VulcanSpirit - Do you know what vanilla looks like?

Do you know what vanilla looks like?

VulcanSpirit

Richard & Alison Brunstrom

Tue 14 Aug 2012 21:17

I didn't, so here it is:

The plant is an orchid. This island, Huahine, is famous for its vanilla which is claimed to be better than the Madagascan variety commonly found in Europe. Since i cannot currently compare the two I can't offer an opinion - but the local stuff is nice. The cages are necessary to keep the birds off - each flower produces one pod which takes 9 months to ripen, so it's a slow business. The coconut husks are a mulch.

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Sun 22 Jun 12:09
- NZ is not the UK, part 2
Thu 19 Jun 13:47
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Tue 17 Jun 18:59
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Thu 12 Jun 18:25
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Wed 11 Jun 20:28
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Tue 3 Jun 05:29
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Fri 30 May 15:40
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Sat 24 May 23:14
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Mar 2014

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Feb 2014

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Tue 4 Feb 09:04
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Mon 3 Feb 12:45
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- Great Barrier Island "36:10.38S 175:21.57E"

Jan 2014

Sun 26 Jan 11:11
- Yet another didactic blog post
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Fri 24 Jan 22:56
- Cathedral Cove "36:49.62S 175:47.45E"
Mon 20 Jan 08:10
- 1864 - British Army humiliated at Gate Pa
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Fri 3 Jan 06:22
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Sun 8 Dec 07:51
- Update

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Sun 24 Nov 09:23
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Thu 14 Nov 18:07
- At sea "40:44.04S 173:09.28E"
Wed 13 Nov 16:55
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Tue 12 Nov 20:47
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Mon 11 Nov 17:14
- At sea "34:47.99S 172:52.15E"
- At sea again "34:36.56S 173:15.55E"
Mon 4 Nov 18:43
- Not at sea "5:18.80 74:07.36E"
Sun 3 Nov 17:17
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Sat 2 Nov 20:00
- At sea "32:03.76S 172:35.67E"
Fri 1 Nov 18:07
- At sea "31:12.70S 170:29.33E"

Oct 2013

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Wed 30 Oct 18:10
- At sea "27:47.73S 167:13.08E"
Tue 29 Oct 18:20
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Wed 16 Oct 21:09
- The Isle of Pines, the War of German Unification, and the rise of communism
- Policing is tough, everywhere
Mon 14 Oct 07:20
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Thu 3 Oct 20:21
- The Great Vanuatu Bake IOff, Part 1

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- Noumea
Fri 20 Sep 06:33
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Thu 19 Sep 18:45
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Wed 18 Sep 23:54
Sat 14 Sep 20:19
- At sea "18:28.96S 169:34.77E"
Thu 12 Sep 01:42
- Crustacean news
Sun 8 Sep 10:23
- What price independence?

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Tue 27 Aug 09:48
- Trading
Mon 26 Aug 13:38
- Volcano
- This is not the UK
Sun 18 Aug 21:25
- Vanuatu
Fri 9 Aug 04:47
- Vanuatu "17:44.88S 168:18.65E"
Wed 7 Aug 21:36
- At sea "17:53.86S 171:03.34E"
Tue 6 Aug 02:21
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Fri 2 Aug 12:10

Jul 2013

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Mon 8 Jul 10:39

May 2013

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Sat 25 May 21:40
- At sea "18:43.22S 179:01.22W"
Thu 23 May 19:22
- Minerva departure
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Mon 20 May 04:56
- Minerva "23:55.29S 179:06.95W"
Sat 18 May 19:58
- At sea "24:56.50S 179:55.07E"
Fri 17 May 19:31
- At sea "27:13.64S 178:21.03E"
Thu 16 May 18:33
- At sea "28:32.31S 176:30.12E"
Wed 15 May 21:01
- At sea "30:34.86S 176:08.43E"
Tue 14 May 21:57
- At sea "33:24.43S 175:14.24E"
Sun 12 May 10:09
Mon 6 May 11:05
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Fri 3 May 12:18
Thu 2 May 08:23
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Wed 1 May 10:00
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Apr 2013

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Thu 11 Apr 10:03
- Ship Cove
Mon 1 Apr 09:30
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Feb 2013

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- Refitting
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Tue 19 Feb 10:14
- Kiwi
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Sun 10 Feb 18:44

2012

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Wed 19 Dec 09:57
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Tue 11 Dec 12:25

Nov 2012

Wed 28 Nov 10:12
Thu 1 Nov 01:49
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Oct 2012

Tue 30 Oct 22:59
Sun 28 Oct 23:19
- At sea "31:24.79S 176:15.91E"
Fri 26 Oct 17:10
- At sea "27:27.31S 179:42.84E"
Wed 24 Oct 17:44
- At sea "23:45.30S 178:26.72E"
Tue 23 Oct 16:15
- At sea "21:06.17S 178:08.15E"
Mon 22 Oct 17:36
- At sea! "18:20.87S 178:54.64E"
Tue 16 Oct 10:37
Sun 14 Oct 07:03
Mon 1 Oct 22:12
- Fiji -a Republic?

Sep 2012

Wed 26 Sep 20:40
- Fiji - a military dictatorship
Thu 20 Sep 22:11
- Fiji "18:07.38S 178:25.24E"
- Tonga
Sun 16 Sep 18:49
Sun 2 Sep 21:24
- Tonga "18:39.38S 174:59.06W"
Sat 1 Sep 03:12
- Whales!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Aug 2012

Fri 31 Aug 18:25
Thu 30 Aug 19:10
- Niue arrival
Thu 23 Aug 07:51
- Arrival "19:03.30S 169:55.54W"
Wed 22 Aug 23:06
- Becalmed "18:43.73S 169:25.78W"
Tue 21 Aug 05:29
- At sea "17:09.66S 166:31.75W"
Sun 19 Aug 16:59
- At sea "16:30.69S 162:03.98W"
Sat 18 Aug 17:01
- At sea "16:24.84S 159:07.38W"
Fri 17 Aug 16:35
- At sea "16:06.40S 156:46.41W"
Thu 16 Aug 20:05
- At sea "16:12.73S 154:35.76W"
- Bora Bora - departure delayed "16:30.03S 151:45.23W"
Tue 14 Aug 21:23

Jul 2012

Tue 31 Jul 15:42
- Heiva
Thu 19 Jul 06:39
- Real hiking
- Extreme bathing
Mon 16 Jul 07:53
- Tahiti "17:35.05S 149:37.12W"
Thu 5 Jul 18:35
- At sea "17:06.28S 149:23.02W"
Wed 4 Jul 06:17
- Fish at Rangiroa "14:57.96S 147:38.38W"
- non-fish at Rangiroa

Jun 2012

Mon 25 Jun 02:19
- Tetamanu snorkelling
Fri 22 Jun 17:52
- Tetamanu Pass "16:30.40S 145:27.43W"
Sat 16 Jun 17:11
Wed 13 Jun 03:52
- Fakarava "16:03.56S 145:37.22W"
Mon 11 Jun 15:27
- At sea "14:40.51S 144:04.55W"
Sun 10 Jun 15:56
- At sea "12:39.40S 143:14.14W"
Sat 9 Jun 15:51
- At sea "10:29.57S 141:32.551W"
Fri 8 Jun 06:52
Fri 1 Jun 07:44
- Ua Pou2, Nuku Hiva arrival, and hospital
- Ua Pou "9:21.52S 140:02.88W"

May 2012

Wed 23 May 03:05
Tue 15 May 04:11
- Hiva Oa
Mon 14 May 15:04
- 999
Sat 12 May 22:34
- How did we get here from there?
Tue 8 May 17:07
- At anchor "9:48.31S 139:01.99W"
Mon 7 May 17:00
Sun 6 May 18:35
- At sea "9:07.86S 134:32.48W"
Fri 4 May 14:57
- At sea "8:29.00S 130:25.54W"
Thu 3 May 00:53
- Good news for tortoise lovers everywhere
Wed 2 May 13:45
- At sea "7:1.35S 125:50.15W"
Tue 1 May 17:04
- At sea "5:43.54S 123:43.25W"

Apr 2012

Mon 30 Apr 17:15
- At sea "6:07.27S 121:36.95W"
- Not even my mother thinks I'm beautiful
Sat 28 Apr 23:54
- At sea "6:39.34S 117:21.50W"
- The Magnificent Frigate Bird
Fri 27 Apr 23:09
- Halfway "5:41.88S 114:40.00W"
Thu 26 Apr 17:40
- At sea "4:35.50S 111:20.66W"
Wed 25 Apr 12:35
- At sea "03:45.40S 108:05.75W"
Tue 24 Apr 21:48
- Here be dragons
Mon 23 Apr 04:38
- At sea "5:22.24S 103:18.69W"
Sat 21 Apr 12:59
- Too much of a good thing?
- At sea "03:44.40S 98:40.25W"
Fri 20 Apr 13:22
- At sea "03:27.07S 95:37.63W"
Thu 19 Apr 13:17
- At sea "02:32.48S 92:25.81W"
Wed 18 Apr 14:03
- Cactus trees (!)
Mon 16 Apr 04:41
- The enigmatic iguanas
- An everyday tale of murder
Sun 15 Apr 03:51
- Oh what pretty blue feet
Mon 9 Apr 05:15
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Sun 8 Apr 04:44
- Close encounters of the sealion kind
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Thu 5 Apr 11:02
- Test update

Mar 2012

Thu 29 Mar 18:11
- Galapagos arrival "00:39.0S 90:00.0W"
Wed 28 Mar 15:51
- South Pacific "00:06.77S 88:02.35W"
Tue 27 Mar 15:27
- At sea "00.50.88N 86:36.19W"
Mon 26 Mar 10:55
- At sea "01:30.80N 85:11.44W"
Sun 25 Mar 11:10
- At sea "01:59.28N 084:10.56W"
Sat 24 Mar 11:09
- At sea "04:03.36N 82:09.83W"
Fri 23 Mar 12:30
- At sea "05:06.00N 81:13.03W"
Thu 22 Mar 15:41
- At sea "06:38.30N 80:06.05W"
Tue 20 Mar 00:20
- Survivor "08:35.04N 79:01.21W
Mon 19 Mar 23:56
Tue 13 Mar 00:19
- Panama Canal transit Part 2
Fri 9 Mar 00:17
- Panama Canal transit "08:54.43N 79:31.74W" Part 1
Wed 7 Mar 22:24
Sat 3 Mar 13:46
- Shelter Bay "09:22.10N 79:57.03W"

Feb 2012

Tue 28 Feb 12:21
- The War of Jenkin's Ear "09:33.33N 79:39.99W"
Thu 23 Feb 00:36
- Kuna Yala, Pax Americana, and Scottish independence
Sun 19 Feb 01:08
- Coconut
Fri 17 Feb 13:05
- Rock pools
Wed 15 Feb 18:29
- Panama "09:33.46N 78:56.99W"
Tue 14 Feb 12:23
- At sea "10:15.68N 76:33.12W"
Sun 12 Feb 11:10
- At sea "13:29.69N 72:55.00W"
Sat 11 Feb 11:06
- At sea "13:48.10N 70:32.17W"
Fri 10 Feb 11:19
- At sea "15:08.27N 68:10.69W"
Thu 9 Feb 10:55
- At sea "16:18.92N 66:20.60W"
Wed 8 Feb 12:32
- Superyachting
- Leaving Sint Maarten

Jan 2012

Fri 20 Jan 11:46
- 2012- out with the old, in with the new
- Ticket to ride

2011

Dec 2011

Mon 26 Dec 23:01
- Mind Games
- Happy Christmas
Sun 25 Dec 13:26
- Mixing with the rich & famous
- Caribbean Christmas
Sun 18 Dec 01:45
- Pretty Flamingo
- Life in the mud "18:30.13N 64:21.82W"
Sat 10 Dec 23:28
- Safe arrival "18:27.35N 64:26.46W"
- At sea "19:17.90N 64:26.58W"
Fri 9 Dec 13:07
- Still at sea "22:02.41N 64:15.29W"
Thu 8 Dec 12:08
- At sea "25:09.60N 64:01.25W"
Wed 7 Dec 19:20
- At sea "27:05.69N 064:24.28W"
Tue 6 Dec 12:30
- At sea "30:47.10N 64:35.06W"
- Bywyd da o Gymru

Nov 2011

Mon 28 Nov 21:16
- Bermuda revisited "33:22.77N 64:40.39W"
Sun 27 Nov 14:13
- At sea "34:08.00N 66:39.51W"
Sat 26 Nov 13:53
- At sea "35:22.08N 69:45.61W"
Fri 25 Nov 14:24
- At sea "36:21.82N 72:48.05W"
Thu 24 Nov 04:22
Mon 14 Nov 17:37
Wed 9 Nov 11:51
- Bye bye Maryland "38:19.66N 76:27.41W"

Oct 2011

Sun 16 Oct 03:16
Mon 3 Oct 13:14
- Fw: How do they do it? Atlantic Flyway 2
- The Atlantic Flyway
Sat 1 Oct 23:33
- New York, New York

Sep 2011

Thu 29 Sep 23:03
- Cape May NJ "38:57.06N 74:52.72W"
- "40:41.09N 74:02.50W"
Wed 21 Sep 15:05
Mon 19 Sep 02:32
- Chris and Kate's Holiday
Tue 13 Sep 03:12

Aug 2011

Tue 30 Aug 11:37
- Irene
Wed 24 Aug 02:15
- Earthquake!
Sun 21 Aug 13:05
Thu 11 Aug 10:59
- Marblehead "42:30.46N 70:50.34W"
Sun 7 Aug 09:23
- A wrap "43:45.71N 70:00.10W"
Sat 6 Aug 13:18
- Monhegan Island "43:46.09N 69:19.11W"
- Isle au Haut "44:05.07N 68:37.97W"

Jul 2011

Sun 31 Jul 10:08
- Camden "44:12.47N 69:03.07W"
Tue 26 Jul 11:52
- Castine "44:22.97N 68:47.16W"
- Frenchboro "44:07.3N 68:21.8W"
Wed 20 Jul 17:33
Sun 17 Jul 12:57
- Good news, bad news "44:21.35N 68:18.74W"
Wed 13 Jul 20:03
- Mount Desert Island "44:16.3N 68:18.2W"
Sun 10 Jul 00:40
- Swan's Island, Maine "44:08.37N 68:26.69W"
Wed 6 Jul 02:39
- Boston "42:21.56N 71:02.64W"
Sun 3 Jul 21:39
- Whalewatching

Jun 2011

Tue 28 Jun 23:32
Sun 26 Jun 02:30
- Name that bird
- Moving on "41:25.9N 70:54.4W"
Sun 19 Jun 23:25
Sat 4 Jun 23:57
- Arrival USA "41:29.26N 71:19.51W"
Fri 3 Jun 10:18
- A dark & stormy night "39:30.9N 69:04.9W
Thu 2 Jun 10:23
- Still at sea "37:37.2N 68:51.9W"
Wed 1 Jun 10:13
- At sea "35:17.35N 67:56.82W"

May 2011

Tue 31 May 10:08
- At sea again "33:50.8N 66:25.2W"
Mon 30 May 01:23
- Bermuda
Sun 29 May 23:59
- St Goerge's, Bermuda
- Danger - no swimming!
Sun 22 May 16:37
- Safe arrival "32:22.73N 64:40.47W"
- Bermuda here we come "31:57.33N 64:45.98W"
Sat 21 May 11:22
- Progress "29:26'73N 65:50.19W"
Fri 20 May 11:20
- Progress "26:59.44N 66:22.70W"
Thu 19 May 11:16
- Update "24:25.05N 66:46.09W"
Wed 18 May 10:33
- Update "21:34.76N 67:11.76W"
Tue 17 May 14:49
- Why go sailing? "19:23.53N 67:45.54W"
Mon 16 May 10:07
- Progress, lack of
Sun 15 May 12:24
- We're off to Bermuda "18:08.31N 68:45.77W"
Sat 14 May 10:56
- A nice place
- Cobbett's rural ride, Part 2
Fri 13 May 11:57
Sun 1 May 23:37

Apr 2011

Sun 24 Apr 00:56
- Here are those iguanas
- Sint Maarten, continued
Fri 15 Apr 00:50
- St Barts ""17:54.30N 62:51.60W"
- Sint Maarten "18:02.10N 63:05.90W"
Thu 7 Apr 11:23
- Mayday
Wed 6 Apr 22:43
- Running repairs
Mon 4 Apr 12:13
- Swimming with boobies
Sun 3 Apr 20:17
- The Alternative Blog!!
Fri 1 Apr 11:49

Mar 2011

Tue 29 Mar 12:29
- Darwin's Paradox
Fri 25 Mar 22:09
- A BVI bath
- All dressed up
Thu 17 Mar 12:16
- The high life
- The very hungry caterpillar
Sat 12 Mar 23:43
- The Bubbly Pool "18:27.008N 64:42.660W"
- (Yet) another lizard story
Tue 8 Mar 00:17
- Saba "17:38.1N 63:15.4W"
Mon 7 Mar 11:51
- Statia2
Fri 4 Mar 22:51

Feb 2011

Sat 26 Feb 00:02
- All work and no play
Fri 25 Feb 23:50
- Boule
- North Antigua
Sun 13 Feb 13:27
- Wash day revisited
Fri 11 Feb 20:42
Thu 3 Feb 21:17
- Antigua "17:00.2N 61:45.7W"

Jan 2011

Sun 30 Jan 18:15
- Marie Galante "15:57.3N 61:19.3W"
Wed 26 Jan 02:09
- Hello from Les Saintes "15:52.20N 61:35.16W"
Sat 22 Jan 19:41
- Normal service resumed
Fri 21 Jan 11:47
- Dateline Dominica
Sat 15 Jan 17:36
- Petit Piton
- Update "13:58.0N 61:01.5W"
Sun 2 Jan 01:11

2010

Dec 2010

Wed 22 Dec 13:13
- Still here
Wed 15 Dec 22:44
- St Lucia
Tue 14 Dec 20:22
- Land Ho! "14:08.56N 60:14.32W"
- "14:33.78N 59:17.75W" So near......
Mon 13 Dec 09:32
- A frustrating, beautiful and scary night "14:14.85N 56:41.62W"
Sun 12 Dec 15:47
- The wind departs "14:13.698N 55:18.390W"
- "14:12.96N 54:42.16W" The end in sight, nearly
Sat 11 Dec 11:57
- Zooming along "14:35.30N 51:56.37W"
Fri 10 Dec 09:41
- "15:35'84N 49:00.92W"
Thu 9 Dec 21:07
- It never rains but .. (name check for Messrs W & G Parker).
- Generator plays up "14:54.06N 46:35.61W"
Wed 8 Dec 20:42
Tue 7 Dec 19:19
- Important message for Jane
- Heavy weather "14:22.98N 40:48.02W"
Mon 6 Dec 10:17
- Dolphins "13:51.55N 37:27.69W"
Sun 5 Dec 16:29
- Half Way "13:21.9N 35:57.5W"
Sat 4 Dec 14:31
- "13:09.80N 33:39.64W" No wind, again
- Safe & well "13:35.26N 32:59.16W"
Fri 3 Dec 13:13
- Progress report "14:11.05N 31:41.60W"
Thu 2 Dec 21:21
- "13:57.42N 30:08.29W" East wind
- "14:22.18N 29:09.82W"
Wed 1 Dec 19:33
- "15:25.23N 28:08.34W" Progress, of a sort
- Becalmed "16:34.89N 27:11.16W"

Nov 2010

Tue 30 Nov 08:21
- Progress, of a sort "17:01.09N 26:47.53W"
Mon 29 Nov 09:07
- Beating "19:11.82N 27:02.90W"
Sun 28 Nov 17:27
- Progress "18:48.00N 25:25.21W"
- "18:52.86N 24:53.06W"
Fri 26 Nov 21:33
Thu 25 Nov 10:25
- "20:49.824N 19:04.821W"
- "20:58.91N 18:49.94W"
Wed 24 Nov 21:25
Tue 23 Nov 06:52
- Provisions
Mon 22 Nov 21:41
Sun 21 Nov 07:41
- Preparations
Tue 9 Nov 13:42
- Hard life
- "28:07.748N 15:25.510W"
Sun 7 Nov 17:19
- Still at sea "28:16.646N 15:34.489W"
Sat 6 Nov 15:54
- Back at sea "28:35.28N 17:20.67W"
Thu 4 Nov 18:11
- Departure delayed
- Christmas is here
Mon 1 Nov 22:22
- A walk in the Park

Oct 2010

Sun 31 Oct 20:28
- Bank Holiday weekend
- "28:40.691N 17:46.068W"
Sat 30 Oct 22:13
- La Palma
Wed 27 Oct 20:18
Sat 23 Oct 09:39
- Gomera "28:04.36N 17:07.67W"
Fri 22 Oct 08:18
- Tenerife "27:57.61N 16:41.56W"
Thu 21 Oct 07:29
- Update of a sort
Wed 20 Oct 21:15
- Ian meets his match
Sun 17 Oct 21:24
- Another hard day's slog
Fri 15 Oct 20:33
- Gran Canaria
Sun 10 Oct 09:55
Wed 6 Oct 20:46
- Madeira update
- The Toonen Knot
Mon 4 Oct 12:55
- Off again "32:56.480N 16:26.042W"
Sun 3 Oct 21:20
- Porto Santo
Fri 1 Oct 21:18

Sep 2010

Wed 29 Sep 20:19
- Up the mast again ""35:33.67N 14:22.38W"
- Ian up mast at sea "36:07.60N 13:32.09W"
Tue 28 Sep 11:28
- Dead Calm "37:34.72N 12:29.09W"
Mon 27 Sep 11:48
- Day 7 Boarded by fish
- At sea "39:28.80N 12:10.98W"
Sun 26 Sep 20:23
- Madeira here we come "40:46.94N 11:21.64W"
- "41:44.20N 11:27.22W"
Sat 25 Sep 19:43
Fri 24 Sep 10:38
- Fri 24th Sept "45:58.20N 11:39.10W"
Thu 23 Sep 12:48
Wed 22 Sep 10:04
- Day 3 "50:46.94N 09:08.40W"
- Just to let you know were we are "50:46.57N 08:44.94W"
Tue 21 Sep 10:46
- Day 2 "51:55.36N 05:51.74W"
Sun 19 Sep 19:21
- The Journey begins
Sun 5 Sep 08:46
- Pwllheli