:10 -
Maine weather
Wed 3 Jul 13:01 -
Unexpected jobs
Wed 3 Jul 12:54 -
New lazy bag/Stacker Pack
Wed 3 Jul 12:50 -
No leaks!
Wed 3 Jul 12:48 -
Friends
Wed 3 Jul 12:43 -
Chaos!
Wed 3 Jul 12:41 -
What a difference a day makes
Wed 3 Jul 12:37 -
So near yet so far
Wed 3 Jul 12:24
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Test Message
Wed 26 Jun 12:42
Sep 2018
2017
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An unplanned haul out
Thu 27 Sep 17:00 -
Yum, yum - again!
Thu 27 Sep 13:30 -
Summer’s over
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A surfeit of blueberries
Sun 23 Sep 17:45 -
Memorable first sail in Maine
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Bear burgers with a side of moose.
Thu 20 Sep 22:48 -
Rain, rain go away.....
Wed 19 Sep 00:52 -
A sky to remember
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Au revoir, old friends.
Sun 16 Sep 22:45 -
Not again!!!!?
Sat 15 Sep 22:29 -
Season of mists.....2
Fri 14 Sep 18:23 -
Season of mists......1
Fri 14 Sep 12:04 -
Unwittingly arrived in Maine
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Arty farty!
Wed 12 Sep 17:48 -
We walked and we walked.....
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Technology!
Sun 9 Sep 19:00 -
Boston on foot Part 1
Sat 8 Sep 19:00 -
Part 2
Sat 8 Sep 19:00 -
How did that happen?
Sat 8 Sep 02:37 -
Hot, hot, hot.
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WHAT???
Thu 6 Sep 01:44 -
Man eating flies
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A bit of a scrape.
Sun 2 Sep 20:59 -
Here’s hoping......
Sat 1 Sep 22:22
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Back in time
Thu 30 Aug 21:48 -
Following in the Pilgrims’ footsteps
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Bye bye Ptown
Tue 28 Aug 21:54 -
Ptown
Mon 27 Aug 19:00 -
A short cut
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Room with a view and laundry
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Whoosh!
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An ongoing magical spot
Fri 24 Aug 00:02 -
A magical spot
Thu 23 Aug 23:57 -
Well I never (Part 2 )
Thu 23 Aug 14:01 -
Well I never......
Thu 23 Aug 13:44 -
Dry, Drier, Driest
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Small but perfectly formed...
Tue 21 Aug 18:24 -
A night to remember
Sun 19 Aug 20:02 -
Shock ...horror.....
Sat 18 Aug 20:46 -
What a catch......
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Gated community
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Careful what you wish for.....
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Rain, rain go away........
Sun 12 Aug 23:03 -
On the move- barely.
Sat 11 Aug 23:01 -
Bambi x two
Sat 11 Aug 22:44 -
STOP STOP PRESS
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Stop Press
Wed 8 Aug 23:24 -
Housekeeping
Wed 8 Aug 23:13 -
We have a neighbour!
Tue 7 Aug 13:49 -
And lastly
Tue 7 Aug 13:00 -
Manhattan once more.
Tue 7 Aug 11:00 -
And finally
Mon 6 Aug 17:00 -
Next up!
Mon 6 Aug 14:00 -
Past The Lady and onwards
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A long day in Manhattan
Mon 6 Aug 10:00 -
Atlantic Highlands PS
Sun 5 Aug 15:00 -
Twin Lights
Sat 4 Aug 23:07 -
New York!
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Ready to go.
Mon 30 Jul 14:28 -
Repairs
Sat 28 Jul 21:14 -
Preparations
Fri 27 Jul 21:18 -
Climate change?
Tue 24 Jul 21:00 -
Celebrations.
Wed 4 Jul 10:00 -
Morehead Beaufort Yacht Club
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What a welcome!
Mon 2 Jul 09:10
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Arriving in the USA
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Back online
Thu 28 Jun 11:00
Dec 2017
2016
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A bit like Wind in the Willows
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Dera..dera..dera..dera....Batman!!!
Tue 12 Dec 02:00 -
New dinghy
Fri 8 Dec 08:00 -
No Room At The Inn (OK Marina)
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Ilet de Gosier
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Trip Advisor or The Good Food Guide
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Pidgeon Island Rocking & Rolling
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A Houdini moment
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What a Jolly Place
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Pidgeon Beach. A moving breakfast.
Sun 19 Nov 06:00 -
Pidgeon Beach. Here they come!!
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I Do.....
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Off at last
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Anchors Way-Hey!!!
Wed 15 Nov 14:00 -
Freeman's Bay (at anchor) The Meerkats
Wed 15 Nov 06:00 -
rohcna VIBGYOR
Tue 14 Nov 06:00 -
Freeman's Bay (at anchor) a salt and battery
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Nelson's Dockyard (Superyacht Berth)
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Antigua Slipway, Launch Day
Mon 6 Nov 10:30 -
Antigua Slipway, antifouling foul play
Sat 4 Nov 06:00 -
Antigua Slipway, propellor on.
Fri 3 Nov 06:00 -
Antigua Slipway, vermin free
Thu 2 Nov 06:00 -
Antigua Slipway, back again
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MISSING BIT TO BE UPDATED. "HONEST" ASAP
Sat 1 Apr 16:59
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No Carnival for us
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Monday position update.
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Fan Mail
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Clocks go back tonight.
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THE THING
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Weeding in the Atlantic
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Position Update
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It's a small Ocean
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Turning the page
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Logs and logs
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Thaaarr she blows!!
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Happy Anniversary!!
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Something fishy
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The correct direction - at last
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I'm in Love!!!
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Have we been Trumped?
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18:34N 029:31W
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Thank goodness for HBO
Sun 12 Feb 09:18 -
Have you, turned your eggs today?
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The 3mm Gap
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Busy day
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Right hand down a bit
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Tuesday Day 3
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Tuesday Day 3
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Death in Paradise has a lot to answer for.
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Position update
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Day 1 Transatlantic Oddesey
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Another brief stopover
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Manual position input
Nov 2016
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Last Leg
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Bonfire Night
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Saturday evening
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Saturday morning position update
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Land Ahoy!!
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Friday morning position update
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Thursday night position update
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Too much information
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Decisions Decisions
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Wednesday morning position update
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Red Light District
Tue 1 Nov 08:13
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The mark of Zoro
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(no subject)
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Sunday Sunday morning position
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Saturday evening position update
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Life at an angle.
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Friday evening position update
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Leaving Sal & Cape Verdes
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Sal
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Advice from an Italian Restauranteur
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Ilha De Sao Nicolau
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Tuesday night update
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Cape Verde beach life
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Santa Luzia
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Port bound no longer
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Sunday morning
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Saturday update
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Saturday
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Friday morning
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Friday morning
Fri 30 Sep 06:18 -
Thursday
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Wednesday day 4
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Tuesday position no.3
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Ocado delivery arrived in time for breakfast
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Tuesday, Day Three position @ 07:30
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Monday update
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Now that's more like it!
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Miserable Night
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27 44.796N 015 37.360W
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First real post here