'Sarf & West mate, Sarf & West'

Date: 08 Nov 2010 06:25:00

Title: Baaaaa

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We have arrived!!!!! Tied up on the Customs wharf, they will be here in the morning. Aurora B coming over for dinner (the remains of a roast beef and Yorkshire puddin' lunch. Tomorrow will arrange internet and Skype, but for now we are here and safe. My phone is on and has found a network but no credit, will arrange that tomorrow as well.

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Diary Entries

2013
- May 2013
  - Wed 22 May
  - Sat 18 May
  - Fri 17 May
    - A peaceful night
  - Thu 16 May
    - A philosophical question
  - Tue 14 May
    - Decisions decisions!
  - Mon 13 May
    - Yankee Jack's
  - Fri 10 May
    - Who the F*** is Garry?
  - Wed 08 May
    - Chunky Milo
    - Moreton Island
  - Tue 07 May
    - Rivergate
    - Two-Six HEAVE
  - Sat 04 May
    - Coastal countdown
- Apr 2013
  - Sun 28 Apr
    - Shock horror!
  - Mon 15 Apr
    - Are YOU a belieber?
  - Sat 13 Apr
    - Stocking up
  - Sat 06 Apr
    - The Don Street Follies
  - Mon 01 Apr
    - Breaking news from the former North Korea
- Mar 2013
  - Wed 20 Mar
    - Back by popular demand!
- Feb 2013
  - Tue 26 Feb
    - PS
    - Alternator resurgam
  - Mon 25 Feb
    - Alternator angst
  - Fri 15 Feb
    - THUD!!!
  - Wed 13 Feb
    - Hot off the press from 'The daily Disaster'
  - Tue 12 Feb
    - Back to square one?
  - Mon 11 Feb
    - Getting beyond a joke
  - Thu 07 Feb
    - Yet more excitement on the river
- Jan 2013
  - Thu 31 Jan
    - Latest thoughts on writing.
  - Wed 30 Jan
    - On the 4(0)th day the dove returned
  - Mon 28 Jan
    - Fun and games in the flood!
  - Sun 27 Jan
    - Waiting for the flood
  - Fri 18 Jan
    - Return of the leak
  - Sun 13 Jan
    - Free download on Amazon
  - Mon 07 Jan
    - Doin' the Don Street two-step
  - Fri 04 Jan
    - Life on the river
2012
- Dec 2012
  - Mon 31 Dec
    - New Years Eve Reflections
  - Thu 27 Dec
    - A more accurate position
    - Comms upgrade,
  - Tue 25 Dec
    - G'Day from Brissie
  - Tue 11 Dec
    - Today's cunning plan
  - Mon 10 Dec
    - Before and after
  - Thu 06 Dec
    - New Caledonia
- Nov 2012
  - Fri 30 Nov
    - Update
  - Thu 29 Nov
    - PS
    - Nightmare
  - Sun 18 Nov
    - 24 Four delay
  - Sat 17 Nov
    - Last minute glitches
  - Thu 15 Nov
    - Pump update
  - Fri 09 Nov
    - Autopilot Pump
  - Thu 08 Nov
    - Change of address
  - Sun 04 Nov
    - Bugger!!
- Oct 2012
  - Wed 31 Oct
    - On the move???
  - Sat 27 Oct
    - False Dawn?
  - Wed 24 Oct
    - A bad guesstimate
  - Wed 17 Oct
    - Shopping
  - Sun 14 Oct
    - And suddenly an update!
    - The coming week
  - Fri 05 Oct
    - That Flanders and Swann Moment
- Sep 2012
  - Thu 27 Sep
    - Update
  - Thu 20 Sep
    - Yet another Friday Morning
  - Thu 13 Sep
    - Wasting Away in Rice Wine-aville
  - Sun 09 Sep
    - Update
  - Sat 01 Sep
    - No news is......
- Aug 2012
  - Thu 30 Aug
    - Expedition
  - Tue 28 Aug
    - The Long Silence
  - Tue 21 Aug
    - I shall say this only once
  - Mon 20 Aug
    - Progress? Don't be silly!
  - Thu 16 Aug
    - Need I say more?
    - Five minutes to High Noon
  - Wed 15 Aug
    - a sense of direction
  - Tue 14 Aug
    - Uh Oh!
  - Sat 11 Aug
    - Shuffling forward
  - Wed 08 Aug
    - Here we go round the merry go-round
  - Fri 03 Aug
    - A Collection of Cats
  - Thu 02 Aug
    - Brief Update
- Jul 2012
  - Mon 30 Jul
    - Down in the marina, something stirred
  - Tue 24 Jul
    - Yes Virginia, there is a........
  - Mon 23 Jul
    - It's a Conspiracy!
  - Sun 22 Jul
    - A Book is Born
  - Mon 16 Jul
    - GGrrrr!!!
  - Sun 15 Jul
    - Frantic activity at the Chinese shipyard
  - Fri 13 Jul
    - I had forgotten
  - Thu 12 Jul
    - Slow progress
  - Mon 09 Jul
    - The unbearable tension of lifting
  - Sun 08 Jul
    - Boy, were those shoes made for walking
  - Sat 07 Jul
    - Tension update
  - Fri 06 Jul
    - Tension Rises
  - Mon 02 Jul
    - Cranes booked!
- Jun 2012
  - Fri 29 Jun
    - Legal Redress?
  - Thu 28 Jun
    - Engine pictures
  - Wed 27 Jun
    - An interesting day
  - Tue 26 Jun
    - Getting there
  - Mon 25 Jun
    - The power of words: a traumatized cat.
  - Sun 24 Jun
    - More of the same
  - Fri 22 Jun
    - 23:58 and disaster strikes
  - Tue 19 Jun
    - A Picture or Four is Worth a Thousand Words.
  - Mon 18 Jun
    - Hey, I wear a sarong so do I care?
  - Sun 17 Jun
    - What do you think?
  - Sat 16 Jun
    - Are the Russians Playing roulette.
  - Fri 15 Jun
    - Engines R Us
  - Thu 14 Jun
    - And then there were two
  - Wed 13 Jun
    - A new site to bookmark
  - Tue 12 Jun
    - A non-conversation with Martin the Meknik
  - Sat 09 Jun
    - What is Bashar al Assad's Game?
  - Fri 08 Jun
    - That was the week that was
  - Thu 07 Jun
    - Fiddly little jobs
  - Wed 06 Jun
    - Sit down before opening
  - Tue 05 Jun
    - Progress
  - Mon 04 Jun
    - Syria. Here we go again?
  - Sat 02 Jun
    - Presidential Election. Why bother?
  - Fri 01 Jun
    - He has got to be kidding. Two boats on reefs.
- May 2012
  - Thu 31 May
    - Blimey. A job started AND finished
  - Tue 29 May
    - It doesn't get any easier
    - A fake vaccination program and a fake bubble?
  - Mon 28 May
    - One step forward, one step sideways
  - Sun 27 May
    - Psst, wanna buy some Russian natural gas?
  - Fri 25 May
    - CLICKETY-CLICK. Go on, you know you want to.
    - I'll bloody swing for one of these guys yet.
  - Tue 22 May
    - Happy Anniversary.....or something.
  - Mon 21 May
    - T'was a Monday Morning
  - Sat 19 May
    - Pooch bite man or man munch mutt?
    - I shall be having words
  - Tue 15 May
    - Creeping towards completion.
  - Sun 13 May
    - The Winds of Change are a blowin'
  - Sat 12 May
    - If you enjoy my writing....
  - Fri 11 May
    - More paint than you can shake a, er, brush, at.
  - Thu 10 May
    - Slowly, relentlessly and inexorably
  - Wed 09 May
    - More Progress
  - Tue 08 May
    - Ending on a high
  - Mon 07 May
    - Sigh.
  - Fri 04 May
    - Did I say a job was under budget?
  - Thu 03 May
    - Free ebook (OK, chapter One)
  - Wed 02 May
    - Pleasant surprises are so damn transient!
    - Carando. A fine lady, outstanding scholar and gentleman
  - Tue 01 May
    - Ever thought about an aarvark in a leather cocktaild dress?
- Apr 2012
  - Mon 30 Apr
    - Apocolypse Posponed
  - Sat 28 Apr
    - Screwed. The end of the story.
  - Fri 27 Apr
    - A job a day
  - Thu 26 Apr
    - I am going to scream!
  - Wed 25 Apr
    - A virtually wasted day, dammit!
  - Tue 24 Apr
    - Raining so no mast climbing.
  - Mon 23 Apr
    - With ribald comments we roughly took his virginity
  - Sun 22 Apr
    - Read All Abart it!
  - Sat 21 Apr
    - Flat Pack Boat part Deux
  - Tue 17 Apr
    - At last a little momentum!
  - Sat 14 Apr
    - The thoughts of 'Chairman Pete'.
  - Fri 13 Apr
    - Flat Pack Boat (part one)
  - Tue 10 Apr
    - Mutter mutter whinge whinge
  - Mon 09 Apr
    - The 'bear necessities'
  - Sun 08 Apr
    - It's curry Jim
  - Fri 06 Apr
    - A bit more like home
  - Thu 05 Apr
    - A shuffling 2.5 steps forward, a dashing dinkie two-step back
  - Wed 04 Apr
    - Not quite yet
- Mar 2012
  - Mon 26 Mar
    - Thoughts on 'going home'
  - Fri 23 Mar
    - The proud possessor of.....
  - Wed 21 Mar
    - Fit? NAH!!!
  - Thu 15 Mar
    - And so it (the money) goes
  - Wed 14 Mar
    - Update on yacht explosion
    - It's all go here
  - Fri 09 Mar
    - Funny thing, life
  - Wed 07 Mar
    - Progress on the engine front
  - Sat 03 Mar
    - AAAAARRRGGGGGHHHH!!!
  - Fri 02 Mar
    - A 'purrfect' welcome back to Suva
- Feb 2012
  - Tue 28 Feb
    - 'Arfur' was right!
  - Sat 25 Feb
    - Shop Till You Drop (your wallet!)
  - Thu 23 Feb
    - Sometimes they ARE out to get you
  - Sat 18 Feb
    - Flea-less in Fiji
  - Fri 10 Feb
    - 7 Across, a cryptic clue
  - Wed 08 Feb
    - Some photo updates
  - Tue 07 Feb
    - A good morning
  - Wed 01 Feb
    - Inspector Clouseau was assigned to the case
- Jan 2012
  - Sun 29 Jan
    - Breaking news!
    - The spares saga continues
  - Fri 27 Jan
    - The pitfalls of Outsourcing
  - Tue 24 Jan
    - Fridgeless in Fiji
  - Fri 20 Jan
    - Decisions decisions!
  - Fri 13 Jan
    - Waiting for delivery
  - Tue 10 Jan
    - International MultiHull Salvage World
  - Sat 07 Jan
    - The beginnings of a new fridge
  - Thu 05 Jan
    - Is this the finishing line I see before me?
2011
- Dec 2011
  - Sun 25 Dec
    - Happy Christmas
  - Thu 22 Dec
    - For Beez Neez/In retrospect
  - Fri 16 Dec
    - ONWARDS!
  - Thu 15 Dec
    - Tis the season to be jolly...
  - Tue 13 Dec
    - Great feedback. Thanks.
  - Mon 12 Dec
    - Question: Have I ever considered self publishing?
  - Sun 11 Dec
    - Ideas Needed
  - Fri 09 Dec
    - Jacks, Cranes and truckmobiles
  - Wed 07 Dec
    - Electrickery.BAH!
  - Sun 04 Dec
    - Link to some cute photos
  - Sat 03 Dec
    - Of books, bankers and kittens.
- Nov 2011
  - Wed 30 Nov
    - Rain Rain
  - Tue 29 Nov
    - Walking Man
  - Mon 28 Nov
    - Batteries
  - Fri 25 Nov
    - What did Goldie Hawn use to say?
  - Wed 23 Nov
    - The definitive answer.
  - Tue 22 Nov
    - We're here to help but........
  - Sun 20 Nov
    - Pedes Interuptus
  - Fri 18 Nov
    - Rain stopped play
  - Tue 15 Nov
    - Recession hits Fiji
  - Mon 14 Nov
    - So, farewell then, strawberry cheesecake
  - Fri 11 Nov
    - Snow in Fiji?
  - Tue 08 Nov
    - Full Hazmat Gear
  - Mon 07 Nov
    - Captains Log.......Update
    - Dog days?
  - Fri 04 Nov
    - A lengthy lunch
- Oct 2011
  - Sat 29 Oct
    - Saturday in Suva
  - Wed 26 Oct
    - Sandals again
  - Sat 22 Oct
    - Safely in Suva
  - Thu 20 Oct
    - So far so suspiciously OK
  - Tue 18 Oct
    - An expensive Day
- Sep 2011
  - Thu 29 Sep
    - Soul-less Seoul?
  - Mon 19 Sep
    - All set for Blighty
  - Thu 15 Sep
    - Must start packing
  - Tue 13 Sep
    - No Photos today
  - Fri 09 Sep
    - Inching Forward
  - Thu 08 Sep
    - The current version of the plan
  - Wed 07 Sep
    - There's a hole in my bottom
  - Tue 06 Sep
    - The games afoot
  - Sat 03 Sep
    - Need I say more?
  - Fri 02 Sep
    - Book available on amazon
  - Thu 01 Sep
    - BUY BUY BUY
- Aug 2011
  - Wed 31 Aug
    - Breaking news!
  - Mon 29 Aug
    - I have a dream
  - Fri 26 Aug
    - Gorilla Woodwork
  - Thu 25 Aug
    - Alas we have no Oxalic Acid
  - Wed 24 Aug
    - Eyeless in Gaza?
  - Tue 23 Aug
    - Some really dumb touches spoil the ship
  - Mon 22 Aug
    - As any fule kno......
  - Fri 19 Aug
    - Work continues.
  - Thu 18 Aug
    - It's all go
  - Tue 16 Aug
    - I was reminded.....
  - Fri 12 Aug
    - The sanding/oiling so far.
  - Thu 11 Aug
    - We are sailing /oops I meant Sanding.
  - Mon 08 Aug
    - Work in progress
  - Wed 03 Aug
    - The Plan(s)
  - Tue 02 Aug
    - Flotsam & Jetsam
- Jul 2011
  - Sun 31 Jul
    - Meetings
  - Mon 25 Jul
    - Oops!!!
    - Boat remodeling and a chance meeting
  - Sat 23 Jul
    - An interesting experience
  - Fri 22 Jul
    - Damn these sandals are fast!
  - Thu 21 Jul
    - Plan D/3
  - Mon 18 Jul
    - Indian restaurants, pussy farts and the ten dollar store
  - Sun 17 Jul
    - An outboard called Lazarus
  - Tue 12 Jul
    - Estimates and Cheap Breakfasts
  - Fri 08 Jul
    - I have a publishing contract!
    - I broke the Fifty Minute barrier and lived!
  - Wed 06 Jul
    - Four screws in one day
  - Tue 05 Jul
    - Today I achieved......
  - Mon 04 Jul
    - Thanks doesn't cover it
  - Sun 03 Jul
    - Suva Sunday
  - Fri 01 Jul
    - The cost of a long blink, part one
- Jun 2011
  - Thu 30 Jun
    - Nearly a successful day
  - Wed 29 Jun
    - The Dreaded Lurghy
  - Sun 26 Jun
    - Lazy Sunday
  - Fri 24 Jun
    - Of women and shirts
  - Wed 22 Jun
    - Knock me down with a small feather
  - Tue 21 Jun
    - Things happening
  - Mon 20 Jun
    - Progress
  - Sun 19 Jun
    - Motivation ,motivation, motivation
  - Sat 18 Jun
    - Pictures
  - Thu 16 Jun
    - I always suspected
  - Wed 15 Jun
    - Thank You
    - Day one of the Big Cleanup
  - Tue 14 Jun
    - Troutbridge on the Blocks
  - Sat 11 Jun
    - Toad of Toad Hall?
    - Hey Ho
  - Fri 10 Jun
    - That didn't work then
    - Second failure
  - Thu 09 Jun
    - Failure on several fronts
  - Wed 08 Jun
    - One last effort?
  - Tue 07 Jun
    - Update and ....
    - Success
  - Sat 04 Jun
    - Once again the old 'up and over'
  - Fri 03 Jun
    - Some sleep and then an update
  - Thu 02 Jun
    - Tired
  - Wed 01 Jun
    - Not so Good
- May 2011
  - Tue 31 May
    - Mixed fortunes
  - Mon 30 May
    - Update
  - Sun 29 May
    - Sleepless in Suva
  - Sat 28 May
  - Fri 27 May
    - Down and very nearly out
  - Sat 21 May
    - Bloody chartplotter!
  - Fri 20 May
    - And they call this fun????
  - Thu 19 May
    - Enough of the bumpiness already!
  - Wed 18 May
    - Slowly slowly catchee something
  - Tue 17 May
    - Baking......motoring...baking some more
  - Mon 16 May
    - Nice
  - Sun 15 May
    - Ho Humm
  - Sat 14 May
    - Towards Fiji Day One
  - Fri 13 May
    - The Big Offski
  - Sat 07 May
    - Effing Weather
  - Thu 05 May
    - Waiting for......
- Apr 2011
  - Thu 28 Apr
    - A whingeing muttering update!
  - Sat 23 Apr
    - Muttering Update
  - Fri 15 Apr
    - Mutter mutter mutter (again)
  - Fri 08 Apr
    - Back in the Bay
  - Sat 02 Apr
    - A pleasant drift
  - Fri 01 Apr
    - Heading 'oop North like'
- Mar 2011
  - Fri 11 Mar
    - Tsunami- So far so good
- Feb 2011
  - Sat 26 Feb
    - Time????
  - Sat 05 Feb
    - You take the .......
- Jan 2011
  - Sun 30 Jan
    - Wilma
  - Tue 25 Jan
    - I'll probably be shot for this
  - Mon 24 Jan
    - A Day out and the anchorage in Whangerei sur Mud
  - Fri 14 Jan
    - Whangerei
  - Thu 13 Jan
    - Tutukaka
  - Wed 12 Jan
    - Escape from the Bay of Islands
  - Tue 11 Jan
    - En route to somewhere
  - Sat 08 Jan
    - Russell Tall Ships Day
  - Thu 06 Jan
    - Update
2010
- Dec 2010
  - Sun 26 Dec
    - Twas Christmas Day on the anchored cat
  - Sat 18 Dec
    - How was your Saturday afternoon?
  - Tue 14 Dec
    - Assassination Cove
  - Mon 13 Dec
    - Columberg would have been impressed!
  - Sat 11 Dec
    - Mud, Mud glorious mud
  - Fri 10 Dec
    - You can tell you've been at anchor too long when.....
  - Thu 09 Dec
    - The enigma of the (cap) Shroud of Troutbridge
  - Mon 06 Dec
    - A new blog
  - Fri 03 Dec
    - Christmas Pudding Island
- Nov 2010
  - Sun 28 Nov
    - Just a thought
  - Sat 27 Nov
    - A damn close run thing!
  - Tue 23 Nov
    - A chapter closes.
  - Sun 21 Nov
    - Trouble at Teapot
    - Is a 'ding a ling' the same as a dongle?
  - Mon 15 Nov
    - Party party party
  - Fri 12 Nov
    - Mutter mutter, whinge whinge
  - Tue 09 Nov
    - New Phone number
  - Mon 08 Nov
    - Baaaaa
  - Sun 07 Nov
    - Land Ho!!!!
  - Sat 06 Nov
    - Are we nearly there yet?
    - 245 nm to go
  - Fri 05 Nov
    - A sudden hush
  - Wed 03 Nov
    - Wot, no beenz???
  - Tue 02 Nov
    - The Far Side of The World
    - And on
- Oct 2010
  - Sun 31 Oct
    - Settling down
  - Sat 30 Oct
    - Bang crash wallop
  - Fri 29 Oct
    - Off we jolly well go
  - Thu 28 Oct
    - Condolences
  - Wed 27 Oct
    - A terrible Tragedy
  - Tue 26 Oct
    - Just a couple of photos
  - Thu 21 Oct
    - Preparations
  - Mon 11 Oct
    - Swim swim; write write
  - Sat 09 Oct
    - W W W *
  - Wed 06 Oct
    - A Chinese meal?
  - Sat 02 Oct
    - It's a hard Life!
- Sep 2010
  - Wed 29 Sep
    - Two Piccies
    - Caves' n bad backs!
  - Sun 26 Sep
    - Forestay Update
  - Wed 22 Sep
    - It's a broken forestay
  - Tue 21 Sep
    - Tonga
  - Mon 20 Sep
    - Weez arrived
  - Sun 19 Sep
    - Answer
  - Sat 18 Sep
    - I hate you fleeces to pieces!
  - Fri 17 Sep
    - Nearly half way
  - Thu 16 Sep
    - Razza Frazza mutter mutter mutter
  - Tue 14 Sep
    - It's a shame
  - Sat 11 Sep
    - And the wind doth blow & blow & blow
  - Fri 10 Sep
    - Palmerston Atoll
  - Thu 09 Sep
    - En route Palmerston
  - Mon 06 Sep
    - Open All Hours
  - Wed 01 Sep
    - Aitutaki
- Aug 2010
  - Tue 31 Aug
    - Typical...Just typical
  - Mon 30 Aug
    - A truly Pacific experience
  - Sun 29 Aug
    - A Durt Great 'Ole
  - Sat 28 Aug
    - At last, The Pacific!!!
  - Fri 27 Aug
    - En Route Aitutaki
  - Wed 25 Aug
    - Adieu to French Polynesia
  - Mon 23 Aug
    - Bora Bora
  - Sat 21 Aug
    - Poemtry, Japanese style
  - Thu 19 Aug
    - Raiatea
    - Raiatea
  - Sat 14 Aug
    - A Gentle jaunt up the coast
  - Fri 13 Aug
    - A Cattery? Early morning in Avae Bay, Huahine
  - Thu 12 Aug
    - Huahine
  - Tue 10 Aug
    - Pictures of Lilley
  - Mon 09 Aug
    - Moorea Hill Walk
  - Sat 07 Aug
    - Make & mend Day
  - Fri 06 Aug
    - Moorea
  - Thu 05 Aug
    - SPLERSH
- Jul 2010
  - Sat 31 Jul
    - (no subject)
  - Thu 29 Jul
    - All sorts of progress
  - Sat 24 Jul
    - Progress of sorts & insurance ombudsmen
  - Wed 21 Jul
    - Ah me
  - Thu 15 Jul
    - Yo Ho, Yo Ho A Yotties life for me
  - Tue 13 Jul
    - Another video
  - Mon 12 Jul
    - Facebook videos
  - Sun 11 Jul
    - Belated update
  - Sat 03 Jul
    - Nous avons arriver
  - Fri 02 Jul
    - Nearly there
  - Thu 01 Jul
- Jun 2010
  - Wed 30 Jun
    - Delay?
  - Tue 29 Jun
    - Delayed departure
  - Mon 28 Jun
    - Yet another Update
  - Sat 26 Jun
    - Update 3
  - Thu 24 Jun
    - Update 2
  - Tue 22 Jun
    - Update
  - Mon 21 Jun
    - On the reef
  - Sun 20 Jun
    - I spoke too soon
  - Sat 19 Jun
    - A small coral atoll in the Pacific
  - Thu 17 Jun
    - Getting There
  - Wed 16 Jun
    - What a differencer a day makes
  - Tue 15 Jun
    - Pacific? Where????
    - Under Way
  - Mon 14 Jun
    - The water-less waterfall
  - Fri 11 Jun
    - Daniel's Bay
  - Mon 07 Jun
    - I just luuurve fixin' things
  - Sun 06 Jun
    - Nuku Hiva
- May 2010
  - Sun 30 May
    - Birthday Girl
    - Tahuata
  - Thu 27 May
    - Hiva Oa
  - Wed 26 May
    - Hiva Oa
  - Wed 19 May
    - MADE IT!!!!!
  - Tue 18 May
    - Are we nearly there yet? Oh yes indeed ladies and gentlemen.
  - Mon 17 May
    - If the person who took it puts it back we'll say no more about it.
  - Sun 16 May
    - OK, nobody leave the room: who stole the wind?
  - Sat 15 May
    - Steady as she goes Chief
  - Fri 14 May
    - Slow, Slow, Quick[NOT] Quick [really, not] Slow
  - Thu 13 May
    - Bean Surprise
  - Wed 12 May
    - Under 1000nm to go
  - Tue 11 May
    - Pacific? I don't think so!!!
  - Mon 10 May
    - Timelessness
  - Sun 09 May
    - Great excitement in the night
  - Sat 08 May
    - Mercies sakes Big Buddy, looks like we've got ourselves a Convoy!
  - Fri 07 May
    - Nearly half way
  - Thu 06 May
    - Flying Fridgeless!
  - Wed 05 May
    - Starry Starry Night
  - Tue 04 May
    - Rock & Roll[y]
  - Mon 03 May
    - All well
  - Sun 02 May
    - A simply splendid day
  - Sat 01 May
    - Settling Down
- Apr 2010
  - Fri 30 Apr
    - Left hand down a bit?
  - Thu 29 Apr
    - And they're off!
  - Wed 28 Apr
    - All set for tomorrow then
  - Tue 27 Apr
    - Aching back
    - Preparations
  - Mon 26 Apr
    - "Alfred" and her cake
  - Sat 24 Apr
    - Some pictures of San Cristobal, Galapagos
  - Fri 23 Apr
    - Short video of Tour around San Cristobal, Galapagos
  - Thu 22 Apr
    - Breaking News
  - Wed 21 Apr
    - Random Witterings for those who may follow
  - Sun 18 Apr
    - Some piccies
    - Galapagos
  - Sat 17 Apr
    - Position Report
  - Fri 16 Apr
    - Better (& Betterer)
  - Thu 15 Apr
    - Bashing along
  - Wed 14 Apr
    - Ho Hum
  - Tue 13 Apr
    - The rain it doth raineth but the wind it don't blow.
  - Mon 12 Apr
    - In the Doldrums
  - Sun 11 Apr
    - Day Two
  - Sat 10 Apr
    - Day One
  - Fri 09 Apr
    - 19 hours and counting
  - Thu 08 Apr
    - San Jose
  - Wed 07 Apr
    - Invitation to view Peter.Bernfeld's Picasa Web Album - Panama Canal Transit
  - Sun 04 Apr
    - Moga Moga
  - Fri 02 Apr
    - Having a Whale of a time
- Mar 2010
  - Tue 30 Mar
    - Amazing but true
  - Sat 27 Mar
    - Not much to say
  - Sun 21 Mar
    - Sunday mornings
  - Sat 20 Mar
    - Boats**********
  - Thu 18 Mar
    - Tabago
  - Wed 17 Mar
    - They're full of it-or rather they were
  - Sun 14 Mar
    - We Made It!!! Messasge from 'the Pacific Side'
  - Fri 12 Mar
    - Last blog entry from the Atlantic side
  - Thu 11 Mar
    - All set for the Panama Canal Transit
  - Mon 08 Mar
    - Time ticking away
  - Thu 04 Mar
    - The Admeasurer cometh
  - Wed 03 Mar
    - The Big Shop, part 1
  - Mon 01 Mar
    - Simon's farewell party
- Feb 2010
  - Sun 28 Feb
    - Line handling in the Panama Canal
  - Fri 26 Feb
    - Preparations
  - Wed 24 Feb
    - Good-O
  - Tue 23 Feb
    - it's all happening here!
  - Sat 20 Feb
    - de tings dey am progressin, mon
  - Fri 19 Feb
    - Shelter Bay Marina
  - Mon 15 Feb
    - Portobello & a cock-up in the engine servicing department
  - Fri 12 Feb
    - Ciao Kuna Yala, Buenos Dias Linton Island
  - Wed 10 Feb
    - Paperwork
    - Epic Voyages
  - Mon 08 Feb
    - Not ANOTHER beach BBQ :)
  - Thu 04 Feb
    - Meeting up with chums
  - Wed 03 Feb
    - I see an anchor!!
  - Tue 02 Feb
    - Habit forming!
  - Mon 01 Feb
    - sailing ar last!
- Jan 2010
  - Sun 31 Jan
    - Mono Island
  - Sat 30 Jan
    - Mamitupu
  - Fri 29 Jan
    - On the move.....well not exactly!
  - Wed 27 Jan
    - It's becoming traditional
  - Tue 26 Jan
    - Isla de Pinos
  - Sun 24 Jan
    - Isla de Pinos
    - Interesting experiences
  - Sat 23 Jan
    - A fascinating day
  - Fri 22 Jan
    - Make & Mend day
  - Wed 20 Jan
    - Puerto Ecosses, San Blas Islands, Panama
  - Mon 18 Jan
    - Tintipan
  - Sun 17 Jan
    - Parties
  - Sat 16 Jan
    - Oooops
  - Wed 13 Jan
    - Work work work
  - Tue 12 Jan
    - Make & Mend Day
  - Sun 10 Jan
    - Reflections on weather and the mystery yacht
  - Fri 08 Jan
    - Cartegena
  - Thu 07 Jan
    - It was almost fun in the Force 6 lulls!
  - Wed 06 Jan
    - Rodadero
  - Tue 05 Jan
    - Bahia Guayraca
  - Mon 04 Jan
    - Colombia
  - Sat 02 Jan
    - Santa Kruz Baie
  - Fri 01 Jan
    - Happy New Year
2009
- Dec 2009
  - Wed 30 Dec
    - The Great Weevil Hunt and a bit of beaurocracy
  - Mon 28 Dec
    - Spanish Water
  - Sat 26 Dec
    - Christmas Day
  - Wed 23 Dec
    - Reflections on Venezuelan Islands
    - Bonaire
  - Mon 21 Dec
    - Simon and Sidney the Shark
  - Sun 20 Dec
    - Los Rocques
  - Sat 19 Dec
    - Wish you were here moment
    - 6kts under bare poles
  - Fri 18 Dec
    - Trade Wind Sailing
  - Thu 17 Dec
    - 'The Plan'
  - Wed 16 Dec
    - OK, the Island is yours. Watch out for the wild donkeys
    - Cloud, land or a Russian jet*
  - Tue 15 Dec
    - Eye don't beleeeeve it!!!
  - Mon 14 Dec
    - Almost a bean-free boat
  - Fri 11 Dec
    - Unfair photo!
  - Tue 08 Dec
    - Today, I am a starter motor
  - Sun 06 Dec
    - This weekend I have mainly been
  - Thu 03 Dec
    - Progress
  - Wed 02 Dec
    - It's a boat (part gazillion)
  - Tue 01 Dec
    - 2.25 cheers
    - An annudder ting, mon
- Nov 2009
  - Mon 30 Nov
    - 1.5 cheers
    - It's amazing.........
  - Sat 28 Nov
    - It always happens at the start of a weekend
  - Fri 27 Nov
    - Yes, we have no bananas.
  - Tue 24 Nov
    - Keep on keeping on
  - Sun 22 Nov
    - Dedicated to a friend with a new, mainly electric toy.
  - Fri 20 Nov
    - How long does it take to change a water filter?
  - Wed 18 Nov
    - Sweaty Small Cramped Place*
  - Tue 17 Nov
    - 'Tis a braw, moonlicht nicht tonicht, och aye the noo
  - Mon 16 Nov
    - Zen and the art of plumbing
  - Fri 13 Nov
    - The Dodgy Dingy
  - Thu 12 Nov
    - Life in Prickly Bay
  - Wed 11 Nov
    - It's all in the planning
  - Mon 09 Nov
    - Author, author
  - Sat 07 Nov
    - Pause for strangled scream
  - Wed 04 Nov
    - Ho Hum
  - Sun 01 Nov
    - Trouble at mill
- Oct 2009
  - Sat 24 Oct
    - Back Again
  - Thu 22 Oct
    - And On
  - Wed 21 Oct
    - (North)Westward(hee hee, ha ha ho)Ho!
  - Tue 20 Oct
    - Hit the road, Jack
  - Fri 16 Oct
    - The Falls
  - Wed 14 Oct
    - Off to the falls
  - Sat 10 Oct
    - Baganara Beach Resort
  - Fri 09 Oct
    - Life on rthe river part deux
  - Wed 07 Oct
    - Life on the river
  - Sun 04 Oct
    - Bartica
  - Fri 02 Oct
    - We have arrived!
  - Thu 01 Oct
    - Onwards!
- Sep 2009
  - Wed 30 Sep
    - To Guyana
  - Sat 26 Sep
    - A present
  - Wed 23 Sep
    - Charlotteville
  - Tue 22 Sep
    - Charlotteville, Tobago
  - Fri 18 Sep
    - Hit the road, Jack
  - Wed 09 Sep
    - On the hard (again)
  - Sun 06 Sep
    - A night out
  - Thu 03 Sep
    - Party time.
  - Tue 01 Sep
    - Never goes smoothly
- Aug 2009
  - Wed 26 Aug
    - And so it goes
  - Mon 17 Aug
    - It's not easy, you know
  - Thu 13 Aug
    - Boats eh, don't you lurve 'em?
  - Sun 09 Aug
    - Keep on keeping on
  - Thu 06 Aug
    - Progress
  - Wed 05 Aug
    - Getting there......but where exactly?
  - Sat 01 Aug
    - It's a boat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Jul 2009
  - Wed 29 Jul
    - Worth a thousand words
    - Two and a half cheers.
  - Tue 28 Jul
    - OOkayyyy
  - Mon 27 Jul
    - Hmmmmmm
  - Thu 23 Jul
    - Right then.....
  - Tue 21 Jul
    - And so it goes
  - Fri 17 Jul
    - A productive but expensive day
    - And this is the hole in the kitchen
  - Thu 16 Jul
    - There's a hole in my kitchen, dear Liza
  - Wed 15 Jul
    - Skip, you gonna lose weight
  - Mon 13 Jul
    - Goodbyee
  - Sat 11 Jul
    - Nostalgia
  - Mon 06 Jul
    - A bigger suitcase
- Jun 2009
  - Thu 25 Jun
    - A day out
  - Tue 16 Jun
    - Oh, by the way
  - Thu 11 Jun
    - Gone fishing...or something
  - Tue 09 Jun
    - The Lift-Out
  - Sat 06 Jun
    - The List
  - Wed 03 Jun
    - Crikey Okka, the Boca's chokka!
  - Mon 01 Jun
    - Party party party
- May 2009
  - Fri 29 May
    - Underwater Gardening
  - Sat 23 May
    - It's all go here, I tell you
  - Fri 22 May
    - If it's legal to go by air it's too weak!
  - Thu 21 May
    - A Mad Social Whirl in Pictures
  - Sat 16 May
    - Thunderbird 2, Fish Friday & Saturday Session.
  - Thu 14 May
    - Competition results
  - Tue 12 May
    - Grenada
  - Sun 10 May
    - Endless toil
  - Thu 07 May
    - Message for Andy S
  - Mon 04 May
    - Caption Competition
  - Sun 03 May
    - Birthday Boy(?)
- Apr 2009
  - Wed 29 Apr
    - Celebrations
  - Sat 25 Apr
    - It's a hard life (part 79C)
  - Thu 23 Apr
    - Ah me, another sun-drenched beach & bar
  - Mon 20 Apr
    - A Long Voyage
  - Sun 19 Apr
    - What can I say
  - Sat 18 Apr
    - Tobago Cays
  - Fri 17 Apr
    - Bye Bye Bequia
  - Sun 12 Apr
    - The Bequia Easter Regatta
  - Wed 08 Apr
    - Happy Seder
  - Mon 06 Apr
    - Jacks Bar
  - Sat 04 Apr
    - Bequia
  - Wed 01 Apr
    - "Barnacle Bill"
- Mar 2009
  - Thu 26 Mar
    - Deja Vue?
  - Wed 25 Mar
    - Southbound again
  - Tue 24 Mar
    - The Saintes
  - Mon 23 Mar
    - Les Saintes
  - Sat 21 Mar
    - Dominica
  - Wed 18 Mar
    - Dominica & A Plan
  - Mon 16 Mar
    - If it's Monday
  - Sun 15 Mar
    - Poemtry Corner
  - Fri 13 Mar
    - Only the French
  - Wed 11 Mar
    - Let's party!
  - Mon 09 Mar
    - Today, we went to........
  - Sun 08 Mar
    - Les Trois Islets
  - Sat 07 Mar
    - Having a 'swell' time!
  - Fri 06 Mar
    - On a clear day
  - Thu 05 Mar
    - Martinique
  - Tue 03 Mar
    - Sigh
  - Mon 02 Mar
    - Waiting for Godot
- Feb 2009
  - Wed 25 Feb
    - Waiting for the bus!
    - Pancakes
  - Sat 21 Feb
    - 2 AB or not AB
  - Sun 15 Feb
    - Lazy Days
  - Fri 13 Feb
    - Photos
  - Wed 11 Feb
    - Life and stuff
  - Sun 08 Feb
    - Bye Bye Bob
  - Thu 05 Feb
    - Onwards
  - Mon 02 Feb
    - Going, going
- Jan 2009
  - Wed 28 Jan
    - Life in Carlisle Bay
  - Fri 23 Jan
    - Barbados
  - Wed 21 Jan
    - Carlisle Bay
  - Tue 20 Jan
    - Port St Charles, Barbados
  - Mon 19 Jan
    - Are we nearly there yet? YES
  - Sun 18 Jan
    - Ocean cruising... a hard life
  - Sat 17 Jan
    - Going Well
  - Fri 16 Jan
    - Free firework display
  - Thu 15 Jan
    - Fun & Games
  - Wed 14 Jan
    - A faster day
  - Tue 13 Jan
    - Bananas
  - Mon 12 Jan
    - 1000nm to go
  - Sun 11 Jan
    - Just like the Solent
  - Sat 10 Jan
    - A sad loss
  - Fri 09 Jan
    - Hurrah!!!
  - Thu 08 Jan
    - The Voices
  - Wed 07 Jan
    - Overcoming problems
  - Tue 06 Jan
    - Onwards
  - Mon 05 Jan
    - Westward Ho!
  - Sun 04 Jan
    - Champignons au Swarfega
  - Sat 03 Jan
    - Sarf & West
  - Fri 02 Jan
    - Are we nearly there yet?
  - Thu 01 Jan
    - The first 24 hours
2008
- Dec 2008
  - Wed 31 Dec
    - We're Off!!!!
  - Wed 24 Dec
    - A bigger boat
  - Sat 20 Dec
    - Emergency supplies
  - Tue 09 Dec
    - Supplies, supplies
  - Sun 07 Dec
    - Las Palmas
  - Tue 02 Dec
    - Pasito Blanco
- Nov 2008
  - Sun 30 Nov
    - La Gomera & Los Christianos
  - Wed 26 Nov
    - La Gomera
  - Wed 19 Nov
    - Tenerife
  - Thu 13 Nov
    - Splash-down
  - Wed 12 Nov
    - Aahhh
  - Thu 06 Nov
    - Dirty bottoms & slight change of plans
  - Mon 03 Nov
    - Gran Canaria
- Oct 2008
  - Sun 26 Oct
    - Gran Canaria
  - Sat 25 Oct
    - WOW!
  - Wed 22 Oct
    - Fuerteventura
  - Mon 20 Oct
    - Gran Tarajal
  - Sun 19 Oct
    - Isla de Lobos, Fuerteventura
  - Fri 17 Oct
    - Nobody ever accused me of being quick on the uptake
    - On the road again
  - Thu 16 Oct
    - Honey, I'm home!
  - Thu 02 Oct
    - Puerto Calero
- Sep 2008
  - Mon 29 Sep
    - Playa Quemada
  - Fri 26 Sep
    - Puerto de Naos
  - Sat 20 Sep
    - Lanzarrotte
  - Mon 15 Sep
    - It could only happen to
  - Fri 12 Sep
    - Playa Francesca, Graciosa
  - Thu 11 Sep
    - Warmed-over rat
  - Wed 10 Sep
    - At Sea
  - Tue 09 Sep
    - Preparations for leaving
  - Sun 07 Sep
    - Dodgy WIFI link
    - PSSST- wanna see some Pictures(nudge nudge etc)
- Aug 2008
  - Sun 31 Aug
    - The tale of the diamond-stuffed duck
  - Thu 28 Aug
    - Porto Santo
  - Tue 26 Aug
    - Day 3 at sea
  - Mon 25 Aug
    - All at sea
  - Sun 24 Aug
    - All at sea
  - Sat 23 Aug
    - At sea
  - Fri 22 Aug
    - Jump-off time
  - Tue 19 Aug
    - Another nasty swello
  - Tue 12 Aug
    - Reflections on Galicia
  - Mon 11 Aug
    - Cascais
  - Sat 09 Aug
    - Do boats get the hump?
  - Tue 05 Aug
    - Onwards
- Jul 2008
  - Tue 29 Jul
    - I say, waiter
  - Fri 25 Jul
    - The rain in Spain
  - Mon 21 Jul
    - Fire
  - Sun 20 Jul
    - Swanning Around
  - Sat 19 Jul
    - A change of breakfast
  - Fri 18 Jul
    - Swans are not meant to fly
  - Thu 17 Jul
    - San Vicente & Combarro
  - Mon 14 Jul
    - Isla Toja Grande
  - Sat 12 Jul
    - Shopping
  - Thu 10 Jul
    - Caraminel & life in general
  - Mon 07 Jul
    - All Muros'd out
  - Sat 05 Jul
    - back on the road again?
- Jun 2008
  - Mon 30 Jun
    - Portosin
  - Thu 26 Jun
    - Not all beer & skittle
  - Tue 24 Jun
    - Muros
  - Fri 20 Jun
    - Camarinas
  - Thu 19 Jun
    - Laxe
  - Wed 18 Jun
    - At Anchor, at last
  - Mon 16 Jun
    - The Search for Lurch
  - Sun 15 Jun
    - Oh, blow ye winds...oh
  - Sat 14 Jun
    - Wibble
  - Fri 13 Jun
    - Dolphins
  - Thu 12 Jun
    - The Biscay
  - Tue 10 Jun
    - Sailing in the fog
  - Mon 09 Jun
    - Fair stood the forecast wind for france
- May 2008
  - Fri 30 May
    - "Home" again for a while
  - Tue 27 May
    - A pleasant weekend
  - Thu 15 May
    - Thornham-Sur-Mud
  - Sat 10 May
    - Warranty Work
  - Thu 08 May
    - Friday 2nd May
  - Thu 01 May
    - Escape
- Apr 2008
  - Sat 19 Apr
    - Are we nearly there yet?
  - Wed 09 Apr
    - The time approacheth!
- Mar 2008
  - Thu 20 Mar
    - Preparations continue
  - Mon 17 Mar
    - Testing Iridium
- Feb 2008
  - Wed 13 Feb
    - Equipment
  - Thu 07 Feb
    - First test entry for web diary