Previous Diary Entries
2015
Sep 2015
2014
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Vlad the Invader woos Washington
Mon 28 Sep 08:03
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A couple of beta readers wanted, please
Thu 28 May 14:44 -
I had a friend and I kept meaning to call him
Sun 24 May 21:15 -
The characters in my next book start to talk to me
Wed 20 May 06:15 -
VE day and the cost of a moral stand
Mon 11 May 08:46 -
A very English revolution
Sat 9 May 07:52 -
UK Election predictions
Thu 7 May 12:40
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Sing a Song of Saturn
Thu 30 Apr 09:21 -
New book alert!
Wed 29 Apr 08:53 -
A BBC report on charity foodbanks brings back memories
Sat 18 Apr 09:33
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When Dave met Brenda
Mon 30 Mar 14:19 -
A cornucopia of clangs
Sat 28 Mar 15:14 -
Tweaking keywords produces some book sales
Wed 18 Mar 09:12 -
New blog article
Sun 8 Mar 08:04 -
Miliband gets his sums wrong
Sun 1 Mar 18:40
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It wuz the gerbils wot dunnit
Wed 25 Feb 08:07 -
Latest blog post available
Sat 14 Feb 16:28 -
What's in a name?
Mon 2 Feb 20:35
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A Greek Tragedy of our time
Mon 26 Jan 11:40 -
Freedom of speech
Sun 18 Jan 18:13
Dec 2014
2013
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Happy new year
Wed 31 Dec 11:22 -
Hot off the presses, latest blog
Sun 21 Dec 14:45 -
Dreams of Empire
Sat 6 Dec 16:03
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The World according to Kilgore
Sat 29 Nov 10:11 -
Oh what a tangled web we weave
Thu 13 Nov 17:05 -
The Sun has gone down and we have remembered them
Mon 10 Nov 15:55 -
New blog entry
Tue 4 Nov 17:55 -
Free download
Tue 4 Nov 10:41 -
New month, new resolutions and a free download
Sat 1 Nov 11:24
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When is there not trouble in the Middle East?
Mon 13 Oct 12:04 -
Just too much to write about
Mon 6 Oct 09:44
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(no subject)
Fri 26 Sep 09:09 -
The coming English Revolution
Mon 22 Sep 07:02 -
Scotland has voted
Fri 19 Sep 08:22 -
Scotland will decide tomorrow
Wed 17 Sep 13:18 -
There may be trouble ahead
Fri 12 Sep 17:28 -
Scottish Independence
Tue 9 Sep 10:59 -
We should thank Putin
Thu 4 Sep 22:21
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A new freebie
Wed 27 Aug 09:55 -
A plot--my laptop for a plot!
Tue 19 Aug 10:07 -
Iraq: It is mostly our fault
Mon 11 Aug 13:38 -
This pooch poops off-path
Tue 5 Aug 10:35
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Clinton on Gaza
Wed 23 Jul 14:26 -
Officially homeless
Mon 21 Jul 08:44 -
Gaza: the cost of a ceasefire.
Tue 15 Jul 12:22 -
Scottish Independence?
Tue 8 Jul 09:57 -
Troutbridge is for sale
Fri 4 Jul 11:44
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New books available in paperback
Fri 27 Jun 15:53 -
It really was your fault Tony
Sun 15 Jun 18:35 -
Amazing the results a mildly-worded email can achieve
Wed 11 Jun 22:06 -
Possibly there is a cat for sale
Wed 11 Jun 16:17
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Racist Britain?
Thu 29 May 14:54 -
For those in peril on the sea
Sat 24 May 09:19 -
The winds of change?
Wed 14 May 10:52
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Back in Blighty
Wed 30 Apr 10:29 -
Back in Blighty with a new operating system
Sat 19 Apr 07:48 -
How to write a best-seller
Sat 5 Apr 04:22
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Book covers and eChums
Sat 22 Mar 05:03 -
A tail of two Tims
Fri 14 Mar 06:05 -
It will end in tears. Russian tears.
Wed 12 Mar 08:02 -
Somebody doesn't want to kill me
Tue 4 Mar 02:21
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Time limited free offer!
Sat 22 Feb 01:51 -
About Solstice Publishing
Wed 19 Feb 01:34 -
Eliezer's Journey is now available
Mon 17 Feb 15:16 -
One day I'll have time for some boat jobs
Fri 14 Feb 00:56 -
The first book is published by Solstice
Tue 11 Feb 16:32 -
It's all go here!
Tue 11 Feb 07:29 -
Christmas 2014 has arrived early
Tue 4 Feb 07:52
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Mission successful
Tue 21 Jan 23:57 -
The latest book
Mon 20 Jan 07:13 -
A working engine
Sat 11 Jan 01:58 -
Working on the engine
Sat 4 Jan 02:34
Dec 2013
2012
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Happy New Year
Tue 31 Dec 07:49 -
Christmas Rant :)
Sat 28 Dec 02:15 -
I thought it was all over but the book continues
Sat 21 Dec 03:10 -
More piccies
Wed 18 Dec 02:28 -
Just experimenting
Tue 17 Dec 07:55 -
Some progress
Sat 14 Dec 09:37 -
Bugger!
Tue 3 Dec 03:04
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It's nearly December and the Christmas musak has started
Sat 30 Nov 00:49 -
I used to work in Scotland
Sun 24 Nov 02:39 -
Well gunked up injectors and injector pump
Sat 23 Nov 09:55 -
November 22nd
Fri 22 Nov 02:28 -
Action this day
Fri 22 Nov 01:09 -
Want a very special deal?
Tue 19 Nov 03:25 -
Adieu to old friends and some new ones
Fri 15 Nov 02:01 -
Engine part One
Thu 14 Nov 00:12 -
The writer witters about the Middle East
Fri 8 Nov 05:41 -
Of leaks and books
Wed 6 Nov 00:34
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It’s been a VERY long trip from Fiji
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Determination and fortitude be damned, I’ve just a bout had it.
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Floats my boat
Sat 26 Oct 19:58 -
Hard going
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I spoke too soon
Fri 25 Oct 23:42 -
So, farewell Indonesia
Fri 25 Oct 21:49 -
Free download for you
Fri 25 Oct 07:23 -
The final rally gala dinner
Thu 24 Oct 23:03 -
We have ignition
Thu 24 Oct 10:50 -
It's Lagoi Jim but not without a drama
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Lingga
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A change of plan
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The big offski
Mon 14 Oct 22:47 -
A run ashore
Mon 14 Oct 09:35 -
Anchor chain part deux
Sun 13 Oct 04:44 -
Anchor chain blues
Sun 13 Oct 01:40 -
Literary happenings
Sun 13 Oct 00:04 -
Bordering on a trip from hell.
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Manggar. Number 1 so far!
Sat 12 Oct 03:54 -
A great stop
Wed 9 Oct 23:38 -
Moved into the harbour
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Manggar, East Belitung
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Deja vue? Nearly!
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To Karimanjawa Day three
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En route to Karimanjawa Day One
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Off in twelve hours
Thu 26 Sep 10:25 -
New Karno adventure link
Tue 24 Sep 13:12 -
Getting ready for the off
Mon 23 Sep 09:59 -
Lovina Beach
Sun 22 Sep 00:15 -
Homeopathic drinking
Sat 21 Sep 07:06 -
A very, very expensive trip dammit.
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Just popped round the corner
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One man stopped to sew
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Karanga
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NAH, Dragged!
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A bit of an open anchorage
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Eight out of ten
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A perfect day
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Farewell Flores
Wed 11 Sep 19:16 -
I thought Volvo was Swedish
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Cheeseburger in paradise
Mon 9 Sep 10:47 -
Caribbean rules
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Gilibodo
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Anchorage 22
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A fantastic day
Wed 4 Sep 04:45 -
Whooosh!!! There goes a month.
Sun 1 Sep 22:24 -
Where am I?
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‘Maureen’s Choice’.
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Maurole
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Culture club
Mon 26 Aug 01:11 -
Maumere
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Underway!
Thu 22 Aug 23:32 -
There's a breathless hush on the boat this morning
Thu 22 Aug 22:00 -
My thoughts on Syria
Thu 22 Aug 01:35 -
Chillin' with Anthony
Wed 21 Aug 11:32 -
Yet another near disaster
Tue 20 Aug 12:31 -
T'was up the mast at midnight
Mon 19 Aug 23:06 -
Progress but also some sad news
Mon 19 Aug 08:45 -
The tailor of Pantai Besar
Sun 18 Aug 08:33 -
Safe arrival but....
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Are we truly go?
Thu 15 Aug 04:12 -
Steps to happiness?
Thu 15 Aug 02:26 -
Oh boy
Tue 13 Aug 15:51 -
Many thanks to one and all
Fri 9 Aug 21:44 -
A final show stopper?
Fri 9 Aug 04:41 -
New writer's witter
Tue 6 Aug 00:59 -
Just chillin'
Tue 6 Aug 00:07 -
Of gala dinners, Baja filters and transmission systems
Sun 4 Aug 00:14 -
Indonesia, first impressions
Fri 2 Aug 12:04 -
A trying day, even after I’d anchored
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Don’t blow now ye stupid winds-oh.
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Last night at sea?
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Batteries? Pah! I spit on them.
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Motor Indonesia
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And the sails go ‘slat slat slat’
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Underway
Sat 27 Jul 00:50 -
A knackered clacker
Fri 26 Jul 09:03 -
Blue Water Countdown
Wed 24 Jul 08:36 -
What a difference a day makes
Tue 23 Jul 08:00 -
Grind your teeth day
Mon 22 Jul 22:03 -
Back at anchor
Sun 21 Jul 08:16 -
Rudder progress
Thu 18 Jul 23:19 -
A shuffle forward and two steps sideways
Mon 15 Jul 10:48 -
More problems and a blog entry
Sat 13 Jul 11:40 -
PS
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Battery blues 2
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A few photos
Sun 7 Jul 07:03 -
The rally route
Sat 6 Jul 22:36 -
Darwin!!!
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The best laid plans
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Port Essington
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Even the roaches were queasy
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In retrospect
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Fading cheers for Ozpost
Fri 5 Jul 05:54
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Batteries...not so blue?
Tue 25 Jun 01:42 -
This cruising community
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Fed Up
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The Pacific’s parting gesture.
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Never smile at a crocodile!
Mon 24 Jun 12:39 -
Escape River
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Calypso to the rescue
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We have a plan!
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Portland Rd
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Two near heart attacks and an anchor!
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Hannah Island
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Stanley Island
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Ninian Bay
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Lizard Island
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On the move again
Fri 7 Jun 21:04 -
Port Douglas
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The three bears
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Unbelievable!!!
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The game's afoot
Tue 4 Jun 06:54 -
Beam wind good...beam sea bad!
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A nearly perfect sail
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Beanz meanz....no wind
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Oh Yeah Baybee, rock and roll
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A question of timing
Thu 30 May 19:48 -
Friends and strong wind warnings
Wed 29 May 21:12 -
The latest 'writer's witter'
Sat 25 May 23:46 -
Parking by ear
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A slight change of itinerary
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I wuz 'ere as well
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I wuz 'ere
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Eyes Ear!!
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Just floating around
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Progress of sorts
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A peaceful night
Thu 16 May 23:19 -
A philosophical question
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Decisions decisions!
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Yankee Jack's
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Who the F*** is Garry?
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Chunky Milo
Wed 8 May 21:48 -
Moreton Island
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Rivergate
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Two-Six HEAVE
Tue 7 May 00:12 -
Coastal countdown
Sat 4 May 03:45
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Shock horror!
Sun 28 Apr 01:37 -
Are YOU a belieber?
Mon 15 Apr 22:26 -
Stocking up
Sat 13 Apr 21:55 -
The Don Street Follies
Sat 6 Apr 22:31
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Breaking news from the former North Korea
Sun 31 Mar 23:33 -
Back by popular demand!
Wed 20 Mar 21:33
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PS
Tue 26 Feb 20:37 -
Alternator resurgam
Tue 26 Feb 20:31 -
Alternator angst
Mon 25 Feb 06:20 -
THUD!!!
Fri 15 Feb 08:36 -
Hot off the press from 'The daily Disaster'
Wed 13 Feb 08:24 -
Back to square one?
Tue 12 Feb 21:37 -
Getting beyond a joke
Mon 11 Feb 05:27 -
Yet more excitement on the river
Thu 7 Feb 01:06
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Latest thoughts on writing.
Thu 31 Jan 00:22 -
On the 4(0)th day the dove returned
Wed 30 Jan 23:17 -
Fun and games in the flood!
Mon 28 Jan 20:19 -
Waiting for the flood
Sun 27 Jan 10:02 -
Return of the leak
Fri 18 Jan 22:11 -
Free download on Amazon
Sun 13 Jan 01:50 -
Doin' the Don Street two-step
Mon 7 Jan 06:00 -
Life on the river
Fri 4 Jan 08:46
Dec 2012
2011
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New Years Eve Reflections
Mon 31 Dec 03:00 -
A more accurate position
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Comms upgrade,
Thu 27 Dec 08:08 -
G'Day from Brissie
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Today's cunning plan
Tue 11 Dec 00:51 -
Before and after
Mon 10 Dec 00:02 -
New Caledonia
Thu 6 Dec 04:32
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Update
Fri 30 Nov 04:45 -
PS
Thu 29 Nov 06:34 -
Nightmare
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24 Four delay
Sun 18 Nov 17:54 -
Last minute glitches
Sat 17 Nov 19:19 -
Pump update
Thu 15 Nov 18:16 -
Autopilot Pump
Fri 9 Nov 17:55 -
Change of address
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Bugger!!
Sun 4 Nov 06:49
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On the move???
Wed 31 Oct 18:08 -
False Dawn?
Fri 26 Oct 23:43 -
A bad guesstimate
Wed 24 Oct 18:42 -
Shopping
Wed 17 Oct 19:49 -
And suddenly an update!
Sun 14 Oct 03:07 -
The coming week
Sun 14 Oct 03:01 -
That Flanders and Swann Moment
Fri 5 Oct 18:33
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Update
Thu 27 Sep 19:44 -
Yet another Friday Morning
Thu 20 Sep 19:51 -
Wasting Away in Rice Wine-aville
Thu 13 Sep 19:57 -
Update
Sun 9 Sep 21:59 -
No news is......
Sat 1 Sep 19:00
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Expedition
Thu 30 Aug 20:57 -
The Long Silence
Tue 28 Aug 19:05 -
I shall say this only once
Tue 21 Aug 07:25 -
Progress? Don't be silly!
Mon 20 Aug 09:03 -
Need I say more?
Thu 16 Aug 19:37 -
Five minutes to High Noon
Thu 16 Aug 08:42 -
a sense of direction
Wed 15 Aug 08:22 -
Uh Oh!
Tue 14 Aug 19:46 -
Shuffling forward
Sat 11 Aug 00:08 -
Here we go round the merry go-round
Wed 8 Aug 20:09 -
A Collection of Cats
Fri 3 Aug 21:55 -
Brief Update
Thu 2 Aug 20:05
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Down in the marina, something stirred
Mon 30 Jul 21:08 -
Yes Virginia, there is a........
Tue 24 Jul 20:31 -
It's a Conspiracy!
Mon 23 Jul 20:53 -
A Book is Born
Sun 22 Jul 20:26 -
GGrrrr!!!
Mon 16 Jul 06:56 -
Frantic activity at the Chinese shipyard
Sun 15 Jul 04:45 -
I had forgotten
Fri 13 Jul 19:37 -
Slow progress
Thu 12 Jul 03:20 -
The unbearable tension of lifting
Mon 9 Jul 04:43 -
Boy, were those shoes made for walking
Sun 8 Jul 02:42 -
Tension update
Sat 7 Jul 01:51 -
Tension Rises
Fri 6 Jul 19:56 -
Cranes booked!
Mon 2 Jul 07:16
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Legal Redress?
Fri 29 Jun 07:45 -
Engine pictures
Wed 27 Jun 23:23 -
An interesting day
Wed 27 Jun 04:45 -
Getting there
Tue 26 Jun 06:08 -
The power of words: a traumatized cat.
Mon 25 Jun 06:52 -
More of the same
Sun 24 Jun 15:26 -
23:58 and disaster strikes
Fri 22 Jun 06:17 -
A Picture or Four is Worth a Thousand Words.
Tue 19 Jun 07:51 -
Hey, I wear a sarong so do I care?
Mon 18 Jun 05:24 -
What do you think?
Sun 17 Jun 04:58 -
Are the Russians Playing roulette.
Sat 16 Jun 08:16 -
Engines R Us
Fri 15 Jun 06:07 -
And then there were two
Thu 14 Jun 07:08 -
A new site to bookmark
Wed 13 Jun 05:57 -
A non-conversation with Martin the Meknik
Tue 12 Jun 08:29 -
What is Bashar al Assad's Game?
Sat 9 Jun 08:11 -
That was the week that was
Fri 8 Jun 21:22 -
Fiddly little jobs
Thu 7 Jun 11:24 -
Sit down before opening
Wed 6 Jun 06:30 -
Progress
Tue 5 Jun 08:32 -
Syria. Here we go again?
Mon 4 Jun 08:34 -
Presidential Election. Why bother?
Sat 2 Jun 03:09 -
He has got to be kidding. Two boats on reefs.
Fri 1 Jun 07:58
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Blimey. A job started AND finished
Thu 31 May 06:52 -
It doesn't get any easier
Tue 29 May 19:30 -
A fake vaccination program and a fake bubble?
Tue 29 May 09:01 -
One step forward, one step sideways
Mon 28 May 07:02 -
Psst, wanna buy some Russian natural gas?
Sun 27 May 07:38 -
CLICKETY-CLICK. Go on, you know you want to.
Fri 25 May 22:46 -
I'll bloody swing for one of these guys yet.
Fri 25 May 08:24 -
Happy Anniversary.....or something.
Tue 22 May 06:56 -
T'was a Monday Morning
Mon 21 May 09:35 -
Pooch bite man or man munch mutt?
Sat 19 May 05:40 -
I shall be having words
Fri 18 May 23:25 -
Creeping towards completion.
Tue 15 May 07:34 -
The Winds of Change are a blowin'
Sun 13 May 04:36 -
If you enjoy my writing....
Sat 12 May 21:52 -
More paint than you can shake a, er, brush, at.
Fri 11 May 07:07 -
Slowly, relentlessly and inexorably
Thu 10 May 06:13 -
More Progress
Wed 9 May 08:48 -
Ending on a high
Tue 8 May 06:56 -
Sigh.
Mon 7 May 12:09 -
Did I say a job was under budget?
Fri 4 May 09:34 -
Free ebook (OK, chapter One)
Thu 3 May 11:14 -
Pleasant surprises are so damn transient!
Wed 2 May 18:40 -
Carando. A fine lady, outstanding scholar and gentleman
Wed 2 May 08:10 -
Ever thought about an aarvark in a leather cocktaild dress?
Tue 1 May 11:40
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Apocolypse Posponed
Mon 30 Apr 19:00 -
Screwed. The end of the story.
Sat 28 Apr 00:33 -
A job a day
Fri 27 Apr 07:17 -
I am going to scream!
Thu 26 Apr 08:00 -
A virtually wasted day, dammit!
Wed 25 Apr 09:00 -
Raining so no mast climbing.
Tue 24 Apr 07:29 -
With ribald comments we roughly took his virginity
Mon 23 Apr 08:46 -
Read All Abart it!
Sat 21 Apr 23:32 -
Flat Pack Boat part Deux
Sat 21 Apr 07:41 -
At last a little momentum!
Tue 17 Apr 17:42 -
The thoughts of 'Chairman Pete'.
Sat 14 Apr 02:00 -
Flat Pack Boat (part one)
Fri 13 Apr 06:57 -
Mutter mutter whinge whinge
Tue 10 Apr 05:23 -
The 'bear necessities'
Mon 9 Apr 03:25 -
It's curry Jim
Sun 8 Apr 08:54 -
A bit more like home
Fri 6 Apr 05:14 -
A shuffling 2.5 steps forward, a dashing dinkie two-step back
Thu 5 Apr 08:16 -
Not quite yet
Wed 4 Apr 06:49
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Thoughts on 'going home'
Mon 26 Mar 11:21 -
The proud possessor of.....
Fri 23 Mar 06:36 -
Fit? NAH!!!
Wed 21 Mar 19:33 -
And so it (the money) goes
Thu 15 Mar 05:07 -
Update on yacht explosion
Wed 14 Mar 08:18 -
It's all go here
Wed 14 Mar 08:12 -
Funny thing, life
Fri 9 Mar 19:54 -
Progress on the engine front
Wed 7 Mar 23:05 -
AAAAARRRGGGGGHHHH!!!
Sat 3 Mar 03:48 -
A 'purrfect' welcome back to Suva
Fri 2 Mar 20:45
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'Arfur' was right!
Tue 28 Feb 23:45 -
Shop Till You Drop (your wallet!)
Sat 25 Feb 03:07 -
Sometimes they ARE out to get you
Thu 23 Feb 00:57 -
Flea-less in Fiji
Sat 18 Feb 23:09 -
7 Across, a cryptic clue
Fri 10 Feb 09:23 -
Some photo updates
Wed 8 Feb 03:19 -
A good morning
Tue 7 Feb 02:21 -
Inspector Clouseau was assigned to the case
Wed 1 Feb 19:56
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Breaking news!
Sun 29 Jan 22:46 -
The spares saga continues
Sun 29 Jan 19:48 -
The pitfalls of Outsourcing
Fri 27 Jan 08:54 -
Fridgeless in Fiji
Tue 24 Jan 06:17 -
Decisions decisions!
Fri 20 Jan 05:41 -
Waiting for delivery
Fri 13 Jan 01:35 -
International MultiHull Salvage World
Tue 10 Jan 07:03 -
The beginnings of a new fridge
Sat 7 Jan 03:13 -
Is this the finishing line I see before me?
Thu 5 Jan 05:02
Dec 2011
2010
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Happy Christmas
Sun 25 Dec 19:50 -
For Beez Neez/In retrospect
Thu 22 Dec 20:37 -
ONWARDS!
Fri 16 Dec 20:02 -
Tis the season to be jolly...
Thu 15 Dec 22:59 -
Great feedback. Thanks.
Tue 13 Dec 02:52 -
Question: Have I ever considered self publishing?
Mon 12 Dec 01:01 -
Ideas Needed
Sun 11 Dec 23:43 -
Jacks, Cranes and truckmobiles
Fri 9 Dec 09:19 -
Electrickery.BAH!
Wed 7 Dec 06:38 -
Link to some cute photos
Sun 4 Dec 19:14 -
Of books, bankers and kittens.
Sat 3 Dec 21:27
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Rain Rain
Wed 30 Nov 21:10 -
Walking Man
Tue 29 Nov 01:50 -
Batteries
Mon 28 Nov 03:17 -
What did Goldie Hawn use to say?
Fri 25 Nov 20:16 -
The definitive answer.
Wed 23 Nov 22:43 -
We're here to help but........
Tue 22 Nov 01:51 -
Pedes Interuptus
Sun 20 Nov 23:04 -
Rain stopped play
Fri 18 Nov 03:12 -
Recession hits Fiji
Tue 15 Nov 21:09 -
So, farewell then, strawberry cheesecake
Mon 14 Nov 03:01 -
Snow in Fiji?
Fri 11 Nov 09:51 -
Full Hazmat Gear
Tue 8 Nov 03:48 -
Captains Log.......Update
Mon 7 Nov 04:17 -
Dog days?
Mon 7 Nov 01:43 -
A lengthy lunch
Fri 4 Nov 19:14
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Saturday in Suva
Sat 29 Oct 00:41 -
Sandals again
Tue 25 Oct 23:16 -
Safely in Suva
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So far so suspiciously OK
Thu 20 Oct 08:56 -
An expensive Day
Tue 18 Oct 20:19
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Soul-less Seoul?
Thu 29 Sep 08:30 -
All set for Blighty
Mon 19 Sep 07:05 -
Must start packing
Thu 15 Sep 04:41 -
No Photos today
Tue 13 Sep 08:28 -
Inching Forward
Fri 9 Sep 05:10 -
The current version of the plan
Thu 8 Sep 04:23 -
There's a hole in my bottom
Wed 7 Sep 06:35 -
The games afoot
Tue 6 Sep 07:37 -
Need I say more?
Sat 3 Sep 21:53 -
Book available on amazon
Fri 2 Sep 21:56 -
BUY BUY BUY
Thu 1 Sep 06:48
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Breaking news!
Wed 31 Aug 07:25 -
I have a dream
Mon 29 Aug 10:04 -
Gorilla Woodwork
Fri 26 Aug 08:14 -
Alas we have no Oxalic Acid
Thu 25 Aug 06:08 -
Eyeless in Gaza?
Wed 24 Aug 07:48 -
Some really dumb touches spoil the ship
Tue 23 Aug 07:36 -
As any fule kno......
Mon 22 Aug 07:40 -
Work continues.
Fri 19 Aug 08:09 -
It's all go
Thu 18 Aug 08:29 -
I was reminded.....
Tue 16 Aug 08:11 -
The sanding/oiling so far.
Fri 12 Aug 07:54 -
We are sailing /oops I meant Sanding.
Thu 11 Aug 11:10 -
Work in progress
Mon 8 Aug 17:58 -
The Plan(s)
Wed 3 Aug 02:05 -
Flotsam & Jetsam
Tue 2 Aug 00:08
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Meetings
Sun 31 Jul 03:42 -
Oops!!!
Mon 25 Jul 19:06 -
Boat remodeling and a chance meeting
Mon 25 Jul 18:42 -
An interesting experience
Sat 23 Jul 11:32 -
Damn these sandals are fast!
Fri 22 Jul 07:06 -
Plan D/3
Thu 21 Jul 18:18 -
Indian restaurants, pussy farts and the ten dollar store
Mon 18 Jul 05:51 -
An outboard called Lazarus
Sun 17 Jul 02:06 -
Estimates and Cheap Breakfasts
Tue 12 Jul 09:28 -
I have a publishing contract!
Fri 8 Jul 19:23 -
I broke the Fifty Minute barrier and lived!
Fri 8 Jul 06:43 -
Four screws in one day
Wed 6 Jul 07:06 -
Today I achieved......
Tue 5 Jul 06:24 -
Thanks doesn't cover it
Mon 4 Jul 07:09 -
Suva Sunday
Sun 3 Jul 09:08 -
The cost of a long blink, part one
Fri 1 Jul 04:06
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Nearly a successful day
Thu 30 Jun 06:57 -
The Dreaded Lurghy
Wed 29 Jun 19:04 -
Lazy Sunday
Sun 26 Jun 18:58 -
Of women and shirts
Fri 24 Jun 03:42 -
Knock me down with a small feather
Wed 22 Jun 05:37 -
Things happening
Tue 21 Jun 21:27 -
Progress
Mon 20 Jun 18:52 -
Motivation ,motivation, motivation
Sun 19 Jun 03:40 -
Pictures
Sat 18 Jun 02:40 -
I always suspected
Thu 16 Jun 07:04 -
Thank You
Wed 15 Jun 18:37 -
Day one of the Big Cleanup
Wed 15 Jun 06:16 -
Troutbridge on the Blocks
Tue 14 Jun 06:46 -
Toad of Toad Hall?
Sat 11 Jun 18:57 -
Hey Ho
Sat 11 Jun 01:26 -
That didn't work then
Fri 10 Jun 02:37 -
Second failure
Thu 9 Jun 23:46 -
Failure on several fronts
Thu 9 Jun 08:33 -
One last effort?
Wed 8 Jun 10:24 -
Update and ....
Tue 7 Jun 09:01 -
Success
Tue 7 Jun 02:30 -
Once again the old 'up and over'
Sat 4 Jun 11:17 -
Some sleep and then an update
Fri 3 Jun 19:08 -
Tired
Thu 2 Jun 17:46 -
Not so Good
Wed 1 Jun 00:35
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Mixed fortunes
Tue 31 May 08:03 -
Update
Mon 30 May 19:41 -
Sleepless in Suva
Sun 29 May 12:00 -
Brief update
Sat 28 May 19:37 -
So it couldn't get any worse huh?
Sat 28 May 18:57 -
Update
Fri 27 May 23:14 -
Down and very nearly out
Fri 27 May 03:40 -
Bloody chartplotter!
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And they call this fun????
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Enough of the bumpiness already!
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Slowly slowly catchee something
Wed 18 May 00:12 -
Baking......motoring...baking some more
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Nice
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Ho Humm
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Towards Fiji Day One
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The Big Offski
Fri 13 May 00:50 -
Effing Weather
Sat 7 May 21:12 -
Waiting for......
Thu 5 May 21:19
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A whingeing muttering update!
Thu 28 Apr 02:13 -
Muttering Update
Sat 23 Apr 20:18 -
Mutter mutter mutter (again)
Fri 15 Apr 19:35 -
Back in the Bay
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A pleasant drift
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Heading 'oop North like'
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Time????
Sat 26 Feb 06:13 -
You take the .......
Sat 5 Feb 23:19
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Wilma
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I'll probably be shot for this
Tue 25 Jan 05:06 -
A Day out and the anchorage in Whangerei sur Mud
Mon 24 Jan 22:51 -
Whangerei
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Tutukaka
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Escape from the Bay of Islands
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En route to somewhere
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Russell Tall Ships Day
Sat 8 Jan 03:57 -
Update
Dec 2010
2009
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Twas Christmas Day on the anchored cat
Sun 26 Dec 01:09 -
How was your Saturday afternoon?
Sat 18 Dec 01:35 -
Assassination Cove
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Columberg would have been impressed!
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Mud, Mud glorious mud
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You can tell you've been at anchor too long when.....
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The enigma of the (cap) Shroud of Troutbridge
Thu 9 Dec 08:06 -
A new blog
Mon 6 Dec 23:30 -
Christmas Pudding Island
Fri 3 Dec 19:04
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Just a thought
Sun 28 Nov 23:31 -
A damn close run thing!
Sat 27 Nov 20:48 -
A chapter closes.
Tue 23 Nov 22:22 -
Trouble at Teapot
Sun 21 Nov 18:28 -
Is a 'ding a ling' the same as a dongle?
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Party party party
Mon 15 Nov 17:25 -
Mutter mutter, whinge whinge
Fri 12 Nov 03:41 -
New Phone number
Tue 9 Nov 15:07 -
Baaaaa
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Land Ho!!!!
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Are we nearly there yet?
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245 nm to go
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A sudden hush
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Wot, no beenz???
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The Far Side of The World
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And on
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Settling down
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Bang crash wallop
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Off we jolly well go
Fri 29 Oct 20:34 -
Condolences
Thu 28 Oct 18:24 -
A terrible Tragedy
Wed 27 Oct 17:02 -
Just a couple of photos
Tue 26 Oct 17:54 -
Preparations
Thu 21 Oct 05:35 -
Swim swim; write write
Mon 11 Oct 00:36 -
W W W *
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A Chinese meal?
Wed 6 Oct 22:14 -
It's a hard Life!
Sat 2 Oct 01:09
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Two Piccies
Wed 29 Sep 22:16 -
Caves' n bad backs!
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Forestay Update
Sun 26 Sep 18:19 -
It's a broken forestay
Wed 22 Sep 18:12 -
Tonga
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Weez arrived
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Answer
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I hate you fleeces to pieces!
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Nearly half way
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Razza Frazza mutter mutter mutter
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It's a shame
Tue 14 Sep 17:51 -
And the wind doth blow & blow & blow
Sat 11 Sep 17:12 -
Palmerston Atoll
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En route Palmerston
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Open All Hours
Mon 6 Sep 20:16
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Aitutaki
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Typical...Just typical
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A truly Pacific experience
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A Durt Great 'Ole
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At last, The Pacific!!!
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En Route Aitutaki
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Adieu to French Polynesia
Wed 25 Aug 19:05 -
Bora Bora
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Poemtry, Japanese style
Sat 21 Aug 21:45 -
Raiatea
Thu 19 Aug 20:08 -
Raiatea
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A Gentle jaunt up the coast
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A Cattery? Early morning in Avae Bay, Huahine
Thu 12 Aug 23:50 -
Huahine
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Pictures of Lilley
Tue 10 Aug 03:03 -
Moorea Hill Walk
Mon 9 Aug 17:03 -
Make & mend Day
Sat 7 Aug 17:10 -
Moorea
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SPLERSH
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(no subject)
Sat 31 Jul 17:27 -
All sorts of progress
Thu 29 Jul 17:20 -
Progress of sorts & insurance ombudsmen
Sat 24 Jul 17:57 -
Ah me
Wed 21 Jul 17:59 -
Yo Ho, Yo Ho A Yotties life for me
Thu 15 Jul 16:24 -
Another video
Tue 13 Jul 22:31 -
Facebook videos
Mon 12 Jul 22:01 -
Belated update
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Nous avons arriver
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Nearly there
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All Well
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Departure!
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Re: Delay?
Wed 30 Jun 23:44 -
Delay?
Wed 30 Jun 16:41 -
Delayed departure
Tue 29 Jun 16:57 -
Yet another Update
Mon 28 Jun 16:00 -
Update 3
Sat 26 Jun 04:18 -
Update 2
Thu 24 Jun 02:52 -
Update
Tue 22 Jun 02:33 -
On the reef
Mon 21 Jun 11:39 -
I spoke too soon
Sun 20 Jun 18:23 -
A small coral atoll in the Pacific
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Getting There
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What a differencer a day makes
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Pacific? Where????
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Under Way
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The water-less waterfall
Mon 14 Jun 15:55 -
Daniel's Bay
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I just luuurve fixin' things
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Nuku Hiva
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Birthday Girl
Sun 30 May 19:28 -
Tahuata
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Hiva Oa
Thu 27 May 13:39 -
Hiva Oa
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MADE IT!!!!!
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Are we nearly there yet? Oh yes indeed ladies and gentlemen.
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If the person who took it puts it back we'll say no more about it.
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OK, nobody leave the room: who stole the wind?
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Steady as she goes Chief
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Slow, Slow, Quick[NOT] Quick [really, not] Slow
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Bean Surprise
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Under 1000nm to go
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Pacific? I don't think so!!!
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Timelessness
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Great excitement in the night
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Mercies sakes Big Buddy, looks like we've got ourselves a Convoy!
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Nearly half way
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Flying Fridgeless!
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Starry Starry Night
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Rock & Roll[y]
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All well
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A simply splendid day
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Settling Down
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Left hand down a bit?
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And they're off!
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All set for tomorrow then
Wed 28 Apr 14:06 -
Aching back
Tue 27 Apr 19:49 -
Preparations
Tue 27 Apr 13:28 -
"Alfred" and her cake
Sun 25 Apr 23:16 -
Some pictures of San Cristobal, Galapagos
Sat 24 Apr 12:51 -
Short video of Tour around San Cristobal, Galapagos
Fri 23 Apr 14:43 -
Breaking News
Thu 22 Apr 14:02 -
Random Witterings for those who may follow
Wed 21 Apr 15:15 -
Some piccies
Sun 18 Apr 16:34 -
Galapagos
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Position Report
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Better (& Betterer)
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Bashing along
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Ho Hum
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The rain it doth raineth but the wind it don't blow.
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In the Doldrums
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Day Two
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Day One
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19 hours and counting
Fri 9 Apr 17:36 -
San Jose
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Invitation to view Peter.Bernfeld's Picasa Web Album - Panama Canal Transit
Wed 7 Apr 12:08 -
Moga Moga
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Having a Whale of a time
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Amazing but true
Tue 30 Mar 15:39 -
Not much to say
Sat 27 Mar 17:00 -
Sunday mornings
Sun 21 Mar 16:59 -
Boats**********
Sat 20 Mar 11:49 -
Tabago
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They're full of it-or rather they were
Wed 17 Mar 16:41 -
We Made It!!! Messasge from 'the Pacific Side'
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Last blog entry from the Atlantic side
Fri 12 Mar 12:19 -
All set for the Panama Canal Transit
Thu 11 Mar 20:23 -
Time ticking away
Mon 8 Mar 19:06 -
The Admeasurer cometh
Thu 4 Mar 21:08 -
The Big Shop, part 1
Wed 3 Mar 12:54 -
Simon's farewell party
Mon 1 Mar 12:31
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Line handling in the Panama Canal
Sun 28 Feb 11:25 -
Preparations
Fri 26 Feb 15:05 -
Good-O
Wed 24 Feb 13:33 -
it's all happening here!
Tue 23 Feb 12:15 -
de tings dey am progressin, mon
Sat 20 Feb 19:00 -
Shelter Bay Marina
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Portobello & a cock-up in the engine servicing department
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Ciao Kuna Yala, Buenos Dias Linton Island
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Paperwork
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Epic Voyages
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Not ANOTHER beach BBQ :)
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Meeting up with chums
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I see an anchor!!
Wed 3 Feb 11:50 -
Habit forming!
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sailing ar last!
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Mono Island
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Mamitupu
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On the move.....well not exactly!
Fri 29 Jan 16:11 -
It's becoming traditional
Wed 27 Jan 12:29 -
Isla de Pinos
Tue 26 Jan 11:20 -
Isla de Pinos
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Interesting experiences
Sun 24 Jan 12:43 -
A fascinating day
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Make & Mend day
Fri 22 Jan 01:03 -
Puerto Ecosses, San Blas Islands, Panama
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Tintipan
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Parties
Sun 17 Jan 11:27 -
Oooops
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Work work work
Wed 13 Jan 08:55 -
Make & Mend Day
Tue 12 Jan 11:06 -
Reflections on weather and the mystery yacht
Sun 10 Jan 12:02 -
Cartegena
Fri 8 Jan 23:13 -
It was almost fun in the Force 6 lulls!
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Rodadero
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Bahia Guayraca
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Colombia
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Santa Kruz Baie
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Happy New Year
Fri 1 Jan 20:36
Dec 2009
2008
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The Great Weevil Hunt and a bit of beaurocracy
Wed 30 Dec 12:24 -
Spanish Water
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Christmas Day
Sat 26 Dec 15:52 -
Reflections on Venezuelan Islands
Wed 23 Dec 18:59 -
Bonaire
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Simon and Sidney the Shark
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Los Rocques
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Wish you were here moment
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6kts under bare poles
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Trade Wind Sailing
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'The Plan'
Thu 17 Dec 13:19 -
OK, the Island is yours. Watch out for the wild donkeys
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Cloud, land or a Russian jet*
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Eye don't beleeeeve it!!!
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Almost a bean-free boat
Mon 14 Dec 16:12 -
Unfair photo!
Fri 11 Dec 15:23 -
Today, I am a starter motor
Tue 8 Dec 23:14 -
This weekend I have mainly been
Sun 6 Dec 14:18 -
Progress
Thu 3 Dec 20:24 -
It's a boat (part gazillion)
Wed 2 Dec 22:16 -
2.25 cheers
Tue 1 Dec 17:10 -
An annudder ting, mon
Tue 1 Dec 00:22
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1.5 cheers
Mon 30 Nov 20:35 -
It's amazing.........
Mon 30 Nov 16:35 -
It always happens at the start of a weekend
Sat 28 Nov 16:29 -
Yes, we have no bananas.
Fri 27 Nov 22:05 -
Keep on keeping on
Tue 24 Nov 12:53 -
Dedicated to a friend with a new, mainly electric toy.
Sun 22 Nov 11:42 -
How long does it take to change a water filter?
Fri 20 Nov 18:28 -
Sweaty Small Cramped Place*
Wed 18 Nov 01:25 -
'Tis a braw, moonlicht nicht tonicht, och aye the noo
Tue 17 Nov 00:53 -
Zen and the art of plumbing
Mon 16 Nov 23:09 -
The Dodgy Dingy
Fri 13 Nov 17:14 -
Life in Prickly Bay
Thu 12 Nov 20:32 -
It's all in the planning
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Author, author
Mon 9 Nov 20:32 -
Pause for strangled scream
Sat 7 Nov 13:40 -
Ho Hum
Wed 4 Nov 14:26 -
Trouble at mill
Sun 1 Nov 14:03
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Back Again
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And On
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(North)Westward(hee hee, ha ha ho)Ho!
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Hit the road, Jack
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The Falls
Fri 16 Oct 15:36 -
Off to the falls
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Baganara Beach Resort
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Life on rthe river part deux
Fri 9 Oct 20:47 -
Life on the river
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Bartica
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We have arrived!
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Onwards!
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To Guyana
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A present
Sat 26 Sep 12:50 -
Charlotteville
Wed 23 Sep 19:54 -
Charlotteville, Tobago
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Hit the road, Jack
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On the hard (again)
Wed 9 Sep 21:01 -
A night out
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Party time.
Thu 3 Sep 21:04 -
Never goes smoothly
Tue 1 Sep 14:56
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And so it goes
Wed 26 Aug 16:08 -
It's not easy, you know
Mon 17 Aug 17:07 -
Boats eh, don't you lurve 'em?
Thu 13 Aug 14:05 -
Keep on keeping on
Sun 9 Aug 14:01 -
Progress
Thu 6 Aug 21:25 -
Getting there......but where exactly?
Wed 5 Aug 21:10
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It's a boat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fri 31 Jul 23:51 -
Worth a thousand words
Wed 29 Jul 14:15 -
Two and a half cheers.
Wed 29 Jul 11:17 -
OOkayyyy
Tue 28 Jul 11:08 -
Hmmmmmm
Mon 27 Jul 20:07 -
Right then.....
Thu 23 Jul 20:07 -
And so it goes
Tue 21 Jul 12:51 -
A productive but expensive day
Fri 17 Jul 21:59 -
And this is the hole in the kitchen
Fri 17 Jul 12:03 -
There's a hole in my kitchen, dear Liza
Thu 16 Jul 22:26 -
Skip, you gonna lose weight
Wed 15 Jul 22:08 -
Goodbyee
Mon 13 Jul 13:16 -
Nostalgia
Sat 11 Jul 02:42 -
A bigger suitcase
Mon 6 Jul 08:45
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A day out
Thu 25 Jun 04:18 -
Oh, by the way
Tue 16 Jun 15:08 -
Gone fishing...or something
Thu 11 Jun 19:03 -
The Lift-Out
Tue 9 Jun 13:33 -
The List
Sat 6 Jun 13:01 -
Crikey Okka, the Boca's chokka!
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Party party party
Mon 1 Jun 09:42
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Underwater Gardening
Fri 29 May 12:28 -
It's all go here, I tell you
Sat 23 May 20:31 -
If it's legal to go by air it's too weak!
Fri 22 May 14:23 -
A Mad Social Whirl in Pictures
Thu 21 May 11:06 -
Thunderbird 2, Fish Friday & Saturday Session.
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Competition results
Thu 14 May 12:19 -
Grenada
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Endless toil
Sun 10 May 15:36 -
Message for Andy S
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Caption Competition
Mon 4 May 12:59 -
Birthday Boy(?)
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Celebrations
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It's a hard life (part 79C)
Sat 25 Apr 12:20 -
Ah me, another sun-drenched beach & bar
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A Long Voyage
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What can I say
Sun 19 Apr 19:06 -
Tobago Cays
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Bye Bye Bequia
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The Bequia Easter Regatta
Sun 12 Apr 15:56 -
Happy Seder
Wed 8 Apr 17:58 -
Jacks Bar
Mon 6 Apr 14:06 -
Bequia
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"Barnacle Bill"
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Deja Vue?
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Southbound again
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The Saintes
Tue 24 Mar 18:12 -
Les Saintes
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Dominica
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Dominica & A Plan
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If it's Monday
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Poemtry Corner
Sun 15 Mar 11:54 -
Only the French
Fri 13 Mar 11:16 -
Let's party!
Wed 11 Mar 11:36 -
Today, we went to........
Mon 9 Mar 20:34 -
Les Trois Islets
Sun 8 Mar 10:52 -
Having a 'swell' time!
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On a clear day
Fri 6 Mar 20:52 -
Martinique
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Sigh
Tue 3 Mar 16:08 -
Waiting for Godot
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Waiting for the bus!
Wed 25 Feb 12:05 -
Pancakes
Wed 25 Feb 11:31 -
2 AB or not AB
Sat 21 Feb 17:35 -
Lazy Days
Sun 15 Feb 15:10 -
Photos
Fri 13 Feb 11:19 -
Life and stuff
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Bye Bye Bob
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Onwards
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Going, going
Mon 2 Feb 20:12
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Life in Carlisle Bay
Wed 28 Jan 14:21 -
Barbados
Fri 23 Jan 21:41 -
Carlisle Bay
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Port St Charles, Barbados
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Are we nearly there yet? YES
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Ocean cruising... a hard life
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Going Well
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Free firework display
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Fun & Games
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A faster day
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Bananas
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1000nm to go
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Just like the Solent
Sun 11 Jan 12:53 -
A sad loss
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Hurrah!!!
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The Voices
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Overcoming problems
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Onwards
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Westward Ho!
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Champignons au Swarfega
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Sarf & West
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Are we nearly there yet?
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The first 24 hours
Dec 2008
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We're Off!!!!
Wed 31 Dec 11:19 -
A bigger boat
Wed 24 Dec 19:32 -
Emergency supplies
Sat 20 Dec 11:02 -
Supplies, supplies
Tue 9 Dec 12:22 -
Las Palmas
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Pasito Blanco
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La Gomera & Los Christianos
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La Gomera
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Tenerife
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Splash-down
Thu 13 Nov 18:16 -
Aahhh
Wed 12 Nov 10:57 -
Dirty bottoms & slight change of plans
Thu 6 Nov 17:08 -
Gran Canaria
Mon 3 Nov 11:22
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Gran Canaria
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WOW!
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Fuerteventura
Wed 22 Oct 16:43 -
Gran Tarajal
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Isla de Lobos, Fuerteventura
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Nobody ever accused me of being quick on the uptake
Fri 17 Oct 19:22 -
On the road again
Fri 17 Oct 16:55 -
Honey, I'm home!
Thu 16 Oct 15:10 -
Puerto Calero
Thu 2 Oct 08:30
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Playa Quemada
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Puerto de Naos
Fri 26 Sep 10:35 -
Lanzarrotte
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It could only happen to
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Playa Francesca, Graciosa
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Warmed-over rat
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At Sea
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Preparations for leaving
Tue 9 Sep 14:31 -
Dodgy WIFI link
Sun 7 Sep 15:50 -
PSSST- wanna see some Pictures(nudge nudge etc)
Sun 7 Sep 15:45
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The tale of the diamond-stuffed duck
Sun 31 Aug 08:51 -
Porto Santo
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Day 3 at sea
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All at sea
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All at sea
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At sea
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Jump-off time
Fri 22 Aug 07:12 -
Another nasty swello
Tue 19 Aug 19:57 -
Reflections on Galicia
Tue 12 Aug 17:20 -
Cascais
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Do boats get the hump?
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Onwards
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I say, waiter
Tue 29 Jul 15:06 -
The rain in Spain
Fri 25 Jul 06:50 -
Fire
Mon 21 Jul 07:50 -
Swanning Around
Sun 20 Jul 09:40 -
A change of breakfast
Sat 19 Jul 08:14 -
Swans are not meant to fly
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San Vicente & Combarro
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Isla Toja Grande
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Shopping
Sat 12 Jul 13:25 -
Caraminel & life in general
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All Muros'd out
Mon 7 Jul 17:29 -
back on the road again?
Sat 5 Jul 08:09
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Portosin
Mon 30 Jun 14:49 -
Not all beer & skittle
Thu 26 Jun 09:42 -
Muros
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Camarinas
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Laxe
Thu 19 Jun 11:38 -
At Anchor, at last
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The Search for Lurch
Mon 16 Jun 14:13 -
Oh, blow ye winds...oh
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Wibble
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Dolphins
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The Biscay
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Sailing in the fog
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Fair stood the forecast wind for france
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"Home" again for a while
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A pleasant weekend
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Thornham-Sur-Mud
Thu 15 May 12:46 -
Warranty Work
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Friday 2nd May
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Escape
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Are we nearly there yet?
Sat 19 Apr 10:17 -
The time approacheth!
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Preparations continue
Thu 20 Mar 15:14 -
Testing Iridium
Mon 17 Mar 16:30
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Equipment
Wed 13 Feb 16:58 -
First test entry for web diary
Thu 7 Feb 13:10