Balvenie - From a Distance

From a Distance

Balvenie

Mark Farrell & Amanda Church

Mon 9 Jan 2012 16:02

Land Ahoy at 3.45pm GMT 09 January 2012

From a distance ........... we can see Barbados. We have 23 miles to run to the bottom of the island so will arrive in daylight.

The last 24 hours have been lovely, still the roll and lurching around, but we are so used to it now. But the skies have been clear and we enjoyed a magical final night with an almost full moon and many stars.

We even spotted a huge turtle about an hour ago, moral is very very high. As I type I am hearing the first transmission on the VHF radio for about 12 days, there is life out there!!!

Carlisle Bay anchorage at Bridgetown, Barbados here we come ...............

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Mar 2012

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Feb 2012

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Thu 9 Feb 22:00
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Jan 2012

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Mon 30 Jan 17:18
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Thu 19 Jan 17:14
- Busy Busy Bequia
Tue 10 Jan 19:54
- Hallelujah!!!
Mon 9 Jan 16:02
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Sun 8 Jan 15:20
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Sat 7 Jan 14:47
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Fri 6 Jan 16:49
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Thu 5 Jan 16:42
- Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
Wed 4 Jan 15:58
- If Tomorrow Never Comes
Tue 3 Jan 17:48
- Better Days
Mon 2 Jan 16:09
- Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude
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2011

Dec 2011

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Fri 30 Dec 14:07
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Thu 29 Dec 12:22
- Shake, rattle and roll
Wed 28 Dec 14:07
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Tue 27 Dec 14:20
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Wed 21 Dec 18:54
- Land ahoy in the Cape Verdes
Tue 20 Dec 14:01
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Mon 19 Dec 15:31
- Groundhog day - again
Sun 18 Dec 15:01
- Still flying along
Sat 17 Dec 13:52
- Out in the big blue wobbly stuff
Wed 14 Dec 19:24
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Nov 2011

Sat 26 Nov 16:49
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Wed 23 Nov 16:36
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Tue 22 Nov 16:40
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Sun 20 Nov 16:36
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Fri 11 Nov 18:02
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Wed 9 Nov 18:00
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Tue 1 Nov 21:09
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Oct 2011

Wed 19 Oct 13:54
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Sun 16 Oct 12:58
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Sep 2011

Sun 4 Sep 10:31
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Aug 2011

Sat 27 Aug 10:43
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Wed 17 Aug 15:38
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Mon 15 Aug 15:39
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2010

Aug 2010

Wed 11 Aug 19:02
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