Pearl of Persia

Day 2

Pearl of Persia

Andrew Lock

Wed 20 Nov 2013 15:33

Lat 23:02.8S Long 52:09.6E
Things have been very calm and quiet today. The wind is steady at 8-12
knots. Not enough to get much speed, but sufficient to sail with the
cruising chute up and make slow progress. Tonight is steak night....Sirloin
with a baked potato, corn on the cob and a salad.

Blog Entries

2015

May 2015

Wed 13 May 14:22
- Holed up in Tarifa
Mon 11 May 14:21
- Relaunch in Portugal

Mar 2015

Sun 29 Mar 11:43
- Preparing to relaunch

2014

May 2014

Mon 19 May 20:48
- The end of our adventure......safe arrival
Fri 16 May 19:36
- 58 miles
Thu 15 May 11:30
- Getting closer to home ...and then this
Tue 13 May 15:50
- Towards Lagos Portugal we hope
Sun 11 May 10:50
- Final passage
Fri 9 May 11:04
- Waiting for the wind

Apr 2014

Wed 30 Apr 15:12
- The Azores....we made it
Tue 29 Apr 01:46
- Day 15 The arrival...we hope
Mon 28 Apr 11:46
- Day 14
Sat 26 Apr 11:59
- Day 12
Thu 24 Apr 12:21
- Day 10
Tue 22 Apr 16:23
- Day 8
Sun 20 Apr 19:29
- Day 6
Fri 18 Apr 15:54
- Day 4
Wed 16 Apr 22:13
- Leaving Antigua and back towards home
Tue 15 Apr 11:22
- Antigua
Mon 7 Apr 14:01
- Crossing the line
Thu 3 Apr 10:13
- We tied the knot
Wed 2 Apr 19:56
- North through the Caribbean

Mar 2014

Fri 21 Mar 10:42
- Recovered and ready to go again
Sat 15 Mar 17:42
- Some photographs
- We made it
Mon 10 Mar 12:39
- 'Is that a ship'
Sun 9 Mar 14:01
- Passing the Amazon
Thu 6 Mar 19:30
- Still making headway
Tue 4 Mar 17:18
- Limping along
Sun 2 Mar 16:46
- Back up north

Feb 2014

Fri 28 Feb 20:00
- Fernando
Sat 22 Feb 20:17
- Decisions, decisions
Wed 19 Feb 14:21
- Ready to go agian
Sun 9 Feb 16:12
- Salvador
Fri 7 Feb 11:38
- Day 12
Tue 4 Feb 18:02
- Day 9
Sat 1 Feb 17:18
- Day 6 To Salvador

Jan 2014

Thu 30 Jan 19:43
- On the way to Salvador....Day 4
Tue 28 Jan 17:13
- Arriving at St Helena
Thu 23 Jan 09:08
- Day 10
Tue 21 Jan 13:37
- Day 8
Sun 19 Jan 09:01
- Day 5
Thu 16 Jan 07:17
- Crossing the South Atlantic to Brazil Day 3
Mon 13 Jan 20:56
- North from South Africa

2013

Dec 2013

Sun 15 Dec 11:57
- Cape Town
Thu 12 Dec 14:48
- Farewell Indian Ocean
Wed 11 Dec 16:19
- Day 3
Tue 10 Dec 15:36
- Speeding South
Tue 3 Dec 06:17
- Welcome to Durban

Nov 2013

Thu 28 Nov 15:12
- Day 10
Tue 26 Nov 16:19
- Day 8
Sun 24 Nov 09:04
- Day 6
Sat 23 Nov 13:06
- Day 5
Fri 22 Nov 12:58
- Day 4
Wed 20 Nov 15:33
- Day 2
- And on to South Africa
Thu 14 Nov 16:23
- Isle de La Reunion
Wed 6 Nov 10:03
- Rodrigues
Sun 3 Nov 03:00
- Day 12 Land Ahoy
Fri 1 Nov 11:33
- Day 11

Oct 2013

Thu 31 Oct 12:06
- Day 10
Wed 30 Oct 11:27
- Day 9
Tue 29 Oct 11:46
- Day 8
Mon 28 Oct 10:10
- Day 7
Sun 27 Oct 10:42
- Day 7
Sat 26 Oct 10:25
- Day 6
Fri 25 Oct 06:20
- Day 5
Thu 24 Oct 06:18
- Day 4
Wed 23 Oct 09:41
- Day 3
Tue 22 Oct 07:36
- India Ocean Day 2
Mon 21 Oct 09:59
- Cocos Keeling atoll
Thu 17 Oct 02:18
- Day 6 in the Indian Ocean
Tue 15 Oct 12:40
- Day 5 in the Indian Ocean
Sun 13 Oct 04:05
- Bali.... dear oh dear
Sat 12 Oct 03:07
- Here be dragons

Sep 2013

Mon 23 Sep 02:58
- Indonesia
Thu 19 Sep 08:48
- Adios Australia
Wed 4 Sep 07:09
- Sailing west again

Aug 2013

Sat 31 Aug 09:41
- In the steps..or wake ...of Captain Cook
Thu 22 Aug 23:24
- Relaxing in Australia

Jul 2013

Mon 29 Jul 07:26
- Unforgetable Crossing
Tue 23 Jul 01:14
- Aussie bound
Thu 18 Jul 10:08
- Vanuatu 1 Australia 0
Mon 8 Jul 23:22
- All jumbled up inside
Wed 3 Jul 22:12
- 'We're coming home'

Jun 2013

Sun 30 Jun 05:01
- We've arrived in FIJI
Thu 13 Jun 03:46
- Some pictures
Sun 9 Jun 03:04
- The Place where Time begins

May 2013

Wed 29 May 03:31
- The day that never was
Sat 25 May 20:28
- All at Sea
Thu 23 May 05:40
- Farewell French Polynesia
Wed 15 May 21:50
- In the steps of Captain Cook
- In the 'Cage'
Tue 7 May 21:33
- Tahiti

Apr 2013

Sat 27 Apr 05:12
- The Dangerous Archipelago
Fri 19 Apr 21:43
- Happy Birthday Skipper
Thu 18 Apr 05:21
- Last day in Marquesas
Mon 15 Apr 18:02
- Relaxing at last
Tue 9 Apr 18:14
- Day 20 Land Ahoy Marquesas
Sat 6 Apr 02:17
- Day 18
Wed 3 Apr 06:50
- Day 16
Tue 2 Apr 18:18
- Day 15

Mar 2013

Fri 29 Mar 23:53
- Day 11
Thu 28 Mar 19:54
- Day 10
Sun 24 Mar 06:32
Fri 22 Mar 16:59
- Arrival in Galapagos
Sun 17 Mar 00:03
- To the Galapagos Islands
Wed 6 Mar 19:27
- Pacific Ocean ......here we come

Feb 2013

Wed 20 Feb 02:07
- ....and down the other side of the mountain
Tue 19 Feb 02:05
- Photos of the Canal transit
Mon 18 Feb 14:38
- Moving over the mountain
Fri 15 Feb 16:09
- Approaches to the Panama Canal
Sat 9 Feb 15:46
- No more San Blass
Sat 2 Feb 23:11
- Even More in San Blas

Jan 2013

Sun 27 Jan 13:57
- More in the San Blas
Tue 22 Jan 19:02
- San Blass
Mon 21 Jan 14:10
- Photo Gallery
Thu 17 Jan 21:44
- 24 Hours in a washing machine
Mon 14 Jan 15:38
- Pointing to Colombia
Sun 13 Jan 12:42
- Away at last
Fri 4 Jan 12:05
- A month in the Caribbean

2012

Dec 2012

Mon 3 Dec 20:33
- Antigua
Sat 1 Dec 16:19
- Day 11

Nov 2012

Wed 28 Nov 17:12
- Day 10
Tue 27 Nov 14:31
- Day 9
Mon 26 Nov 18:21
- Day 8
Sun 25 Nov 13:09
- Day 7
Sat 24 Nov 16:24
- Day 5
Thu 22 Nov 12:31
- Day 3
Sat 17 Nov 16:27
- Cape Verde
Thu 15 Nov 21:27
- Off to Cape Verde
Sun 4 Nov 10:19
- A Long Sick Crossing

Oct 2012

Wed 31 Oct 10:33
- Anus Horriblis
Sat 20 Oct 16:27
- 28:54.12n 013:42.014w
Fri 19 Oct 12:01
- Where the fog are we.
Tue 9 Oct 10:04
- Mile High Club
Thu 4 Oct 16:10
- 36:26.5N 001:58.7W

Sep 2012

Sat 29 Sep 13:55
- Racing in Mallorca
Mon 24 Sep 13:30
- Estepona to Mallorca

Aug 2012

Tue 28 Aug 19:39
- On the Rock
Mon 27 Aug 06:48
- And on to Gibraltar
Fri 24 Aug 19:36
- 37:5.N 8:40.W
- 37:00N 9:00W
Wed 22 Aug 17:55
- A capital day in the capital
Thu 16 Aug 16:51
- In Port with Port in Porto

Jun 2012

Wed 20 Jun 20:25
- Mooching around in Galicia
Sun 10 Jun 09:14
- Ria de Arousa
Sat 2 Jun 15:49
- Islas Cies
Fri 1 Jun 18:01
- Santiago de Compostela
- Costa da Morta........coast of death

May 2012

Sun 20 May 14:09
- The Biscay is done
Tue 15 May 15:10
- Waiting waiting
Mon 14 May 13:49
- Dartmouth
Sun 13 May 09:00
- First day out

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