Previous Diary Entries
2018
May 2018
2015
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How we have now settled on land after all the years on the oceans of the world
Tue 29 May 23:11 -
Yacht Shipped on Sevenstar Yacht Transport for final stage of "circumnavigation"
Sun 27 May 01:58 -
Track of first 3 years Atlantic and Mediterranean Europe and Middle East: Sept '05 - Dec '08
Sun 27 May 01:21
Aug 2015
2014
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Another (maybe our last) visit to Singapore - Visa Run Part 2
Wed 26 Aug 08:21 -
Another (maybe our last) visit to Singapore - Visa Run Part 1
Tue 25 Aug 07:28 -
Who has a pet BEE ...well we do
Sat 15 Aug 07:30
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Driving Around Langkawi - Part 5 The resorts at Datai Bay - Northwest Langkawi
Wed 8 Jul 07:06 -
Driving Around Langkawi - Part 4 Parasailing from the beach at Cenang
Wed 8 Jul 01:07 -
Driving Around Langkawi - Part 3 We found a huge rock overpass and climbing/lookout....but they weren't rocks at all!
Mon 6 Jul 09:12 -
Driving Around Langkawi - Part 2 A visit with water buffalo enjoying a mud hole
Mon 6 Jul 08:13 -
Driving Around Langkawi - Part 1
Mon 6 Jul 07:00 -
Location Report - Singa Besar - one of Langkawi's 104 islands
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Kuah Town - A Walk Through Legends Park
Mon 15 Jun 07:16 -
Sailing Around Langkawi - Part 2....Batman Fishing Boats
Mon 15 Jun 06:32 -
Sailing Around Langkawi - Part 1
Sat 13 Jun 06:29 -
Photos: Bali - Part 8 C: Our last walk around Ubud - continued...its a wrap!
Thu 11 Jun 09:30 -
Photos: Bali - Part 8 B: Our last walk around Ubud - continued
Thu 11 Jun 09:15 -
Photos: Bali - Part 8 A: Our last walk around Ubud before flying 4 hours back to Sea Mist
Thu 11 Jun 09:00 -
Photos: Bali - Part 7: The Palace
Wed 10 Jun 10:00 -
Photos: Bali - Part 6: Tanah Lot and Kecak Fire Dance
Tue 9 Jun 10:00 -
Photos: Bali Part 5 - Rice Terraces on the drive to Tanah Lot
Tue 9 Jun 09:00 -
Photos: Bali - Part 4: Our Anniversary Dinner > Cafe Wayan
Sun 7 Jun 09:00 -
Photos: Bali - Part 3B: Ubud's Monkey Forest - Cont'd
Sat 6 Jun 09:00 -
Photos: Bali - Part 3: Ubud's Monkey Forest
Sat 6 Jun 09:00 -
Photos: Bali - Part 2 : Experiencing Ubud on Day 1
Fri 5 Jun 09:00 -
Photos: Bali - Part 1 : Off to Bali for a Land Based Vacation
Thu 4 Jun 09:00
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Photos: Boat Lagoon Marina Part 2 - once we made it inside...
Sat 24 Jan 10:15 -
Photos: Boat Lagoon Marina Part 1 - A tricky access from the open water
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Photos: Old Phuket Town
Tue 13 Jan 10:00 -
Photos: New Year's Eve at Patong Beach - Part 2
Fri 2 Jan 10:10 -
Photos: New Year's Eve at Patong Beach - Part 1
Dec 2014
Nov 2014
2013
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Photos: Phuket - our initial days
Tue 25 Nov 10:00 -
Sailing north To Thailand
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Thailand Bound>Location Report - Koh Lanta
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Thailand Bound>Location Report - Ko Lipe
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Photos: Grocery Day In Langkawi - Part 3
Wed 12 Nov 11:33 -
Photos: Grocery Day In Langkawi - Part 2
Wed 12 Nov 11:32 -
Photos: Grocery Day In Langkawi - Part 1
Wed 12 Nov 10:46
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Back on-board Sea Mist and all good
Mon 25 Aug 00:35
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Off to Canada til late August>Pocologan here we come...
Mon 16 Jun 07:51
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Updates re medical status....and travel plans
Wed 23 Apr 13:07 -
Update on Medical Treatment trip to Oz
Tue 8 Apr 07:38
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Sea Mist now at Rebak Marina
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Location Report - Ko Muk
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Rebak Bound - Location Report Ko Lanta
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Back in Ao Chalong for a couple of errands...
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Brief update ....still moored at Yacht Haven
Sat 8 Mar 11:38
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Arrival Report - Yacht Haven Marina, Phuket
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Photos: Pink Jelly Fish of Thailand
Thu 27 Feb 01:16 -
Photos >Location Report; Nai Yang Departure/Ao Chalong Arrival
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Photos: Part 3 - Nai Yang Beach Market Day
Thu 20 Feb 10:00 -
Photos: Part 2 - Nai Yang Beach Market Day
Thu 20 Feb 09:00 -
Photos: Part 1 - Nai Yang Beach Market Day
Thu 20 Feb 08:16 -
Location report: Nai Yang Beach - Close by Phuket Int'l Airport
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Location Report: Ko Phra Thong
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Location Report: Ko Kam Yai
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Photos: Location Report: Back to Buffalo Bay - Ko Phayam
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Photos: Location Report: South/west beach on Ko Phayam
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Location Report: Ko Chang - the 2nd largest Thai island ...after Phuket
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Photos: Part 2 - On our way back from the village to our anchorage on Ko Phayam
Tue 4 Feb 16:51 -
Photos: Part 1 - On our way back from the village to our anchorage on Ko Phayam
Tue 4 Feb 15:40 -
Photos: Part 2 > Walking to the port town on this island of Ko Phayam
Tue 4 Feb 03:30 -
Photos: Part 1 > Walking to the port town on this island of Ko Phayam
Tue 4 Feb 03:00
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Photos: Ko Phayam - our favorite Thai sland...and our favorite beach on it
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Location Report: Inland channel off Ko Ra
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Photos: Location Report: Ban Thap Lamu - Navy Base > Navy Wives Club Restaurant
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Photos: Location Report: Nai Yang Beach...right next to Phuket Int'l Airport
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Photos: Thailand...Patong Beach .....the Notorious center of Phuket tourism
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Location Report: Phuket - Nai Harn Bay...with Kilkea
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Location Report: Main Pier at Ao Chalong
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Location Report: Arrived Phuket...anchored East side of Ao Chalong harbour for tonight
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Location Report: Ko Lanta
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Photos: First days in Thai Waters
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Time to check in....it has been too....too...long
Dec 2013
2012
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Photos - Laos: Vientiane - Part 2
Tue 17 Dec 10:49 -
Photos - Laos: Vientiane - Part 1 ....our last stop before heading home to Sea Mist
Tue 17 Dec 10:44 -
Photos: Laos - Luang Prabang > Our venture to an elephant sanctuary ...a truly "lifetime experience"
Tue 17 Dec 06:41 -
Photos: Laos - Luang Prabang Part 2
Tue 17 Dec 06:26 -
Photos: Laos - Luang Prabang - Part 1
Tue 17 Dec 06:21 -
Photos: Thailand: Northern Thailand and the Golden Triangle
Tue 17 Dec 05:59 -
Photos - Thailand: Chiang Rai Surrounds > The Karen Hill Tribe
Sun 15 Dec 13:02 -
Photos - Thailand: Chiang Rai
Sun 15 Dec 02:14 -
Photos - Thailand: Chiang Mai - Tigers Part 3
Sat 14 Dec 03:41 -
Photos - Thailand: Chiang Mai - Tigers Part 2
Sat 14 Dec 03:39 -
Photos - Thailand: Chiang Mai - Tigers Part 1
Sat 14 Dec 02:37 -
Photos - Myanmar > Yangon: Our last temple in Myanmar: Background on Buddhism
Sun 8 Dec 14:37 -
Photos - Myanmar: Yangon's Other Temples
Sun 8 Dec 14:10 -
Photos - Myanmar: Yangon > Shwedagon Pagoda - A Wonder Of The World
Sun 8 Dec 14:00 -
Photos - Myanmar: Capital city of Yangon
Sun 8 Dec 13:50 -
Photos - Myanmar: Bagan - Making laquerware, sunsets, more temples....and their unique vehicles
Sun 8 Dec 13:50 -
Photos: Myanmar: Bagan and Its Temples - Part Two
Sun 8 Dec 13:48 -
Photos: Myanmar: Bagan and Its Temples - Part One
Sun 8 Dec 13:42 -
Photos: Myanmar: Mandalay and Surrounds - Day Two
Sun 8 Dec 13:29 -
Photos: Myanmar: Mandalay - Part 2 - Day One
Sun 8 Dec 13:03 -
Photos: Myanmar: Buddhism-Historical Grandeur & Present Day>Mandalay; Part 1/Day 1
Sun 8 Dec 12:51 -
Photos: Bangkok - our first brief exposure
Sun 8 Dec 12:16
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Back Home on-board Sea Mist
Mon 25 Nov 13:32 -
Coming to end of our trip - Vientiane, Laos later today
Thu 21 Nov 08:21
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Health Assessments in Penang > our "Golden Years"
Tue 29 Oct 14:22 -
Soon to head to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos
Thu 17 Oct 11:19
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Arrived back on-board after 2 months in Canada
Fri 6 Sep 22:52
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Our Experiences in China - may be a useful reference to other cruisers heading that way
Fri 5 Jul 10:30 -
Photos: China Part 17 ...Shanghai >as we depart China, one last Museum
Fri 5 Jul 10:11 -
Photos: China Part 16 - Shanghai > R&R in People's Square
Fri 5 Jul 09:44 -
Photos: China Part 15 > Shangahi - Old Shanghai and Yu Gardens
Fri 5 Jul 09:38 -
Photos: China Part 14 - Shanghai > city scapes and a cruise on the Huangpu River - the heart of the city
Thu 4 Jul 08:50 -
Photos: China Part 13 > Shanghai: The Jade Buddha Temple
Wed 3 Jul 15:48 -
Photos: China Part 12 - Suzhou- The Gardens and Canals City...."the Venice of China"
Wed 3 Jul 03:30 -
Photos: China Part 11 - Hangzhou >Glimpse of city and our Lingyin Temple Visit
Tue 2 Jul 11:22 -
Photos: China Part 10 > Guilin....the Li River
Tue 2 Jul 03:32 -
Photos: China Part 9 - Chengdu > The City
Mon 1 Jul 10:16 -
Photos: China Part 8 - Chengdu...The Giant Pandas
Mon 1 Jul 07:55 -
Photos: China Part 7 > Xi'an's Palace Theatre - Classical Music and Dance
Mon 1 Jul 07:39 -
Photos: China Part 6 - Xi'an > The Ancient City and The Terra Cotta Warriors
Mon 1 Jul 07:34 -
Photos: China Part 5 > Beijing - China's National Museum
Mon 1 Jul 06:37 -
Photos: China - Part 4B > Beijing: Emperor's Summer Palace
Mon 1 Jul 06:31 -
Photos: China - Part 4A > Beijing: The Great Wall at Mutianyu
Mon 1 Jul 05:28
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Photos: China Part 3 - Beijing: Temple of Heaven
Sun 30 Jun 04:14 -
Photos: China Part 2 - Beijing>Tiananmen Square and Hutongs
Sun 30 Jun 03:39 -
Photos: China Part 1 > Beijing's Forbidden City
Sun 30 Jun 03:33 -
Homeward Bound...Goodbye to China after a great 3 weeks!
Sun 23 Jun 14:36 -
Hangzhou > Impressive in so many ways!!.....and a few teasers from our China Photos over first part of the trip
Tue 18 Jun 15:30 -
Xi'an -> visit with an army> The Terra Cotta Warriors
Tue 11 Jun 10:52 -
China Bound>>>
Mon 3 Jun 05:26
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Photos - Kuala Lumpur visit - Part 2 > Aquaria
Sun 12 May 08:10 -
Photos - Kuala Lumpur visit - Part 1>First Impressions
Sun 12 May 08:07 -
China visas now in-hand - single entry
Thu 9 May 07:10 -
China Trip Booked for June - Map showing route
Fri 3 May 14:16 -
Photos - Vietnam > Sapa
Thu 2 May 11:58 -
Photos - Vietnam > Mai Chau Part 4 - Chop Stick Factory
Thu 2 May 10:52 -
Photos - Vietnam > Mai Chau Part 3 - Our Motor Bike Tour
Thu 2 May 09:49 -
Photos - Vietnam > Mai Chau - Part 2 - Ethnic Traditional Dance- the Evening's Entertainment
Thu 2 May 07:34 -
Photos - Vietnam > Mai Chau - Part 1 - Getting To Our "Homestay"
Thu 2 May 06:28 -
Photos - Vietnam > Halong Bay
Thu 2 May 05:17 -
Photos - Vietnam > Hanoi - Part 3 > Museum of Ethnology ....and Water Puppets
Thu 2 May 04:16 -
Photos - Vietnam > Hanoi - Part 2 > Temple Of Literature
Thu 2 May 02:15 -
Photos - Vietnam > Hanoi - Part 1 - Life in Old Quarter and Start of City Tour
Thu 2 May 02:14 -
Photos - Vietnam > Danang
Thu 2 May 00:04
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Photos - Vietnam > Hoi An
Tue 30 Apr 21:01 -
Photos -VIetnam > Hue
Tue 30 Apr 20:02 -
Photos - Vietnam > Dalat Part 4
Tue 30 Apr 19:23 -
Photos - Vietnam > Dalat Part 3
Tue 30 Apr 18:17 -
Photos - Vietnam > Dalat Part 2
Tue 30 Apr 17:38 -
Photos - Vietnam > Dalat Part 1
Tue 30 Apr 16:37 -
Photos - The Markets of Vietnam
Tue 30 Apr 15:34 -
Photos - Vietnam Part 1 - Mekong Delta - last installment > Lunch and Market
Tue 30 Apr 14:58 -
Photos - Vietnam Part 1 - More of the Mekong Experience - what can you drink?..eat?
Tue 30 Apr 13:54 -
Photos - Vietnam Part 1 - Mekong Delta Experience > From the water...and ...Coconut/Honey/Rice - Surprises!
Tue 30 Apr 12:27 -
Photos - Vietnam Part 1 - Mekong Delta - Getting there....
Tue 30 Apr 11:22 -
Photos - Vietnam Part 1 - Ho Chi Minh City (SAIGON) - first impressions
Tue 30 Apr 10:15 -
Photos - Cambodia Part C - Phenom Penh 6 - The Monks>everywhere! ....now time for us to move onward to Vietnam
Tue 30 Apr 10:07 -
Photos - Cambodia Part C - Phenom Penh 5 - The Killing Fields: Atrocities of the Kmer Rouge
Tue 30 Apr 09:58 -
Photos - Cambodia Part C - Phenom Penh 4 - The Royal Palace
Tue 30 Apr 09:53 -
Photos - Cambodia Part C - Phenom Penh 3 - The Central Market
Tue 30 Apr 09:49 -
Photos - Cambodia Part C - Phenom Penh 2 - National Museum Of Cambodia
Tue 30 Apr 09:48 -
Photos - Cambodia Part C - Phenom Penh 1 - Getting There> 7 hour countryside Bus Ride
Tue 30 Apr 09:42 -
Photos - Cambodia Part B - Siem Reap 7 > The Temples 3: Banteay Srei
Tue 30 Apr 09:32 -
Photos - Cambodia Part B - Siem Reap 6 > The Temples 2: Ta Promh
Tue 30 Apr 09:30 -
Photos - Cambodia Part B - Siem Reap 5 > The Temples 1: Ankor Wat, Ankor Thom, Bayon
Tue 30 Apr 09:28 -
Photos - Cambodia Part A - Siem Reap 4 - Pub Street and Center of Town
Tue 30 Apr 09:17 -
Photos - Cambodia Part A - Siem Reap 3 - Silk Farm
Tue 30 Apr 09:15 -
Photos - Cambodia Part A - Siem Reap 2 - Artisan Workshop
Tue 30 Apr 09:04 -
Photos - Cambodia Part A - Siem Reap 1 - Tuk Tuks....and Museum
Tue 30 Apr 08:59 -
Back on-board Sea Mist
Sun 14 Apr 05:38 -
Where in the world are the crew of Sea Mist? >> Cambodia > now Vietnam
Tue 2 Apr 06:11
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Photos: Singapore February revisit - Part 3 >Singapore By NIght
Sat 9 Mar 13:24 -
Photos: Singapore February revisit - Part 2
Sat 9 Mar 13:24 -
Photos: Singapore February revisit - Part 1
Sat 9 Mar 13:13 -
Travel starting to Cambodia and Vietnam
Sat 9 Mar 10:59
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Photos - Being Tourists on Langkawi - Part 2
Thu 10 Jan 03:51 -
Photos - Being "Tourists" on Langkawi
Thu 10 Jan 03:38 -
Photos - Christmas and New Years at Rebak
Sat 5 Jan 11:50 -
Photos of our home base - Rebak Island Resort Marina
Sat 5 Jan 11:48 -
Photos - Intro to Langkawi
Sat 5 Jan 11:45
Dec 2012
2011
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Photos - First Impressions of Malaysia - Part 2
Fri 21 Dec 06:38 -
Photos - First impressions of Malaysia - Part 1
Fri 21 Dec 06:36 -
Arrival Report - Now at our new "Home Base" - Rebak Island Resort
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Photos - Singapore - Part 3
Tue 4 Dec 15:13 -
Photos - Singapore - Part 2
Tue 4 Dec 15:10 -
Photos - Singapore - Part 1
Tue 4 Dec 15:07
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Location Report - Penang - Straits Quay Marina
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Location Report - Palau Talang
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Arrival Report - Pangkor Marina
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Location Report - Kuala Bemam
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Location Report - Entrance to Palau Kelang
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Location Report - Admiral Marina, Port Dickson
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Location Report - Palau Besar
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Location Report - Palua Pisang
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Location Report - Puteri Harbour Marina
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Time to head north-west>>>Malaysia here we come
Mon 12 Nov 10:40 -
Update...all progressing well post-op
Fri 9 Nov 07:01 -
Photos - Orangutans of Borneo - Part 4
Sat 3 Nov 13:29 -
Photos - Orangutans of Borneo - Part 3
Sat 3 Nov 13:28 -
Photos - Orangutans of Borneo - Part 2
Sat 3 Nov 13:22 -
Photos - Orangutans of Borneo - Part 1
Sat 3 Nov 13:15 -
Update from Singapore (SG)....and some overall general catch-up
Sat 3 Nov 05:23 -
update re post-op progress
Thu 1 Nov 02:44
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New hip..etc
Tue 30 Oct 02:37 -
Personally testing/sampling Singapore's Medical Capabilities
Fri 26 Oct 01:22 -
Location Report - Singapore
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Location Report - Nongsa Marina Resort
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Enroute Report - over half way to Nongsa
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Enroute Report - Now on Passage to Nongsa Point Marina
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Location Report - Belitung (NW Corner - Tg Kelayang)
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Enroute Report- Passage Borneo to Belitung - Anyone for a Water Spout?...NOT!!!
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Location Report - Borneo Departure Point
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Photos - short preview of orangutans- main coverage to follow
Wed 10 Oct 00:13 -
Photos > Kumai...our entry port in Borneo ......we came here to access the orangutan national park trip
Wed 10 Oct 00:06 -
Photos - Bali Part 6 - Hindu Cremation Ceremony Conclusion...and moving on
Mon 8 Oct 13:30 -
Photos - Bali Part 5 - Cremation Ceremony continued
Mon 8 Oct 13:09 -
Photos - Bali Part 4 - Hindu Cremation Ceremony
Mon 8 Oct 11:16 -
Orangutan Trip Was Fabulous!!!!!!
Mon 8 Oct 09:07 -
Photos Bali - Part 3
Fri 5 Oct 23:43 -
Photos - Bali Part 2
Thu 4 Oct 06:12 -
Photos - Bali Part 1
Thu 4 Oct 05:53 -
Photos: What do Indonesian Fishermen do on their days off??
Thu 4 Oct 05:51 -
Photos - Lombok Island/Medana Bay...and Gili Island
Thu 4 Oct 05:39 -
Photos of some of our cruising friends - to satisfy any curiosity you might have
Thu 4 Oct 05:30 -
Arrival Report - Kumai, Kalimantan (Borneo)
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Enroute Report - Nearing the coast of Borneo
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Enroute Report - Bali to Borneo
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Location Report - North Coast of Bali
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Location Report - Bali Marina
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Location Report - Medana Beach/Lombok
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Photos - Kalimatu National Park - Part 3
Tue 18 Sep 07:49 -
Photos - Kalimatu National Park - Part 2
Tue 18 Sep 07:46 -
Photos Kalimatu National Park - Part 1
Tue 18 Sep 07:42 -
Photos Gililawa Laut - Part 2
Tue 18 Sep 07:31 -
Photos - Gililawa Laut Part 1
Tue 18 Sep 07:27 -
Photos - even crabs like Bintang
Tue 18 Sep 07:24 -
Photos Mausambi School
Tue 18 Sep 07:20 -
Photos - Mausambi Village
Tue 18 Sep 07:17 -
Location Report - Gili Lawang
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Location Report - Medang
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Location Report - Teluk Sanggar on Sumbawa
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Paradise has been great....but we must move on
Tue 11 Sep 17:37 -
Location Report - Gililawa Laut
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Location Report - Soro Go, Komodo Island
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Photo opportunities: Komodo Dragons ........ and more of life beneath the waves
Fri 7 Sep 11:31 -
Day Two, Kalabahi, Alor.....seen through the camera lens...
Fri 7 Sep 11:22 -
Day One in Kalabahi, Alor....a photo record....
Fri 7 Sep 11:19 -
Passage to Kalabahi, Alor.... in Photos
Fri 7 Sep 11:15 -
Dragons....Dragons...and more Dragons....and wild boars, troops of big monkeys, deer...A REAL Wildlife Kingdom
Fri 7 Sep 03:48 -
Location Report - South Coast of Rinja
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Somali Piracy Update - our biggest threat - a positive overall change
Sat 1 Sep 21:50 -
Location Report - Labuanbajo - last stop on the Island Of Flores
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Location Report - Gilibodo
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Location Report - Toro Baso/ Teluk Linggeh (101 #22)
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Location Report - Tangil Island ( 1of the "17 Islands National Park")
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Location Report - Watusopu/Matusaki
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Surprise stop - Mausambi- a real delight!!
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On the move - now to exit this reef/lagoon area...and then head west
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Paradise NOT....and a bit of background on this part of the world
Sun 19 Aug 23:13 -
Location Report - Parmahan Island
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Location Report - Pulua Besar
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On the move again.....one has to depart from even a great place in this life..now to find the next one!!
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Photos - Kupang Part 2
Wed 15 Aug 02:55 -
Photos - Arriving Indonesia at Kupang
Wed 15 Aug 02:40 -
A few more photos from "Under The Sea"...Cheryl's favorites - the clown fish
Tue 14 Aug 05:11 -
Note: Large file of photos > So you can see what we see.....great snorkeling
Tue 14 Aug 04:37 -
Kroko - a delightful spot - some say "paradise" in Indonesia
Mon 13 Aug 00:09 -
Location Report - Kroko (Kroko Atol ??)
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Location Report - Now anchored at Sirumerangwutun on Pulau Kawula (this means Kawula Island)
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Location Report - Now anchored at the Island of Alor - village of Kalabahi
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Location Report
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Departed Kupang > enroute to Alor with an overnite stop
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Arrival Report - now anchored at Kupang
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A new continent has arrived - nearing Timor
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Locaton Report - Enroute to Kupang, Indonesia
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Underway to Kupang Indonesia
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Countdown to Sail Indonesia Rally Start >Saturday at 1100
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Moving from Fannie Bay to Tipperary Waters via Cullen Bay for Biosecurity Inspection
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Arrival Report - Darwin
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Final Leg to Darwin - Departed Alcaro Bay at 6:45 am
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Now rounding Cape Don to head south to Darwin...after some sleep!
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Enroute to Cape Don
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Wind is dropping back > time to continue westward to Cape Don
Thu 5 Jul 21:46 -
Location Report - 2 Island Bay - Cape Wessel
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Hanging in for Cape Wessel and a break from this mess of seas
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Enroute Report Possession to Cape Wessel
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Enroute to Darwin - motoring...drats!
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Updated Sailing Itinerary - Cape York to Darwin
Sat 30 Jun 12:26 -
HAPPY CANADA DAY - JULY 1st
Sat 30 Jun 11:48 -
Heading West To Darwin...the time has come
Sat 30 Jun 11:10 -
Latest on Crocs- how is this for middle of the night eye-opener?
Thu 28 Jun 11:41 -
Location Report - Possession Island/Cape York
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Location Report - Rounding top of Cape York
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Location Report - Escape River/Turtle Head Island - Pearl Farm....and crocs..of course
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Location Report - Margaret Bay/Cape Grenville > today's challenge...and latest on crocs
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Location Report - Portland Roads
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Re: Enroute Report - Between Morris Island and Portland Roads Anchorage - Genset and crocodoodle
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Location Report - Morris Island
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Location Report - Flinders Group of Islands - Owen Channel
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Lizard Island - what's going on.....
Tue 19 Jun 11:51 -
Revised Sailing Itinerary - Lizard Island to Darwin
Tue 19 Jun 11:10 -
Location Report - Lizard Island
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Location Report - Hope Islands
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Location Report - Low Islets
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Location Report - Arrived Cairns
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Location Report - Moresby River, Mourilyan Harbour
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Location Report - Hinchinbrook Channel - AND >> updated Itinerary
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Location Report - Orpheus Island, Little Pioneer Bay
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Location Report - Anchored at Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island, Townsville
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Revised Itinerary - Updated June 1
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Location Report - Gloucester Head/Edgecumbe Bay
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Sailing Itinerary - Whitsundays to Darwin
Wed 30 May 10:32 -
Location Report - Cid Harbour
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Hamilton Island - The Whitsundays Top Resort - Birthday Time !!
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The Shaw Island Experience > 9 days of rain....wintery weather is taking its toll on our spirits
Sun 27 May 10:54 -
Location Report - Anchored at Shaw Island in the Whitsundays
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Location Report -Anchored at Minnie Bay, Goldsmith Island in the Whitsundays
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Location Report - Moored at Mackay Marina (3 nights)
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Anchored Curlew Island
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Greetings from West Bay - Middle Percy Island
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Location Update - Anchored Pearl Bay
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Anchored Great Keppel Island
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Lady Musgrave Island Lagoon
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Underway to Lady Musgrave
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Some day......we will leave Bundy....we promise!!
Thu 3 May 22:22 -
Departing Bundy...finally!
Wed 2 May 12:46
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Will delay our departure ..... a mess of weather coming through
Thu 26 Apr 10:01 -
Back to the cruising life...within the next few days...stay tuned...
Oct 2011
2010
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Safe in Oz
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Oz here we come!...bring on your roos cause we're ready for kick-boxing!!...OOPS!....the Admiral says "NO!" to fighting with kangaroos....make it "we'
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Now WEST of Chesterfield/Bellonia reef & atoll complexes...and an "unbelievable" story of a fishing vessel encounter
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2nd day now behind us...continues FAST but much more comfortable
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Flying along.....204 nm in first 24 hours!
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Australia Bound.....
Tue 18 Oct 06:37 -
Photos Backlog Part 6B - MORE on Analgowhat /Anatom
Tue 18 Oct 06:24 -
Photos - Masqueline Islands - Awei and Evokh > Morning
Tue 18 Oct 06:24 -
Photos Backlog Part 9 - Island of Tanna > Mt Yasur Volcano
Tue 18 Oct 06:18 -
Photos Backlog Part 8 - Our 2nd Vanuatu Island - Tanna > and Circumcision Celebration
Tue 18 Oct 06:17 -
Photos Backlog Part 7 - Mystery Island at Anelgowhat/Anatom Island
Tue 18 Oct 06:14 -
Photos Backlog 6 - Our entry to Vanuatu > Island of Anatom
Tue 18 Oct 06:04 -
Photos Backlog Part 5 - Fiji > Robinson Crusoe Resort Island >THE SHOW!!!!
Tue 18 Oct 01:05 -
Photos Backlog Part 4 -Fiji >Robinson Crusoe Resort Island > looked pretty close to "paradise" to us!!
Tue 18 Oct 00:56 -
Photos Backlog Part 3 - Fiji Outer Islands >Ono Island >Kava & Meke
Tue 18 Oct 00:45 -
Photos Backlog Part 2 > Fiji Outer Islands South - Kandavu Group
Tue 18 Oct 00:42 -
Arrived Luganville, Spiritu Santo
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Greetings from Wala Island
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Now in Maskelyne Islands - Malakula, Vanuatu
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Photos Backlog Part 1 - Fiji Small Islands > Yasawas
Tue 4 Oct 08:57
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What's up....you might ask??? Still in Port Vila....and....where are the photos??
Tue 20 Sep 02:18 -
Arrived Port Vila....capital of Vanuatu....at first light this morning...Saturday, Sept 3
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Our next Vanuatu kava experience - the end of the celebration day
Thu 1 Sep 09:28 -
Our good fortune>good timing; remarkable authentic traditional celebration - young boy's entry to manhood
Thu 1 Sep 00:41
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Yasur - perhaps the world's most accessible volcano....wondrous experience!
Tue 30 Aug 09:45 -
Kava - Vanuatu style
Mon 29 Aug 12:12 -
Arrived at the island of Tanna - anchored Port Resolution
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Vanuatu-Samoan Reconciliation > Day 2
Wed 24 Aug 06:16 -
Warriors, Missionaries and Reconciliation - perfect timing to be in Anelghowhat
Tue 23 Aug 19:25 -
Another country > our first impressions: VERY friendly people leading a VERY simple life which they enjoy!
Mon 22 Aug 20:55 -
Arrived Vanuatu - just a simple check-in word from us...
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FAST PASSAGE !!...indeed > Very Fast!!
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Goodbye to Fiji....it has been TERRIFIC!!!....but now must move on to Vanuatu
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When a storm comes though - another "wondrous beauty" of nature
Sat 2 Jul 21:01
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Fijian Entertainers....>... through the camera lens
Mon 27 Jun 00:18 -
A few photos celebating our anniversary...the 6th anniversary in a row in exotic SAILING LIFE locations...
Sun 26 Jun 23:49 -
A few hints for getting MUCH MORE from our blogsite
Sat 25 Jun 21:13 -
Fiji Photos - Part 2; MUSKET COVE > life on shore ...and.... in the deep
Sat 25 Jun 20:01 -
First month in Fiji has been GREAT....Now time to bring on the 2nd month in Paradise!
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Arrived Fiji...awaiting clearing in process
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Day 6 is behind us...a good one!...some might almost say an "excellent one" when you consider the range of South Pacific passage weather
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5 days "over"....a bit more than 1 to go,,,heavy sea state is unrelenting!
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We have said before...."Careful what you wish for....."....wind and seas!!
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Beautiful day in the neigbourhood....flat boat...motoring...no wind or seas to bother us...and blue sky/sun!!
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Blue skies yield calmer seas and wind where we want it...just getting a bit light
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First 24 hours.....CLOSE HAULED!....not an easy ride!!
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Now underway from NZ to Fiji
Sat 14 May 03:24 -
Fiji Bound
Fri 13 May 09:42
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All is well with us in New Zealand
Thu 24 Feb 21:29
Dec 2010
2009
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Global Earth View of our Tentative Route Plan 2011 NZ to Thailand
Sun 19 Dec 00:13 -
Google Earth View of our South Pacific Route 2010 > French Polynesia to New Zealand
Sat 18 Dec 23:16 -
Google Earth View of our Atlantic to Pacific Route >2008 - 2010 (Caribe, USA, Canada)
Sat 18 Dec 23:09 -
Google Earth view of our European/Mediterranean Track 2005 -2008
Sat 18 Dec 22:56 -
Now settled into Riverside Drive Marina (RDM), Whangarei, NZ....our home base through April, 2011
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Arrived Kiwi Land - just going to start the formal check-in processing
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Another day in "Paradise"....but maybe in these temps>need a new definition of "Paradise"...and the "RULE OF 3's"
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Careful what you wish for....wind has dropped dramatically > a somewhat "technical" blog entry
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False Start On Thursday -> Head sail clew blew out
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Just Departed Big Mama's > Now underway to New Zealand
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Photos: Kingdom of Tonga Vava'u - Part 3 of 3
Tue 5 Oct 00:00
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Photos: Kingdom of Tonga Vava'u - Part 2 of 3
Fri 10 Sep 00:00 -
Photos: Kingdom of Tonga Vava'u- Part 1 of 3
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Photos: Niue > A visit to THE ROCK
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Palmerston behind us.....Niue ahead
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Photos - Palmerston - Part 3
Fri 20 Aug 22:00 -
Photos - Palmerston - Part 2
Fri 20 Aug 21:00 -
Photos - Palmerston - Part 1
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Maupiti was most enjoyable.....and now well on our way to Palmerston
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Photos - Maupiti
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Time to leave French Polynesia - Now in Maupiti...our last stop
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Photos - Bora Bora - Part 2
Wed 11 Aug 19:00 -
Photos Bora Bora - Part 1
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Bora Bora - a mix of great experiences
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Photos 3 of Huahine (dancing)
Wed 4 Aug 22:33 -
Photos 2 - Tahiti Puddle Jump Party
Wed 4 Aug 20:01
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Photos 2 of Huahine (....eels)
Tue 27 Jul 21:59 -
Photos 1 of Huahine
Tue 27 Jul 21:59 -
Photos 1 > Raiatea and Tahaa
Tue 27 Jul 21:59 -
Photos 2 > Raiatea and Tahaa (Baie Opea - Marae Taputapuatea)
Tue 27 Jul 21:59 -
Photos 3 - Tahiti Puddle Jump Party 3
Tue 27 Jul 21:45 -
Photos > Moorea - Sting Rays
Tue 27 Jul 21:45 -
Photos 1 - Tahiti/Puddle Jump Party
Tue 27 Jul 21:45 -
The Society Islands - Tahiti/Moorea/Huahine/Raiatea/Tahaa/Bora Bora
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Photos: Our own Personal Aquarium - Sea Life-Part 3
Tue 29 Jun 00:48 -
Photos: Our own Personal Aquarium - Sea Life-Part 2
Tue 29 Jun 00:48 -
Photos: Our own private aquarium - Sea Life - Part 1
Tue 29 Jun 00:48 -
Photos - the Tuamotus
Tue 29 Jun 00:47 -
Photos: Swimming with Sharks
Tue 29 Jun 00:46 -
Photos: Fakarava/Toau/Rangiroa - Part 2
Tue 29 Jun 00:45 -
Photos: Fakarava/Toau/Rangiroa - Part 1
Tue 29 Jun 00:45 -
Photos: Road Trip around Nuka Hiva - Part 4
Tue 29 Jun 00:40 -
POhotos: Road Trip around Nuka Hiva - Part 3
Tue 29 Jun 00:34 -
Photos: Road trip around Nuka Hiva - Part 2
Tue 29 Jun 00:33 -
Photos: Road Trip around Nuka Hiva - Part 1
Tue 29 Jun 00:31 -
Papeete, Tahiti
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Rangiroa - Last stop in these beautiful atolls
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The Tuamotu Atolls - like bowls with a crack in their rim through which you can sail to the inside and ENJOY!!
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Enroute Between the Marquesas and Tuamotus Archipelagoes in French Polynesia
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Marquesas Photos 3
Thu 27 May 17:52 -
Marquesas Photos 2
Thu 27 May 17:52 -
Marquesas Photos 1
Thu 27 May 17:52 -
Fatu Hiva to Hiva Oa to ...NOW....Tahuata
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Arrived In French Polynesia....all well....hoorah!!
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Less than 800 nm to go....but lighter winds for the home stretch
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The HALF-WAY Point is nigh at hand > it will seem all "downhill" the rest of the way
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Fast....but comfortable... passage...Pacific much easier than Atlantic...at least so far!
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Now underway to Marquesas - Destination Nuka Hiva
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Photos of initial arrival in Galapagos
Sat 17 Apr 19:13 -
Photos of some of our experiences on San Cristobal
Sat 17 Apr 19:13 -
Expect departure from Galapagos on Monday, April 19 - a partial account of our time on Isabela
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Final Stop in Galapagos - Isla Isabela - the largest of the Islands
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Now anchored at Santa Cruz....our 2nd Galapagos Island experience awaiting
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Enjoying San Cristobal
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Landfall!.....and some boring passage trivia
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Approaching the equator
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Our personal aquarium....why can't the show be continuous?
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Departing Las Perlas >On the way to Galapagos
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'The Birds' The Sequel'....now at Contadora in Las Perlas
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Relaxing/Swimming in Archipelago of Las Perlas
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Farewell to Panama
Fri 19 Mar 03:45 -
Are we ready?
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Pacific Tentative Plan and Route Map
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Still anchored off Panama City...and no Tsunami!
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Now in the Pacific Ocean
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Awaiting to transit canal
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Isla Porvenir and Chiceme > Final Anchorage in San Blas
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Photos > Reflections on our San Blas Islands Experience
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Eastern Holandes Cays - Swimming with the Sharks
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Snug Harbour
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Lobsters, Lobsters & More Lobsters
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Mulatupu & Mr. Green
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San Blas Islands or Kuna Yala
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Now in San Blas Islands.....and the new experience of not having electronic charts
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HEAVY SEAS off the Columbia Coast....and some very muddy water for a bit of a surprise!
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Now 50 miles off coast of Columbia
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Now this is Sailing! Wind has been with us....and moderate seas
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An easy ride; just motor sailing along in 1 meter seas
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Farewell to Virgin Islands
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Still in BVIs - awaiting spare parts shipment to arrive
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Now in BVIs on final countdown to our departure for Panama
Dec 2009
2008
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A turquoise Christmas - Enjoying swimming on Beaches of St Thomas and St John
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St Croix....the little-visited of the Virgin Islands
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Happy US Thanksgiving from St John - USVI
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Destination is here - welcome to St Thomas
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The things that happen on an Ocean Passage--particularly a ROUGH one....
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Now this is sailing!!....WOW...idylic conditions...great way to end!! + Account of untold events enroute
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What can we say? .... OH YES >> ROUGH !!
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ROUGH...ROUGH ...ROUGH !! Tough Seas but making good time
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Great Sailing conditions....but quite ROUGH!...most of the time....well all the time according to the Admiral
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Re: Nearing the half way point in our passage to Caribbean
Sat 7 Nov 01:39 -
RE: Nearing the half way point in our passage to Caribbean
Fri 6 Nov 17:55 -
Nearing the half way point in our passage to Caribbean
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Half Way Across the Gulf Stream
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Half way across the Gulf Stream
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Away at last to the Caribbean - Destination St Thomas, USVI
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Maryland treating us well !!
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Still in Annapolis....an update...
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Arrived Annapolis > Bring on the Boat Show.....
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Top of Deleware Bay > Canal tomorrow
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Atlantic City Boardwalk....here we come!
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Goodbye New York - Enroute to Annapolis
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New York City Area
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Newport again...this time headed south
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Hello from Martha's Vineyard...Massachusetts
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Goodbye to Canada...a bit of an emotional day for the Captain
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Sea Mist Happy again...back in her own environment....WATER!
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TIME OUT!....Sea Mist demands attention...NOW!!...Grand Manan
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Canada means sunshine!....and family... and long time friends!!
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Canada....at last
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Downeast Maine > Roque Island
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Somes Sound - Mount Desert Island, ME
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Gorgeous Weather - a bit of a shock!....is this really Rockland, Maine?
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Camden, Maine.....FOG...FOG....AND MORE FOG!!
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Maine Martitime Museum - Bath
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Shhh....weather has been good.....don't say anything....fog and rain might come if the weather gods hear of us being happy
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Marblehead now...on our way up the northeast...FINALLY!!
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Anchored in Newport, RI - USA
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Down the homestretch.....
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Rolling down the last half......and .... WEATHER is coming our way !!
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Calm as Glass!.....Newport bound
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Now anchored in Hamilton, Bermuda....all is fine after the Passage from St Maartens
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Final 24 hours counting down >>
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The best sailing ever!!
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Closing in on the half-way mark...
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Northbound > Bermuda here we come....
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St Maartens....after a TERRIFIC !!!!....sail from Barbuda
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Barbuda...the most beautiful Beaches in the Caribbean...maybe the world...
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Dining....there is Chez Cheryl and then there are a few shore experiences that take the other prizes
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Caribbean Winter coming to a close....a few tears about to flow!
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Norman Island/The Caves and The Indians and the wreck of The Rhone - The diving circuit begins...
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Jost Van Dyke - BVI
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The good old U S of A....it has been awhile!
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Tintamarre - nicest anchorage/beach since Tobago Cays
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Grand Case - St Martin
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Another Day of triple-reefing - typical sailing in the Carib
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Greatest Steel Band Experience EVER!! - Still in Falmouth/English Harbours, Antigua
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Falmouth Harbour, Antigua
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Deshaies, Guadaloupe
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Coustea National Underwater Park - Pigeon Island, Guadaloupe
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Roaming the French Islands - Les Saints/Marie Galant/Guadaloupe
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Dominica - the Caribbean Island with a wonderful difference
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Tobago Cays....the Caribbean one dreams of...!!!
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Now in St Vincent and heading for Bequia
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Dr Dolittle territory
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Past item - now posted: Anchored at St Pierre, Martinique....at the base of Mount Pelee...where 30,000 died May 8, 1902
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Now in Cul De Sac Marin; here is our itinerary
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Grand Anse d'Arlet, Martinique
Dec 2008
2005
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Happy New Year - from Fort de France, Martinique
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Moored!
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AHOY SHIPMATES...I see land!.....time 1000 UTC Tuesday, Dec 23 2008
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Tropical weather....and more of that uncomfortable confused swell
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Sea Mist appreciation day...3 cheers for Sea Mist and the bloaks from Wroxham who built her
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Don't believe too much of forecasts when it comes to weather....stick out your hand and see if it gets wet??
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Spinnaker whew!...Engine > Fuel?....RAIN!
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Low winds have arrived - the good and the bad of getting what you wish for.....
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Toughest stretch yet....and a dose of sailing jargon just in case
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Huge milestone now reached...an easy downhill run from here....we HOPE!
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Ever lived in a washing machine WHEN it was operating?
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Lots of windy, rainy clouds shaking it up
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Confused Swells and Squalls - UGH!
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Winds Stonger> Reefing Time
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2 days down - 12 to go
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Rocking and Rolling in the North Atlantic
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Underway!
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Ready to start across Atlantic today