Previous Diary Entries
2015
Oct 2015
2014
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Day 121 - Leg 6 Day 12 at Sea 'Onwards to Biscay'
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Day 118 - Leg 6 Day 9 at Sea 'A slight diversion'
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Day 115 - Leg 6 Day 8 at Sea 'Boom - Be careful what you wish for'
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Day 113 - Leg 6 Day 6 at Sea 'Canaries to Starboard'
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Day 109 - Leg 6 Day 2 at Sea 'Joining the Dots'
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Day 103 - Leg 5 Day 26 at Sea 'Arrival in Mindelo, Cape Verdes'
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Day 98 - Leg 5 Day 21 at Sea 'Winds, Lunar Eclipse and Equator'
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Day 95 - Leg 5 Day 18 at Sea 'Where are the winds?'
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Day 91 - 92 Leg 5 'Ascension Island'
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Day 91 - Leg 5 Day 16 at Sea 'Arrival at Ascension Island'
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Day 87 - Leg 5 Day 13 at Sea 'Greenwich Meridian and 10,000 miles'
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Day 84 - Leg 5 Day 10 at Sea 'Sailing and Fishing'
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Day 81 - Leg 5 Day 7 at Sea 'Sailing, Disaster and Repairs'
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Day 78 - Leg 5 Day 4 at Sea 'Northward Bound'
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Day 75 - Leg 5 Day 1 at Sea 'Departure from Cape Town'
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Cape Town
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Photos From Cape Town
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Day 62 - Arrival at Cape Town
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Day 56 - Leg 4 Day 8 at Sea 'Sails, battens and Rolling Seas'
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Day 53 - Leg 4 Day 5 at Sea 'Battens and Vangs'
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Day 49 - Leg 4 Day 1 at Sea 'Departure from Reunion Island'
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Photos from Reunion Island
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Day 44 - Arrival at Reunion Island
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Day 43 - Leg 3 Day 14 at Sea '24 hours to go'
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Day 40 - Leg 3 Day 11 at Sea 'Fuel, moon and fish'
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Day 38 - Leg 3, Day 9 at Sea 'A Typical Day'
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Day 36 - Leg 3 Day 7 at Sea
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Day 33 - Leg 3 Day 4 at Sea
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Day 30 - Leg 3 Day 1 at Sea Departure From Cocos Keeling
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Day 26 Arrival at Cocos Keeling
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Day 23 - Day 10 at Sea - Chicken Pie and Sails
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Day 21 - Day 8 at Sea - 24hr Chicken Pie
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Day 6 at Sea
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Day 17 - Day 4 at Sea
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Day 14 On our way again
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Day 10 Arrival in Darwin
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Day 8 The Arafura Sea, fishing and other tall stories
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Day 6 The Torres Straights and into the Arafura Sea
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Day 4 Motoring through the Great Barrier Reef
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First Night at Sea
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Day 1 Departure from Australia (Round 2)
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Fw: On the Hard
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Departure from and return to Australia
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Back in Mackay, time to head home!
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Taking to the skies in Airlie Beach - part 2
Mon 23 Mar 08:01 -
Taking to the skies in Airlie Beach - part 1
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Nathan comes back for a second go in Port Douglas!
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Dodging Cyclone Nathan in Cairns!
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A quick stop over in Townsville
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Julia Creek - the middle of nowhere!
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Barkly Homestead, NT
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Back to 'The Alice'
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Kings Canyon,
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Uluru & The Kata Tjuta National Park
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Up, up and away - Ballooning over Alice!
Tue 3 Mar 08:32 -
Gorging in the West MacDonnell Ranges,
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In 'A Town named Alice!'
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The Painted Desert, Coober Pedy
Thu 26 Feb 08:42 -
Kangaroos and Didgeridoos - A true 'Land Down Under'! Coober Pedy, SA
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On the way to Coober Pedy
Wed 25 Feb 07:03 -
Woomera, SA,
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Back in Oz!
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Drinking s**t coffee in Bali!
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Playing possum in Adelaide!
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Back in Perth, WA
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Margaret River Tour
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Perth & Freo!
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Gold rush! Kalgoorlie, South Australia,
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Cook, South Australia,
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Adelaide, South Australia,
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Kingston, South Australia,
Dec 2014
2013
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New Year in Sydney!
Wed 31 Dec 05:20 -
Sydney, NSW,
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Wash-out in Coffs Harbour!
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Onwards, and South to Noosa Heads for Xmas day
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Agnes Water, & Town of 1770
Mon 22 Dec 22:18 -
Seaduced makes camp for the first time - Agnes Water QLD
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Back to the proper stuff now! Mackay, Oz
Thu 18 Dec 21:37
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Seaduced goes to Buckingham Palace
Mon 17 Nov 21:37
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Back home in England
Wed 20 Aug 21:19
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A bit about Oz
Mon 28 Jul 06:51 -
Team Seaduced arrives down under!
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A trip around Port Vila, Efate
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Part three - The village officially welcome World ARC crews
Sat 12 Jul 05:27 -
Part two - The weather improves and we get to see the fireworks!
Wed 9 Jul 20:01 -
Tanna, Vanuatu. Part 1 - A tour of the village
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En-route to Vanuatu - now we know why sailors don't leave port on Fridays!
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A real Fijian Experience - Beqa Island, Fiji,
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Viani Bay, Fiji
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Buying sevusevu in Savusavu, Fiji
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Down on the farm - Tonga style!
Wed 11 Jun 22:09 -
Neiafu, Tonga
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Safe arrival in Niue - will we ever get a good nights sleep?
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Halfway to Niue and a timing conundrum!
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Celebrating my birthday in Huahine, French Polynesia
Mon 19 May 02:55 -
Another update from Tahiti
Sat 17 May 04:27 -
A weekend in Bora Bora
Sat 10 May 04:56 -
An update on the 'situation' here in Tahiti
Tue 6 May 06:23 -
Baie d'Oponuhu, Moorea
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Marina Taina, Papeete, Tahiti
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Rangiroa, Tuamotus
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Pass Tumakohua, Fakarava, South Entrance
Fri 11 Apr 07:45 -
Fakarava, Tuamotus
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A warm welcome from French Polynesia in Baie de Taiohae, Nuka Hiva
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Baie de Tai'oa, (Daniels Bay), Nuka Hiva
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Bay Hanamoena, Tahuata
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Bay of Virgins, Fatu Hiva
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Hiva Oa Island Tour
Thu 20 Mar 01:49 -
Landfall in Hiva Oa, Marquesas, French Polynesia
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Day 14 - The day the pole fell down!
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1500 miles done - 1500 to go!
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Galapagos to Marquesas - Day 8 The one that got away!
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Galapagos to Marquesas - Day 5
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Isabella Boat Tour
Fri 28 Feb 17:29 -
Puerto Vilamill, Isabella,
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Kicker Rock
Sat 15 Feb 19:27 -
Off to seek out some local wildlife
Thu 13 Feb 19:16 -
Arrival in San Cristobal, Galapagos
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Off to the Galapagos!
Fri 7 Feb 19:10 -
Escape to Contadora, Las Perlas Islands
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Embera Indian Village Tour
Tue 28 Jan 14:21 -
Panama City Tour
Mon 27 Jan 13:16 -
Another day, another ocean - Seaduced transits the Panama Canal
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Gatun Lock tour
Wed 22 Jan 13:18 -
Portobello, Panama
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Back to Porvenir via Lemon Cays
Fri 17 Jan 12:29 -
Another day - another paradise island! Cayos Holandes
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The watermaker breaks down!
Sun 12 Jan 00:44 -
A change of scene - off to Cocos Banderas
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No lobster today! A trip to Witchywitchyhubabuba!
Thu 9 Jan 00:05 -
Arrival in San Blas Islands, Panama
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Happy New Year from Cartagena
Wed 1 Jan 16:00
Dec 2013
2012
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A trip to Minca in the mountains
Sun 29 Dec 13:40 -
Christmas celebrations in Santa Marta
Wed 25 Dec 00:57 -
Santa Marta, Colombia for Christmas
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Aruba
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Diving in!
Fri 13 Dec 22:03 -
First impressions - arrival in Bonaire
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On the way to Bonaire
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A short stop in Nevis, and then off to St Lucia
Mon 2 Dec 21:16
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A successful re-launch in Antigua
Wed 20 Nov 21:41
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The end of the season
Tue 28 May 22:38 -
Working hard, playing hard - when we can stay awake!!
Fri 24 May 18:59 -
Back to Antigua
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The mercury rises! Les Saintes
Thu 9 May 15:08 -
Diving in Les Saintes
Wed 1 May 22:20
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A bit of an update from Les Saintes!
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Another day out - this time with Tom & Debbie
Thu 18 Apr 13:45 -
A day sailing with Mark & Melroy of Double Deuce, Nevis
Mon 15 Apr 10:51 -
Lionfish cook-out at Nevis Yacht Club, Oualie Beach
Sun 14 Apr 10:46 -
Back to Nevis and a lot of familiar faces!
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An Island Tour of St Kitts
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Ile Forchue and a prime spectator spot for the St Barth's Bucket!
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Grand Case - John does a Beckham!
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A road trip round St Martin
Sat 23 Mar 08:30 -
The swell just keeps on coming!
Wed 20 Mar 11:35 -
Rolling in St Martin!
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Road Bay, Anguilla
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Sun Bay, Vieques,
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Christiansted, St Croix, USVI Part 2
Sat 2 Mar 09:38
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Christiansted, St Croix, USVI
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Hanging out in Culebra - again!
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A famous neighbour in Fajardo
Mon 18 Feb 23:19
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Puerto Del Rey Marina, Fajardo,
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San Se Festival, San Juan, PR
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Sun Bay, Vieques,
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Playa Flamenco, Culebra, PR
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Illegal aliens - the final instalment of our customs & immigration debacle! Fajardo, PR,
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Living the dream in Puerto Rico!
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A customs mistake in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico,
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En route to Turks & Caicos for New Years Eve
Dec 2012
2011
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Christmas in Georgetown
Mon 24 Dec 02:07 -
En Route to Georgetown,
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Black Point Settlement,
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Staniel Cay, Exumas
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Up close and personal with the sharks at Compass Cay,
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Swimming Pigs at Big Majors Spot,
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Snorkelling Thunderball Grotto
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Warderick Wells, Exumas,
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Highbourne Cay (Part 2)
Thu 13 Dec 17:43 -
Sharks!! Highbourne Cay, Exumas,
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Nassau, Providence Island, Bahamas
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Arrival in Nassau, Bahamas - Day 3
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Bahamas - Day 2 - Sail Disaster!
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Off to the Bahamas - Day 1
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Xmas Events in Charleston
Sun 2 Dec 23:36
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Historical tour of Charleston
Fri 30 Nov 16:35 -
Hampton VA, to Charleston SC
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Thanksgiving Homestyle in Hampton VA
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Jamestown, Williamsburg, Va,
Tue 20 Nov 18:17 -
Washington, DC, Part 2
Fri 16 Nov 14:56 -
Washington, DC, Part 1 - Lots of memorials!
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An unwelcome visitor on the way to Hampton, Virginia!
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Cape May, NJ - Another storm coming our way - this time with snow!!
Fri 9 Nov 23:55 -
The Captain's new scarf! Cape May, New Jersey
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A strange few days.....
Sun 4 Nov 01:33 -
Back on board at last!
Thu 1 Nov 20:11
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A bit of a giggle from NYC!!
Wed 31 Oct 20:16 -
We are still afloat!!
Wed 31 Oct 14:08 -
The aftermath of Superstorm Sandy
Tue 30 Oct 01:18 -
Refugees - Day 2 and the novelty is wearing off!!
Mon 29 Oct 14:18 -
More news from NYC
Mon 29 Oct 13:29 -
An update on Sandy
Mon 29 Oct 12:29 -
Evacuated!!
Sun 28 Oct 21:42 -
Preparing for Hurricane Sandy
Fri 26 Oct 22:47 -
New York City!
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Back to cool weather in Mystic, CT
Wed 17 Oct 22:26 -
Leaf-peeping in Vermont
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Mystic, CT
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Martha's Vineyard, MA,
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Photos from Thomaston, ME,
Mon 10 Sep 14:45 -
In Thomaston, Maine, hiding from Leslie & Michael!
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Back to San Francisco, California
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Santa Barbara, California
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Los Angeles, California,
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Yosemite National Park, California
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San Francisco, California
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Back in Thomaston, Maine
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Deer Isle, Maine
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Lobster Ice Cream in Bar Harbour!!
Sat 11 Aug 19:30 -
Shelburne, Nova Scotia, to Bar Harbour, Maine, USA
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Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sat 28 Jul 15:44 -
Portland, Maine to Halifax, Nova Scotia - Day 2
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Portland, Maine to Halifax, Nova Scotia - Day 1
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Meeting the Monteiro's in New York
Sat 21 Jul 16:29 -
Hurricane Island, Maine
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Coal Pot Cup Party Pictures
Wed 11 Jul 19:40 -
Lost again - this time with a map!! Castine, Maine
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Dix Island, Maine
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4th July - Thomaston style!
Wed 4 Jul 20:15 -
The Finish Line of the Inaugural Coal Pot Regatta Antigua to Thomaston, Maine
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Lobster fishing in Portland, Maine
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Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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So what else did we do? Boston, Massachusetts
Sat 23 Jun 00:58 -
Lets go Red Sox!! Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
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Cape Cod Canal to Boston, Massachusetts
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Nantucket, Massachusetts
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Newport, Rhode Island
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Mystic, Connecticut
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Oyster Bay, Long Island Sound
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New York City, NY
Mon 4 Jun 20:16
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Bermuda to New York - Day 4
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Bermuda to New York - Day 3
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Bermuda to New York - Day 2
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Bermuda to New York - Day 1
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Stuck in Bermuda!!
Fri 18 May 14:46 -
St George's, Bermuda
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Antigua to Bermuda - Day 6
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Antigua to Bermuda - Day 5
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Antigua to Bermuda - Day 4
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Antigua to Bermuda - Day 3
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Antigua to Bermuda - Day 2
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Antigua to Bermuda - Day 1
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Preparations for the 'Big Trip North' phase 2
Tue 24 Apr 17:50 -
The start of preparations for the 'Big Trip North'
Fri 20 Apr 17:47
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Tradition Antiguan Cooking Lessons
Tue 27 Mar 17:48 -
Back in Antigua - feeling hot, hot ,hot!!!
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Back to The Saintes!
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Guadeloupe & Marie Galante
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Back to Nevis
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Saba,
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St Barths, FWI
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Mardi Gras in St Martin
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The Baths, Virgin Gorda, BVI
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A brief stop at the Bitter End & on to Anegada, BVI
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Rendezvous Bay, St John, USVI
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Sun Bay, Vieques, Puerto Rico
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Wyndham Grand Resort and Spa, Luquillo - San Juan
Tue 7 Feb 20:39 -
Ponce - Puerto Rico
Mon 6 Feb 20:28 -
Casa Grande Mountain Retreat - Puerto Rico
Sat 4 Feb 20:23 -
San Juan - Puerto Rico
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Ensenada Honda, Isla de Culebra
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Sopers Hole, Tortola, BVI
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Cane Garden Bay, Tortola, BVI
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Norman Island BVI,
Sat 21 Jan 12:26 -
Road Town, Tortola
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Trellis Bay
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Pusser's Marina Cay
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Kiteboarding lesson 1 & a salutary lesson for Jane about plumbing
Thu 12 Jan 17:58 -
Plastic Palms in Paradise
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North Sound, Virgin Gorda
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We have made it to the BVI's!! St Thomas Bay, Virgin Gorda
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A bit more exploring
Wed 4 Jan 22:55 -
A day at the beach - Shoal Bay
Tue 3 Jan 22:55 -
Anguilla
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Xmas Mugs & Happy New Year!!
Sun 1 Jan 16:52
Dec 2011
2010
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Merry Christmas from Marigot Bay
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Phillipsburg
Tue 20 Dec 21:44 -
St Maarten/St Martin
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Statia - a bit of history
Wed 14 Dec 23:25 -
Hiking into the Quill Volcano, Statia
Sun 11 Dec 23:17 -
St Eustatius, AKA Statia
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Leaving Nevis and arriving in St Eustatia
Fri 9 Dec 22:42 -
Cycle trip round Nevis
Thu 1 Dec 17:16
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A day trip to St Kitts
Tue 29 Nov 17:16 -
Horse racing - Nevis style!!
Sun 27 Nov 19:32 -
Sailing to Nevis via the Kingdom of Redonda
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Little Bay, Montserrat
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Terre D'en Bas & a spectacular fish lunch
Mon 21 Nov 14:28 -
Sunday morning - and a day of rest!!
Sun 20 Nov 14:25 -
Diving in Les Saintes
Sat 19 Nov 21:44 -
Exploring The Saintes - the re-launch of the 'Blue Meanie'
Thu 17 Nov 16:56 -
A change of plan and some interesting weather!!
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River Trekking in Guadeloupe
Mon 14 Nov 12:32 -
Deshaies, Guadeloupe
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Still in Antigua - best laid plans and the weird skills you learn when cruising!!
Thu 10 Nov 13:47 -
Back in Antigua!!
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Indian River Trip, Prince Rupert Bay, Dominica
Mon 21 Mar 22:54 -
Roseau, Dominica
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St Pierre, Martinique
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Martinique - Anchor Trials and Tribulations!!!
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Polo Match - Apes Hill Club, Barbados
Fri 11 Mar 01:22 -
Diving Barbados
Wed 9 Mar 01:51 -
Barbados - The Launch of the Blue Meanie and Lobster Alive!!
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Grenada Island Tour - Part 2
Tue 1 Mar 23:40 -
Grenada Island Tour
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Bequia
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Mustique - Part 2 - A day at the beach
Thu 20 Jan 11:18 -
Mustique - playground of the rich and famous... and me & John!!
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Young Island Cut
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Dark View Waterfalls
Wed 12 Jan 00:08 -
Cumberland Bay
Tue 11 Jan 00:07 -
St Lucia to St Vincent
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Martinique 3&4 Jan 2011
Thu 6 Jan 22:04 -
Off to Martinique 2/01/11
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Happy New Year from St Lucia!
Sat 1 Jan 23:12
Dec 2010
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Island Tour
Thu 30 Dec 23:56 -
Merry Christmas!!
Sat 25 Dec 14:07 -
Rainforest Tour
Tue 21 Dec 00:03 -
A trip to Marigot Bay
Mon 20 Dec 23:55 -
Final ARC Party and Prize Giving
Sat 18 Dec 20:30 -
Market shopping St Lucian style
Sat 18 Dec 00:29 -
Arrival in St Lucia!!
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3000 miles & a swim in the Atlantic!
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2000 mile marker passed and 700 miles to go!!
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Trade winds 2 - The Return!!
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Trade Winds
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First 1000 miles
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Fishing quotas introduced!
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A life on the ocean wave!
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Leaving Las Palmas - We are on our way!!!
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Leaving our mark in Las Palmas
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Fancy Dress Party
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Doug's 65th Birthday
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ARC Opening Ceremony
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A day out in Las Palmas
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Las Palmas
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Goodbye to Tenerife - Hello Gran Canaria!
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Teide, Tenerife
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La Gomera
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La Palma
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La Palma Island Tour
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Santa Cruz de La Palma
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Madeira to La Palma
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Tour of Madeira - day 2
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Tour of Madeira - Day 1
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Funchal
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Gibraltar to Madeira
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Back to Gibraltar
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Gibraltar
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Barbate - Gibraltar
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Barbate - The tuna capital of the world!!!
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Sancti-Petri
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Jerez
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Bodega Osborne
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Cadiz
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Puerto Sherry
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Seville
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Seville
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Seville
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Chipiona
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El Rompido
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Vila Real to El Rompido
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Another dinghy adventure!
Wed 25 Aug 10:07 -
A dinghy adventure up the Ria Guadiana
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Ayamonte
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Faro - Vila Real St Antonio
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Faro
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Tavira - Olhao
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Tavira
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Vilamoura to Tavira
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Vilamoura
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Albufeira - Where have all the budgies gone??
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Lagos - Albufeira
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Lagos
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Sines - Lagos
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Sines
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Cascais - Sines
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Cascais
Fri 6 Aug 11:47