We were picked up from the Hotel Shanker at 1000 and headed for the domestic terminal with our guide Sudar (Sid). The domestic terminal was one large room for check-in and complete chaos, with mounds of trekking equipment covering nearly the entire fl…
Shiloh on the Tennessee River
A beautiful fall day with the late afternoon sun streaming through golden leaves greeted us as we drove through the Shiloh battlefield populated by white tail deer and wild turkeys. This was the battle that determined the control of the western rivers and the Mississippi River Valley. Even though the Confederates put up a […]
Sailing the Adriatic
The Sea Cloud II is truly a magnificent and graceful sailing vessel. Our two weeks spent on her sailing the Adriatic from Venice to Montenegro and back to Venice revealed much of the ancient history of the area. In Dubrovnik we talked with many who had suffered the bombings from the Serb army in 1990-1995. […]
Two Miletones
Today Furthur.talksspot,com recorded 200,000 hits!
As I was leaving Seattle on this great adventure I was encouraged to start a website and keep a blog. Ken Williams was a great inspiration as I read his blog regularly and his voyages inspired me so…
October 18, 2012, Midway Marina on the Tenn-Tombigbee Waterway
We finally got going this morning but not without another little “surprise” late last night. We both went to bed early and about 23:00 or so it started to rain and rain very hard. Not long after it started raining we were both woke up to ra…
Customs Clearance
We have been wandering a bit through the Solomon Islands in search of legitimacy. Our information indicated we would be able to clear into the country (both boat and crew) in the … Continue reading →
Weather Window
The last sixteen days were spent in Brunswick, GA with Ken & Cindy (S/V Meant To Be). We were anchored just a short dinghy ride from their waterfront home which includes a deep water dock for their catamaran and a di…
CORFU’S GORGEOUS PALAIOKASTRITA
At the time of posting we’re on the hardstand at Lefkas marina in the final stages of preparing Envoy for winter storage. This posting takes us to 19 September.If you want to cut loose from normal life, and start experiencing and enjoying this lifest…
How life changes on a phone call. Norm Lindsey, the local
How life changes on a phone call. Norm Lindsey, the local mechanic who replaced our port engine this spring, has voiced serious concerns about the starboard engine. So we are taking a short cruise tomorrow to attend the Looper convention…and then ret…
CORFU’S GORGEOUS PALAIOKASTRITA
At the time of posting we’re on the hardstand at Lefkas marina in the final stages of preparing Envoy for winter storage. This posting takes us to 19 September.If you want to cut loose from normal life, and start experiencing and enjoying this lifest…
