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Vicki & Roger Mortimer
Sun 8 Jan 2012 00:39
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2016
Nov 2016
Mon 21 Nov 16:18
Storm Angus...
Oct 2016
Sat 22 Oct 16:04
Guernsey...
Tue 4 Oct 15:56
BACK HOME - Portsmouth Harbour
Sep 2016
Sat 24 Sep 14:54
Cherbourg...
Aug 2016
Thu 25 Aug 08:59
Treguier...
Thu 18 Aug 18:56
Back in France...
Sat 13 Aug 11:57
Only 300 miles to go...
Tue 9 Aug 13:01
Where is the wind ?
Sun 7 Aug 11:44
Whale watching...
Thu 4 Aug 12:27
On our way again...
Jul 2016
Mon 18 Jul 14:52
Arrival in Terceira, Azores...
Sat 16 Jul 17:34
Can almost smell the Beer...
Wed 13 Jul 20:10
And it continues to rain...
Mon 11 Jul 14:00
Here we go...
Thu 7 Jul 20:35
Back on track...
Mon 4 Jul 17:40
Hanging on in there...
Fri 1 Jul 18:28
Slow start...
Jun 2016
Wed 1 Jun 17:42
Newport, RI
May 2016
Wed 25 May 17:07
Provincetown...
Sun 22 May 16:52
Portsmouth to Gosport...
Wed 11 May 16:39
On our way home...
2015
Oct 2015
Tue 27 Oct 19:27
Out on the Hard...
Fri 2 Oct 17:22
Boothbay Harbour again...
Sep 2015
Sat 26 Sep 17:19
McGlathery Island, Maine
Sun 20 Sep 19:22
St Andrews, New Brunswick...
Sat 12 Sep 15:36
Bar Harbour, Mount Desert Island, ME...
Aug 2015
Sun 30 Aug 15:34
The Cranberries...
Wed 26 Aug 15:31
Bold Island, ME...
Fri 21 Aug 15:27
Tenant's Harbour, ME...
Tue 18 Aug 15:08
Boothbay Harbour, Maine....
Sun 9 Aug 18:55
Newburyport, Massachusetts...
Jul 2015
Thu 23 Jul 17:00
Martha's Vineyard...
Jun 2015
Fri 26 Jun 16:29
Having a Good Day in the USA...
Tue 23 Jun 12:56
Almost there...
Thu 18 Jun 13:34
Slow Progress...
Sat 13 Jun 13:19
Moving along steadily...
Tue 9 Jun 14:41
We're on our way again and heading North...
Thu 4 Jun 23:46
Tyrell's bay, Carriacou...
May 2015
Sat 2 May 19:27
Circumnavigators R Us... Yee Haw !!!
Apr 2015
Tue 28 Apr 12:09
Almost there...
Sat 25 Apr 13:30
Prickly Bay beckons...
Mon 20 Apr 12:45
1,400 miles still to go...
Wed 15 Apr 11:48
Back in the North...
Mon 13 Apr 12:22
The Equator beckons...
Thu 9 Apr 12:28
Squalls abound...
Mon 6 Apr 17:19
Plodding along...
Wed 1 Apr 14:26
Still slow going...
Mar 2015
Sun 29 Mar 11:07
Very Slow Progress...
Wed 25 Mar 10:10
We're off - last leg...
Thu 12 Mar 13:56
Jamestown, St. Helena...
Fri 6 Mar 13:56
Not long now...
Mon 2 Mar 13:11
150 mile a day average.....
Feb 2015
Sun 22 Feb 17:52
Dassen Island...
Sat 21 Feb 11:36
Leaving Cape Town...
Jan 2015
Fri 23 Jan 13:26
Cape Town...
The Cape of Good Hope...
Thu 22 Jan 11:15
Bottom Bit of Africa...
Tue 13 Jan 14:48
Port Elizabeth...
Sun 11 Jan 14:43
Riding the Agulhas Current - 10 1/2 Knots - Woo Hoo...
Fri 9 Jan 14:35
It's not a bad life....
2014
Dec 2014
Thu 11 Dec 12:11
Durban......
Mon 8 Dec 11:09
Almost there.......
Mon 1 Dec 11:23
Not there yet...
Nov 2014
Wed 26 Nov 10:56
On the move again...
Fri 21 Nov 06:38
Holiday Time in Mauritius...
Mon 17 Nov 06:16
Back on target...
Thu 13 Nov 02:08
Progress slowed due to lack of wind.... again....
Sun 9 Nov 03:29
The Indian Ocean Kindle Disaster of 2014....
Wed 5 Nov 05:27
It's all go...
Oct 2014
Thu 30 Oct 01:46
Still Swelly Seas....
Sun 26 Oct 08:43
Rockin' & Rollin'....
Tue 21 Oct 03:11
Eureka !!! We've found the wind....
Thu 16 Oct 23:59
Slow but sure.....
Sat 11 Oct 03:11
Chasing the wind....
Tue 7 Oct 09:47
Finally... on our way to South Africa...
Aug 2014
Fri 29 Aug 01:57
Darwin.... our last Australian Port of Call......
Sun 24 Aug 07:12
Almost halfway across the top... rocking & rolling...
Sat 16 Aug 00:23
Morris Island
Sat 2 Aug 03:12
Crocodiles in Cairns......
Jul 2014
Tue 29 Jul 03:05
Dunk Island...
Sat 19 Jul 05:16
Scawfell Island...
Fri 11 Jul 06:06
Urangan Harbour...
Mon 7 Jul 05:48
Great Sandy Straits...
Thu 3 Jul 05:38
Cruisin' the Gold Coast...
Jun 2014
Mon 23 Jun 04:24
Laurieton, Camden Haven...
Wed 11 Jun 04:10
5 year catch up with Inn for a Penny........
May 2014
Fri 23 May 04:49
Anchored by the Anzac Bridge (aka Madonna's Bra)...
Thu 22 May 20:54
Sydney - here we are...
Sat 17 May 23:34
Over halfway now...
Wed 14 May 23:20
Not sure about this Windward stuff...
Mon 12 May 00:15
On our way to Oz........
Wed 7 May 23:51
Almost ready for OZ....
Apr 2014
Tue 22 Apr 23:45
Kumutoto Bay for the last time......
Wed 9 Apr 23:42
Clifford Bay......
Mon 7 Apr 23:33
Akaroa again.....
Mar 2014
Sun 23 Mar 00:11
Golf at Ringa Ringa Heights GC....
Wed 12 Mar 00:05
Abraham's Bosom....
Wed 5 Mar 09:01
Easy Harbour...
Murderers Cove...
Sun 2 Mar 05:01
Stewart Island... still here...
Feb 2014
Mon 17 Feb 23:57
Still heading South...
Mon 10 Feb 00:27
Kiwi Spotting on Stewart Island.....
Jan 2014
Sat 25 Jan 23:16
French Bay, Akaroa
Wed 15 Jan 23:11
Windy Wellington....
2013
Dec 2013
Tue 31 Dec 22:58
Happy New Year from Snug Cove...
Wed 25 Dec 22:53
Merry Christmas...
Sat 14 Dec 22:50
Kumutoto Bay... back again !!!
Sun 8 Dec 22:44
Marina & Marriage....
Oct 2013
Mon 28 Oct 22:39
Kumutoto Bay........ love it here !!!
Tue 1 Oct 21:28
Feeling fitter than ever...
May 2013
Sun 19 May 03:09
Skiing in Queenstown.....
Sat 4 May 03:04
Ship's Cove, Marlborough Sounds
Mar 2013
Sat 2 Mar 02:13
Akaroa - a bit of France in NZ...
Feb 2013
Sun 17 Feb 03:42
1930's Weekend in Napier...
Jan 2013
Tue 29 Jan 00:00
Great Barrier Island
Tue 1 Jan 02:19
New Year Winery...
2012
Dec 2012
Tue 25 Dec 02:24
Happy Christmas...
Nov 2012
Thu 29 Nov 02:22
Civilisation in Auckland...
Wed 21 Nov 00:48
Light winds delay progress...
Thu 15 Nov 02:30
On our way home....
Fri 9 Nov 21:04
Ta Ta to Tonga...
Oct 2012
Wed 17 Oct 04:35
Tootling in Tonga....
Sep 2012
Fri 14 Sep 19:33
Whale watching in Tonga...
Aug 2012
Sun 26 Aug 23:29
Surrounded by Sharks (little ones) in Suvarov...
Sat 11 Aug 02:38
Basking in Bora Bora....
Fri 3 Aug 03:26
Relaxing in Raiatea...
Jul 2012
Fri 20 Jul 03:40
Lazing in the Leewards...
Jun 2012
Tue 26 Jun 02:04
Rallying to Moorea...
Wed 20 Jun 21:36
Tropical Tahiti...
Mon 11 Jun 20:34
Tuamotos - A South Pacific Paradise
Thu 7 Jun 00:34
From Gambier Islands to the Tuamotos...
May 2012
Tue 8 May 23:05
Baguettes for Breakfast...
Tue 1 May 19:26
Bounty Bay beckons...
Apr 2012
Sun 22 Apr 17:28
10,000 mile detour at an end...
Sat 14 Apr 21:28
Chipping along nicely...
Tue 10 Apr 18:57
En route to Pitcairn Island...
Mar 2012
Sat 24 Mar 16:46
Isla Robinson Crusoe...
Fri 16 Mar 20:21
Leaving Chile tomorrow - Finally stowed all those Toilet Rolls and Wine Bottles....
Thu 1 Mar 16:28
Still buying gallons of Wine...
Feb 2012
Wed 22 Feb 15:27
Stocking up for the next 9 months...
Tue 14 Feb 11:25
Back "home" at Club de Yates, Valdivia...
Thu 9 Feb 22:35
Almost back in Valdivia...
Jan 2012
Sun 29 Jan 18:17
Bahia TicToc - our 100th new Patagonian anchorage...
Sat 14 Jan 20:30
At the San Rafael Glacier accompanied by some "awesome" Ice Bergs...
Sun 8 Jan 00:39
Still Heading South...
Sun 1 Jan 19:23
5 Star Luxury in Puyuhuapi to see in the New Year...
2011
Dec 2011
Sun 25 Dec 18:38
Relaxing in Poza de Ora (Pond of Gold) in the sunshine for Christmas...
Sun 18 Dec 20:25
A bit further South but still warm and sunny for Vicki's Birthday...
Fri 16 Dec 21:30
Sun & warm(ish) sand between our toes at Estero Quintupeu for Monty's Birthday...
Sun 11 Dec 12:28
Heading South for Christmas...
Jul 2011
Mon 4 Jul 15:05
Back to "our" Farm for a few months' land time...
Sat 2 Jul 15:04
Puerto Montt - At last we have arrived after 76 days in the wilderness...
Jun 2011
Wed 29 Jun 15:35
Mechuque - a welcome stop after 55 knots up the bottom all day...
Wed 22 Jun 22:29
Safely North of Penas and on the home run...
Sun 19 Jun 17:51
On the move again...
Fri 17 Jun 17:13
Still here in Puerto Francisco...
Sat 11 Jun 17:30
Still poised ready to head North across the Golfo de Penas...
Mon 6 Jun 20:57
Poised at the Golfo de Penas (the "Gulf of Pain")...
Thu 2 Jun 22:24
Puerto Eden - First civilisation after 6 1/2 weeks...
May 2011
Sun 29 May 21:20
Otters abound in Caleta "Otter Pole", Isla Chatham...
Sat 21 May 21:16
Caleta Victoria - beautiful but cold...
Tue 17 May 19:14
Goodbye to the Magellan Straits...
Mon 9 May 11:35
Slowly but surely... still not quite reached the Magellan Straits...
Apr 2011
Sat 30 Apr 15:01
2 Anchors and 6 Shorelines holding us down on Isla Chair...
Sun 24 Apr 17:15
Easter at Caleta Beaulieu with a growling Glacier as our only neighbour...
Thu 21 Apr 21:55
The Beagle Channel in the Autumn Sun...
Sat 16 Apr 13:26
Busy stocking up for the next 3 months drifting in the Patagonian Canals....
Fri 8 Apr 22:21
Almost back in Chile...
Fri 1 Apr 16:22
Hiding from the wind & the Argies in Isla de Los Estados (again)...
Mar 2011
Tue 29 Mar 13:38
On our way back to Chile...
Mon 21 Mar 14:56
Waiting for a weather window on New Island in the Falklands and.... yep, more Penguins !!!
Mon 7 Mar 22:33
More Penguins on Carcass Island - still in the Falklands...
Sat 5 Mar 14:15
P-P-Pick up a Penguin on Pebble Island, West Falklands...
Feb 2011
Fri 18 Feb 19:10
At last.... A decent Pint in Port Stanley, Falkland Islands !!!
Wed 16 Feb 19:08
Out of hiding and on our way again...
Wed 9 Feb 16:16
En Route to the Falklands - a quick stop at Isla de Los Estados...
Jan 2011
Thu 6 Jan 18:36
Retail Therapy in Ushuaia for Vicki...
Wed 5 Jan 18:35
Well earned pint on "The Micalvi"
Tue 4 Jan 18:34
Southernmost Village in the World - Official Cape Horners !!
Mon 3 Jan 18:33
Rounding Cape Horn flying the kite... Yo !!!!
Sun 2 Jan 18:32
Last stop before the Horn...
2010
Dec 2010
Wed 22 Dec 17:17
The Southernmost Town in the World (Puerto Williams) for Christmas...
Wed 15 Dec 21:29
Holed up in Caleta Brecknock - awesome !!
Sun 12 Dec 15:45
Hello to the Hailstorms...
Tue 7 Dec 21:52
The Magellan Straits.... Yo !!
Wed 1 Dec 16:03
Icebergs on Tap.....
Nov 2010
Sat 20 Nov 21:46
Isla Clemente - Hello to the Williwaws !!!
Wed 17 Nov 22:10
Waterfalls & Beaches in Canal Chacabuco...
Tue 9 Nov 22:23
Volcanoes & Beaches in Golfo Corcovado.....
Oct 2010
Fri 29 Oct 18:04
Last Stock up in Puerto Montt before heading South...
Fri 22 Oct 18:01
Land time over and back on the water...
Mar 2010
Tue 30 Mar 14:47
Valdivia, Chile - Terra Firma at last...
Sun 28 Mar 17:24
Beer & Chips soon...
Tue 23 Mar 15:07
Still Romping Along(ish)...
Fri 19 Mar 18:05
Bl**dy Cold down here !!!
Sat 13 Mar 17:37
Creeping towards the 'Roaring Forties'...
Fri 5 Mar 17:13
On the move again...
Feb 2010
Thu 11 Feb 16:00
Safely arrived at Easter Island in time for their annual Festival...
Jan 2010
Sun 31 Jan 23:19
Heading for Easter Island...
2009
Dec 2009
Fri 25 Dec 19:40
Christmas Day in Galapagos...
Mon 21 Dec 17:46
Getting there.....slowly !!
Wed 16 Dec 21:23
Monty's Birthday - Highlight of the Doldrums
Thu 10 Dec 15:48
We're off to Galapagos...
Nov 2009
Thu 5 Nov 13:35
Hello to the Pacific
Wed 4 Nov 14:33
Goodbye Caribbean