Diary Entries

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2012
- Dec 2012
  - Fri 21 Dec
    - Photos - First Impressions of Malaysia - Part 2
    - Photos - First impressions of Malaysia - Part 1
  - Sat 08 Dec
    - Arrival Report - Now at our new "Home Base" - Rebak Island Resort
  - Tue 04 Dec
- Nov 2012
  - Fri 30 Nov
    - Location Report - Penang - Straits Quay Marina
  - Thu 29 Nov
    - Location Report - Palau Talang
  - Thu 22 Nov
    - Arrival Report - Pangkor Marina
  - Wed 21 Nov
    - Location Report - Kuala Bemam
  - Tue 20 Nov
    - Location Report - Entrance to Palau Kelang
  - Sun 18 Nov
    - Location Report - Admiral Marina, Port Dickson
  - Sat 17 Nov
    - Location Report - Palau Besar
  - Fri 16 Nov
    - Location Report - Palua Pisang
  - Tue 13 Nov
    - Location Report - Puteri Harbour Marina
  - Mon 12 Nov
    - Time to head north-west>>>Malaysia here we come
  - Fri 09 Nov
    - Update...all progressing well post-op
  - Sat 03 Nov
  - Thu 01 Nov
    - update re post-op progress
- Oct 2012
  - Tue 30 Oct
    - New hip..etc
  - Fri 26 Oct
    - Personally testing/sampling Singapore's Medical Capabilities
  - Mon 22 Oct
    - Location Report - Singapore
  - Wed 17 Oct
    - Location Report - Nongsa Marina Resort
  - Tue 16 Oct
    - Enroute Report - over half way to Nongsa
  - Mon 15 Oct
    - Enroute Report - Now on Passage to Nongsa Point Marina
  - Fri 12 Oct
    - Location Report - Belitung (NW Corner - Tg Kelayang)
  - Thu 11 Oct
    - Enroute Report- Passage Borneo to Belitung - Anyone for a Water Spout?...NOT!!!
  - Wed 10 Oct
  - Mon 08 Oct
  - Sat 06 Oct
    - Photos Bali - Part 3
  - Thu 04 Oct
  - Wed 03 Oct
    - Arrival Report - Kumai, Kalimantan (Borneo)
  - Tue 02 Oct
    - Enroute Report - Nearing the coast of Borneo
  - Mon 01 Oct
    - Enroute Report - Bali to Borneo
- Sep 2012
  - Sat 29 Sep
    - Location Report - North Coast of Bali
  - Fri 21 Sep
    - Location Report - Bali Marina
  - Thu 20 Sep
    - Location Report - Medana Beach/Lombok
  - Tue 18 Sep
  - Fri 14 Sep
    - Location Report - Gili Lawang
  - Thu 13 Sep
    - Location Report - Medang
  - Wed 12 Sep
    - Location Report - Teluk Sanggar on Sumbawa
  - Tue 11 Sep
    - Paradise has been great....but we must move on
  - Sun 09 Sep
    - Location Report - Gililawa Laut
  - Fri 07 Sep
  - Tue 04 Sep
    - Location Report - South Coast of Rinja
  - Sat 01 Sep
    - Somali Piracy Update - our biggest threat - a positive overall change
    - Location Report - Labuanbajo - last stop on the Island Of Flores
- Aug 2012
  - Wed 29 Aug
    - Location Report - Gilibodo
  - Tue 28 Aug
    - Location Report - Toro Baso/ Teluk Linggeh (101 #22)
  - Sun 26 Aug
    - Location Report - Tangil Island ( 1of the "17 Islands National Park")
  - Thu 23 Aug
    - Location Report - Watusopu/Matusaki
  - Mon 20 Aug
  - Sun 19 Aug
    - Location Report - Parmahan Island
  - Sat 18 Aug
    - Location Report - Pulua Besar
    - On the move again.....one has to depart from even a great place in this life..now to find the next one!!
  - Wed 15 Aug
    - Photos - Kupang Part 2
    - Photos - Arriving Indonesia at Kupang
  - Tue 14 Aug
    - A few more photos from "Under The Sea"...Cheryl's favorites - the clown fish
    - Note: Large file of photos > So you can see what we see.....great snorkeling
  - Mon 13 Aug
    - Kroko - a delightful spot - some say "paradise" in Indonesia
  - Sun 12 Aug
    - Location Report - Kroko (Kroko Atol ??)
  - Fri 10 Aug
    - Location Report - Now anchored at Sirumerangwutun on Pulau Kawula (this means Kawula Island)
  - Sun 05 Aug
    - Location Report - Now anchored at the Island of Alor - village of Kalabahi
  - Sat 04 Aug
    - Location Report
    - Departed Kupang > enroute to Alor with an overnite stop
- Jul 2012
  - Mon 30 Jul
    - Arrival Report - now anchored at Kupang
    - A new continent has arrived - nearing Timor
  - Sun 29 Jul
    - Locaton Report - Enroute to Kupang, Indonesia
  - Sat 28 Jul
    - Underway to Kupang Indonesia
  - Wed 25 Jul
    - Countdown to Sail Indonesia Rally Start >Saturday at 1100
  - Tue 10 Jul
    - Moving from Fannie Bay to Tipperary Waters via Cullen Bay for Biosecurity Inspection
  - Sun 08 Jul
    - Arrival Report - Darwin
  - Sat 07 Jul
    - Final Leg to Darwin - Departed Alcaro Bay at 6:45 am
    - Now rounding Cape Don to head south to Darwin...after some sleep!
  - Fri 06 Jul
    - Enroute to Cape Don
  - Thu 05 Jul
    - Wind is dropping back > time to continue westward to Cape Don
  - Tue 03 Jul
    - Location Report - 2 Island Bay - Cape Wessel
  - Mon 02 Jul
    - Hanging in for Cape Wessel and a break from this mess of seas
    - Enroute Report Possession to Cape Wessel
  - Sun 01 Jul
    - Enroute to Darwin - motoring...drats!
- Jun 2012
  - Sat 30 Jun
  - Thu 28 Jun
    - Latest on Crocs- how is this for middle of the night eye-opener?
    - Location Report - Possession Island/Cape York
  - Wed 27 Jun
    - Location Report - Rounding top of Cape York
  - Mon 25 Jun
    - Location Report - Escape River/Turtle Head Island - Pearl Farm....and crocs..of course
    - Location Report - Margaret Bay/Cape Grenville > today's challenge...and latest on crocs
  - Sat 23 Jun
    - Location Report - Portland Roads
    - Re: Enroute Report - Between Morris Island and Portland Roads Anchorage - Genset and crocodoodle
  - Fri 22 Jun
    - Location Report - Morris Island
  - Thu 21 Jun
    - Location Report - Flinders Group of Islands - Owen Channel
  - Tue 19 Jun
    - Lizard Island - what's going on.....
    - Revised Sailing Itinerary - Lizard Island to Darwin
  - Sun 17 Jun
    - Location Report - Lizard Island
  - Sat 16 Jun
    - Location Report - Hope Islands
  - Fri 15 Jun
    - Location Report - Low Islets
  - Sat 09 Jun
    - Location Report - Arrived Cairns
  - Fri 08 Jun
    - Location Report - Moresby River, Mourilyan Harbour
  - Wed 06 Jun
    - Location Report - Hinchinbrook Channel - AND >> updated Itinerary
  - Tue 05 Jun
    - Location Report - Orpheus Island, Little Pioneer Bay
  - Fri 01 Jun
    - Location Report - Anchored at Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island, Townsville
    - Revised Itinerary - Updated June 1
- May 2012
  - Thu 31 May
    - Location Report - Gloucester Head/Edgecumbe Bay
  - Wed 30 May
    - Sailing Itinerary - Whitsundays to Darwin
    - Location Report - Cid Harbour
  - Mon 28 May
    - Hamilton Island - The Whitsundays Top Resort - Birthday Time !!
  - Sun 27 May
    - The Shaw Island Experience > 9 days of rain....wintery weather is taking its toll on our spirits
  - Mon 21 May
    - Location Report - Anchored at Shaw Island in the Whitsundays
  - Fri 18 May
    - Location Report -Anchored at Minnie Bay, Goldsmith Island in the Whitsundays
  - Tue 15 May
    - Location Report - Moored at Mackay Marina (3 nights)
  - Mon 14 May
    - Anchored Curlew Island
  - Sun 13 May
    - Greetings from West Bay - Middle Percy Island
  - Fri 11 May
    - Location Update - Anchored Pearl Bay
  - Thu 10 May
    - Anchored Great Keppel Island
  - Sun 06 May
    - Lady Musgrave Island Lagoon
  - Fri 04 May
    - Underway to Lady Musgrave
  - Thu 03 May
    - Some day......we will leave Bundy....we promise!!
  - Wed 02 May
    - Departing Bundy...finally!
- Apr 2012
  - Thu 26 Apr
    - Will delay our departure ..... a mess of weather coming through
  - Mon 23 Apr
    - Back to the cruising life...within the next few days...stay tuned...
- Jan 2012
  - Sun 01 Jan
    - Happy New Year from the Sea Misters....presently in Canada experiencing the GREAT WHITE NORTH!
2011
- Oct 2011
- Sep 2011
- Aug 2011
  - Tue 30 Aug
    - Yasur - perhaps the world's most accessible volcano....wondrous experience!
  - Mon 29 Aug
    - Kava - Vanuatu style
  - Sun 28 Aug
    - Arrived at the island of Tanna - anchored Port Resolution
  - Wed 24 Aug
    - Vanuatu-Samoan Reconciliation > Day 2
  - Tue 23 Aug
    - Warriors, Missionaries and Reconciliation - perfect timing to be in Anelghowhat
  - Mon 22 Aug
    - Another country > our first impressions: VERY friendly people leading a VERY simple life which they enjoy!
  - Sun 21 Aug
    - Arrived Vanuatu - just a simple check-in word from us...
  - Sat 20 Aug
    - FAST PASSAGE !!...indeed > Very Fast!!
  - Fri 19 Aug
    - Goodbye to Fiji....it has been TERRIFIC!!!....but now must move on to Vanuatu
- Jul 2011
  - Sat 02 Jul
    - When a storm comes though - another "wondrous beauty" of nature
- Jun 2011
  - Mon 27 Jun
    - Fijian Entertainers....>... through the camera lens
    - A few photos celebating our anniversary...the 6th anniversary in a row in exotic SAILING LIFE locations...
  - Sat 25 Jun
- May 2011
  - Fri 20 May
    - Arrived Fiji...awaiting clearing in process
    - Day 6 is behind us...a good one!...some might almost say an "excellent one" when you consider the range of South Pacific passage weather
  - Thu 19 May
    - 5 days "over"....a bit more than 1 to go,,,heavy sea state is unrelenting!
  - Wed 18 May
    - We have said before...."Careful what you wish for....."....wind and seas!!
  - Tue 17 May
    - Beautiful day in the neigbourhood....flat boat...motoring...no wind or seas to bother us...and blue sky/sun!!
  - Mon 16 May
    - Blue skies yield calmer seas and wind where we want it...just getting a bit light
  - Sun 15 May
    - First 24 hours.....CLOSE HAULED!....not an easy ride!!
  - Sat 14 May
    - Now underway from NZ to Fiji
  - Fri 13 May
    - Fiji Bound
- Feb 2011
  - Thu 24 Feb
    - All is well with us in New Zealand
- Jan 2011
  - Sun 16 Jan
    - Change of plans>South Pacific is TOO GOOD!...will stay an additional year in these parts
2010
- Dec 2010
- Nov 2010
  - Thu 18 Nov
    - Arrived Kiwi Land - just going to start the formal check-in processing
  - Tue 16 Nov
    - Another day in "Paradise"....but maybe in these temps>need a new definition of "Paradise"...and the "RULE OF 3's"
  - Sun 14 Nov
    - Careful what you wish for....wind has dropped dramatically > a somewhat "technical" blog entry
  - Sat 13 Nov
    - False Start On Thursday -> Head sail clew blew out
  - Wed 10 Nov
    - Just Departed Big Mama's > Now underway to New Zealand
- Oct 2010
  - Tue 05 Oct
    - Photos: Kingdom of Tonga Vava'u - Part 3 of 3
- Sep 2010
  - Fri 10 Sep
    - Photos: Kingdom of Tonga Vava'u - Part 2 of 3
  - Fri 03 Sep
    - Photos: Kingdom of Tonga Vava'u- Part 1 of 3
  - Wed 01 Sep
    - Photos: Niue > A visit to THE ROCK
- Aug 2010
  - Sun 22 Aug
    - Palmerston behind us.....Niue ahead
  - Fri 20 Aug
  - Mon 16 Aug
    - Maupiti was most enjoyable.....and now well on our way to Palmerston
  - Sat 14 Aug
    - Photos - Maupiti
  - Thu 12 Aug
    - Time to leave French Polynesia - Now in Maupiti...our last stop
  - Wed 11 Aug
  - Wed 04 Aug
    - Photos 3 of Huahine (dancing)
    - Photos 2 - Tahiti Puddle Jump Party
- Jul 2010
  - Tue 27 Jul
  - Mon 19 Jul
    - The Society Islands - Tahiti/Moorea/Huahine/Raiatea/Tahaa/Bora Bora
- Jun 2010
- May 2010
  - Sat 29 May
    - Enroute Between the Marquesas and Tuamotus Archipelagoes in French Polynesia
  - Thu 27 May
  - Thu 13 May
    - Fatu Hiva to Hiva Oa to ...NOW....Tahuata
  - Fri 07 May
    - Arrived In French Polynesia....all well....hoorah!!
  - Sun 02 May
    - Less than 800 nm to go....but lighter winds for the home stretch
- Apr 2010
  - Tue 27 Apr
    - The HALF-WAY Point is nigh at hand > it will seem all "downhill" the rest of the way
  - Thu 22 Apr
    - Fast....but comfortable... passage...Pacific much easier than Atlantic...at least so far!
  - Tue 20 Apr
    - Now underway to Marquesas - Destination Nuka Hiva
  - Sat 17 Apr
  - Mon 12 Apr
    - Final Stop in Galapagos - Isla Isabela - the largest of the Islands
  - Sat 10 Apr
    - Now anchored at Santa Cruz....our 2nd Galapagos Island experience awaiting
  - Mon 05 Apr
    - Enjoying San Cristobal
  - Thu 01 Apr
    - Landfall!.....and some boring passage trivia
- Mar 2010
  - Tue 30 Mar
    - Approaching the equator
  - Sun 28 Mar
    - Our personal aquarium....why can't the show be continuous?
  - Sat 27 Mar
    - Departing Las Perlas >On the way to Galapagos
  - Tue 23 Mar
    - 'The Birds' The Sequel'....now at Contadora in Las Perlas
  - Sun 21 Mar
    - Relaxing/Swimming in Archipelago of Las Perlas
  - Fri 19 Mar
    - Farewell to Panama
  - Fri 12 Mar
    - Are we ready?
  - Thu 04 Mar
    - Pacific Tentative Plan and Route Map
  - Tue 02 Mar
    - Still anchored off Panama City...and no Tsunami!
- Feb 2010
  - Thu 25 Feb
    - Now in the Pacific Ocean
  - Thu 18 Feb
    - Awaiting to transit canal
  - Fri 12 Feb
    - Isla Porvenir and Chiceme > Final Anchorage in San Blas
  - Wed 10 Feb
    - Photos > Reflections on our San Blas Islands Experience
  - Tue 09 Feb
    - Eastern Holandes Cays - Swimming with the Sharks
  - Wed 03 Feb
    - Snug Harbour
  - Tue 02 Feb
    - Lobsters, Lobsters & More Lobsters
  - Mon 01 Feb
    - Mulatupu & Mr. Green
- Jan 2010
  - Sat 30 Jan
    - San Blas Islands or Kuna Yala
  - Fri 29 Jan
    - Now in San Blas Islands.....and the new experience of not having electronic charts
  - Wed 27 Jan
    - HEAVY SEAS off the Columbia Coast....and some very muddy water for a bit of a surprise!
  - Tue 26 Jan
    - Now 50 miles off coast of Columbia
  - Mon 25 Jan
    - Now this is Sailing! Wind has been with us....and moderate seas
  - Sun 24 Jan
    - An easy ride; just motor sailing along in 1 meter seas
  - Sat 23 Jan
    - Farewell to Virgin Islands
  - Thu 21 Jan
    - Still in BVIs - awaiting spare parts shipment to arrive
  - Thu 14 Jan
    - Now in BVIs on final countdown to our departure for Panama
2009
- Dec 2009
  - Wed 30 Dec
    - A turquoise Christmas - Enjoying swimming on Beaches of St Thomas and St John
  - Sat 19 Dec
    - St Croix....the little-visited of the Virgin Islands
- Nov 2009
- Oct 2009
  - Tue 27 Oct
    - Maryland treating us well !!
  - Thu 15 Oct
    - Still in Annapolis....an update...
  - Fri 02 Oct
    - Arrived Annapolis > Bring on the Boat Show.....
    - Top of Deleware Bay > Canal tomorrow
  - Thu 01 Oct
    - Atlantic City Boardwalk....here we come!
- Sep 2009
  - Wed 30 Sep
    - Goodbye New York - Enroute to Annapolis
  - Mon 21 Sep
    - New York City Area
  - Fri 18 Sep
    - Newport again...this time headed south
  - Wed 16 Sep
    - Hello from Martha's Vineyard...Massachusetts
  - Sun 13 Sep
    - Goodbye to Canada...a bit of an emotional day for the Captain
  - Thu 03 Sep
    - Sea Mist Happy again...back in her own environment....WATER!
- Aug 2009
  - Wed 26 Aug
    - TIME OUT!....Sea Mist demands attention...NOW!!...Grand Manan
  - Mon 17 Aug
    - Canada means sunshine!....and family... and long time friends!!
  - Wed 05 Aug
    - Canada....at last
  - Mon 03 Aug
    - Downeast Maine > Roque Island
- Jul 2009
  - Thu 30 Jul
    - Somes Sound - Mount Desert Island, ME
  - Tue 28 Jul
    - Gorgeous Weather - a bit of a shock!....is this really Rockland, Maine?
  - Mon 27 Jul
    - Camden, Maine.....FOG...FOG....AND MORE FOG!!
  - Fri 24 Jul
    - Maine Martitime Museum - Bath
  - Tue 21 Jul
    - Shhh....weather has been good.....don't say anything....fog and rain might come if the weather gods hear of us being happy
  - Mon 13 Jul
    - Marblehead now...on our way up the northeast...FINALLY!!
- Jun 2009
  - Sun 07 Jun
    - Anchored in Newport, RI - USA
  - Fri 05 Jun
    - Down the homestretch.....
  - Thu 04 Jun
    - Rolling down the last half......and .... WEATHER is coming our way !!
  - Wed 03 Jun
    - Calm as Glass!.....Newport bound
- May 2009
  - Fri 29 May
    - Now anchored in Hamilton, Bermuda....all is fine after the Passage from St Maartens
  - Thu 28 May
    - Final 24 hours counting down >>
  - Wed 27 May
    - The best sailing ever!!
  - Tue 26 May
    - Closing in on the half-way mark...
  - Mon 25 May
    - Northbound > Bermuda here we come....
  - Thu 14 May
    - St Maartens....after a TERRIFIC !!!!....sail from Barbuda
  - Sat 09 May
    - Barbuda...the most beautiful Beaches in the Caribbean...maybe the world...
  - Wed 06 May
    - Dining....there is Chez Cheryl and then there are a few shore experiences that take the other prizes
  - Fri 01 May
    - Caribbean Winter coming to a close....a few tears about to flow!
- Mar 2009
  - Mon 30 Mar
    - Norman Island/The Caves and The Indians and the wreck of The Rhone - The diving circuit begins...
  - Thu 12 Mar
    - Jost Van Dyke - BVI
  - Wed 04 Mar
    - The good old U S of A....it has been awhile!
  - Sun 01 Mar
    - Tintamarre - nicest anchorage/beach since Tobago Cays
- Feb 2009
  - Fri 27 Feb
    - Grand Case - St Martin
  - Fri 20 Feb
    - Another Day of triple-reefing - typical sailing in the Carib
  - Mon 16 Feb
    - Greatest Steel Band Experience EVER!! - Still in Falmouth/English Harbours, Antigua
  - Fri 13 Feb
    - Falmouth Harbour, Antigua
  - Wed 11 Feb
    - Deshaies, Guadaloupe
  - Mon 09 Feb
    - Coustea National Underwater Park - Pigeon Island, Guadaloupe
  - Sat 07 Feb
    - Roaming the French Islands - Les Saints/Marie Galant/Guadaloupe
  - Wed 04 Feb
    - Dominica - the Caribbean Island with a wonderful difference
- Jan 2009
  - Wed 21 Jan
    - Tobago Cays....the Caribbean one dreams of...!!!
  - Fri 16 Jan
    - Now in St Vincent and heading for Bequia
  - Tue 13 Jan
    - Dr Dolittle territory
  - Fri 09 Jan
    - Past item - now posted: Anchored at St Pierre, Martinique....at the base of Mount Pelee...where 30,000 died May 8, 1902
  - Wed 07 Jan
    - Now in Cul De Sac Marin; here is our itinerary
  - Mon 05 Jan
    - Grand Anse d'Arlet, Martinique
2008
- Dec 2008
  - Tue 30 Dec
    - Happy New Year - from Fort de France, Martinique
  - Tue 23 Dec
    - Moored!
    - AHOY SHIPMATES...I see land!.....time 1000 UTC Tuesday, Dec 23 2008
  - Mon 22 Dec
    - Tropical weather....and more of that uncomfortable confused swell
  - Sun 21 Dec
    - Sea Mist appreciation day...3 cheers for Sea Mist and the bloaks from Wroxham who built her
  - Sat 20 Dec
    - Don't believe too much of forecasts when it comes to weather....stick out your hand and see if it gets wet??
  - Fri 19 Dec
    - Spinnaker whew!...Engine > Fuel?....RAIN!
  - Thu 18 Dec
    - Low winds have arrived - the good and the bad of getting what you wish for.....
  - Wed 17 Dec
    - Toughest stretch yet....and a dose of sailing jargon just in case
  - Tue 16 Dec
    - Huge milestone now reached...an easy downhill run from here....we HOPE!
  - Mon 15 Dec
    - Ever lived in a washing machine WHEN it was operating?
  - Sun 14 Dec
    - Lots of windy, rainy clouds shaking it up
  - Sat 13 Dec
    - Confused Swells and Squalls - UGH!
  - Fri 12 Dec
    - Winds Stonger> Reefing Time
  - Thu 11 Dec
    - 2 days down - 12 to go
  - Wed 10 Dec
    - Rocking and Rolling in the North Atlantic
  - Tue 09 Dec
    - Underway!
    - Ready to start across Atlantic today
2005
- Sep 2005
  - Thu 15 Sep
    - Sea Mist Handover from Oyster - when it all began...