After all the recent repairs to the exhaust systems, both the engine and generator, she still will not release us from Marathon . Kendell repaired the drive shaft but discovered a fuel leak in the injector ( yes again) So we are hoping to have that pro…
Esperanza won’t give up
After all the recent repairs to the exhaust systems, both the engine and generator, she still will not release us from Marathon . Kendell repaired the drive shaft but discovered a fuel leak in the injector ( yes again) So we are hoping to have that pro…
Dark, Gray Day
Today was another travel day on the water. We left bright and early this morning. Just as we were preparing to leave, it started to rain. We went anyway. The rain was steady the entire time we cruised. It was cold out like…
Dark, Gray Day
Today was another travel day on the water. We left bright and early this morning. Just as we were preparing to leave, it started to rain. We went anyway. The rain was steady the entire time we cruised. It was cold out like…
Side Trip to the Frozen North
CLICK HERE for Slideshow I have always wanted to see the northern lights but living in Southern Arizona and cruising in the equatorial Pacific do not lend themselves to frequent aurora borealis sightings. And I always worried that making a … Continue reading →
Mar. 29 – Friends
Ashley Marina (Charleston)The people we meet and the friends we make as we cruise are definitely some of the highlights of our adventure. We’ve met a lot of people and call many of them friends, but sometimes you meet special people who feel like famil…
It’s A Long Weekend!
Easter Weekend!Thank ya… Thank ya vera much… for checking on us.Have a good holiday.and… for your listening pleasure, an unusual rendition of Jimi Hendrix’s Voodoo Chile. Cheers,IstaboaPS: Easter Whales Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Cari…
Moon River
I arose very early this morning. It’s springtime here and Georgia is in full bloom, so I’m either suffering from allergies or I picked up a cold somewhere. It’s one of those things when you can’t sleep because of a huge sinus headache. &nb…
TRAVELLING TO GREECE TO RETURN TO ENVOY
Tonight we’ll sleep aboard Envoy for the first time in 2013, on the hardstand at Lefkas marina. Our first impressions are that Envoy is much how we left her last October. The only damage noticed so far is to Envoy’s aging storage cover, which is we…
Fuel and Fire Prevention
These two seemed to go together so I’ll put them in the same post. Our boat has six fuel tanks (forward port and starboard, aft port and starboard, keel forward, and keel aft) plus a 50 gallon day tank. This is a lot of tankage to keep track of and if …
