Journeys of Aardvarc - TransAtlantic crossing

TransAtlantic crossing

Journeys of Aardvarc

Fri 12 Jun 2009 20:12

position 37:44.3N 025:39.8W

The trip took us 13 days to cover 2030 miles.

Just me, Sam and Heather.

We had great help from our Aussie weather forecaster, Bruce Buckley, who guided us around the worst of the weather.

33 knots from the East was the worst, especially since we were heading East!

Heather was a bit sick at first but overcame it well enough to imitate the Duran Duran 'Rio' video!

We saw lots of wildlife, dolphins most days, a tuna that swam beside us, a shearwater we nicknamed 'Alan' and loads of jellyfish.

First sight of land was the island of Pico, a spectacular volcanic mountain.

The people in Ponta Delgada were very friendly and the officials not officious..so a great welcome awaited us.

Blog Entries

2012

Nov 2012

Sat 17 Nov 12:18
- Porto Santo – Madeira….
Wed 14 Nov 13:18
- Atlantic crossing to Madeira
Tue 13 Nov 12:27
- Mohammedia
- Fes
Tue 6 Nov 08:33
- Rabat
Mon 5 Nov 11:20
- Here’s Looking at You, Kid!

Oct 2012

Tue 30 Oct 12:36
- Marrakech – Part Deux
- Marrakech – Ouarzazate – Zagora & back!
Sun 28 Oct 22:45
- Marrakech
- Cadiz to Mohammedia
Tue 23 Oct 21:01
- Cadiz2
Sat 20 Oct 16:16
- Cadiz
Mon 15 Oct 19:17
- Lagos again

Aug 2012

Wed 22 Aug 18:06
- Hot and windy
Tue 21 Aug 18:01
- Loretta
Tue 14 Aug 16:46
- Bye Rich
Mon 13 Aug 15:56
- Lagos 2 by Rich
- Lagos
Fri 10 Aug 19:47
- Setubal
Wed 8 Aug 18:08
- Lisbon
Tue 7 Aug 20:51
- Navare
- Sights of Porto
Sun 5 Aug 19:21
- Au revoir, Sailor V
- Porto
Thu 2 Aug 12:02
- Viana do Castelo

Jul 2012

Mon 30 Jul 17:12
- Baiona
Sat 28 Jul 17:27
- Vigo
Thu 26 Jul 19:25
- Camarinas
Wed 25 Jul 20:24
- La Coruna2
- La Coruna
Mon 23 Jul 19:08
- Ribadeo
Sun 22 Jul 18:24
- Gijon
Fri 20 Jul 20:16
- PS
- Bilbao
Thu 19 Jul 18:36
- Bilbao
Wed 18 Jul 17:58
- Northern Spain , Getaria
- Bayone and Biarritz
Mon 16 Jul 14:35
- Bayonne
Sat 14 Jul 17:05
- La Rochelle
Fri 13 Jul 19:54
- Storm bound in La Rochelle
Thu 12 Jul 16:29
- Ile D'Yeu, Port Joinville
Wed 11 Jul 19:06
- Pornichet
Tue 10 Jul 17:00
- LORIENT
Mon 9 Jul 18:24
- Concarneau
Sun 8 Jul 18:09
- Benodet
Fri 6 Jul 18:04
- Camaret
Thu 5 Jul 17:48
- L'Aberwrac'h
Wed 4 Jul 17:33
- Leaving Torquay

2009

Jul 2009

Mon 6 Jul 15:23
- The Final Leg to Ipswich
Sun 5 Jul 15:27
- position update
Fri 3 Jul 15:18
- Fowey to Dartmouth

Jun 2009

Tue 30 Jun 15:09
- Racing Pigeon
Sun 28 Jun 15:34
- Stormy weather , Cape Finistere, Beef Wellington
Fri 12 Jun 20:24
- Beautiful Azores
- TransAtlantic crossing

May 2009

Tue 19 May 19:35
- Bermuda
Sun 10 May 19:10
- British Virgin Islands
Fri 8 May 18:59
- St Lucia to Antigua

Apr 2009

Tue 14 Apr 00:24
- Guest blog by Anne, Heather and Pat

Mar 2009

Mon 30 Mar 15:15
- The final leg
Sun 29 Mar 20:47
Mon 23 Mar 23:02
- Gourmandising in the Grenadines and beyond.....
Sat 21 Mar 21:54
- Ali's photos Mustique
- Andy's photos Mustique etc
Thu 19 Mar 15:50
Mon 16 Mar 01:18
Tue 3 Mar 15:01
- Crossing the line...again!

Feb 2009

Jan 2009

Thu 29 Jan 18:17
- PASTIES
Wed 21 Jan 20:44
Tue 20 Jan 23:09
- St Helena
Fri 16 Jan 09:02
- Crossing the Meridian
Wed 14 Jan 00:34
Tue 13 Jan 23:53
Tue 6 Jan 01:05
Fri 2 Jan 02:05

2008

Nov 2008

Oct 2008

Tue 28 Oct 23:20
- Reunion to South Africa
Fri 24 Oct 14:24
- Reunion
Sun 19 Oct 10:11
Fri 10 Oct 11:42
- Rodrigues

Sep 2008

Sun 28 Sep 14:10
- Cocos Keeling Islands
Mon 15 Sep 03:00
Sun 14 Sep 04:22
Mon 8 Sep 17:35
- Bali

Aug 2008

Sun 31 Aug 09:20
Sat 30 Aug 09:08
- Darwin Sunset
- Lizard underwater
Wed 20 Aug 09:05
- Journey to Darwin
Sun 17 Aug 09:20
- Lizard Island
Mon 11 Aug 07:43
Fri 8 Aug 07:31
Tue 5 Aug 07:45
- Whitehaven beach
- Asolare rescue
Mon 4 Aug 07:55
- Pics of Ed
Sun 3 Aug 07:24
- Goldsmith Island , Whitsundays
Sat 2 Aug 07:06

Jul 2008

Fri 25 Jul 09:16
Tue 22 Jul 03:09
- Journey to Australia
Wed 16 Jul 01:06
Wed 9 Jul 01:00
- Port Resolution, Tanna
Tue 8 Jul 00:59
- Leaving Fiji
Fri 4 Jul 05:40

Jun 2008

May 2008

Sun 25 May 20:47
Wed 21 May 05:44
- On our way again
Fri 16 May 00:37
- Ra'iatea reef snorkelling
Thu 15 May 22:14
Sat 3 May 20:51

Apr 2008

Mar 2008

Fri 28 Mar 21:14
- Hiva Oa
Fri 21 Mar 00:34
- Spinnaker
Tue 18 Mar 22:46
- Over half way!
Mon 17 Mar 01:19
- Hello Marg!!
Thu 13 Mar 16:47
- 500miles into journey to Marquesas
Thu 6 Mar 00:00
- Sorry, forgot the boobies
Wed 5 Mar 23:33
- Diving and more sunsets.
- Galapagos wildlife

Feb 2008

Wed 27 Feb 17:43
- Journey to Galapagos
Thu 21 Feb 01:35
- Island of the Sun, The Shamen, Reed raft.
- Journey to Bolivia, Island of the sun on Lake Titicaca
Wed 20 Feb 01:13
- Journey to Puno from Cusco
Tue 19 Feb 01:01
Mon 18 Feb 00:40
- Lima and Cusco, Peru and local train
Thu 14 Feb 00:30
- blue footed boobies
Wed 13 Feb 00:30
- Twistle rig and more fishing
Tue 12 Feb 20:00
- Crossing the Equator
Fri 8 Feb 19:29
- Deep sea fishing, carnival
Mon 4 Feb 03:03
- Panama Canal Experience, In a while!!
Sat 2 Feb 15:07
- Webcam in the Canal locks
- Colon adventures
Fri 1 Feb 03:55
- A few more pictures of the trip St Lucia to Colon

Jan 2008

Thu 31 Jan 17:51
- Wildlife in Colon
Tue 29 Jan 14:35
- Day 6
Sat 26 Jan 16:16
- no fish yet
Wed 23 Jan 15:10
- Crew Photo just before start
- We're off
Sun 20 Jan 23:19
- The start!
Sat 19 Jan 17:28
- It's hot!
Thu 17 Jan 20:21
- Emailing: St Lucia B and D
Sun 13 Jan 17:37
- Nearly ready for the off

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