Chaos and Mayhem.

I’m sorry that I haven’t posted for a while, the first thing out of the window when life gets turned upside down is always de blog. And boy, has our life ever been turned upside down. Quite apart from wedding preparations and work-work-work, three othe…

Von Donop

Last night we had the pleasure of dinner with Kurt and Becky from s/v Millie aboard our boat. We shared our lingcod with them along with all the prawns Jerry had caught. The dinner was made complete with Becky’s brownies -mmmmm delicious! Now about …

April 5, 2012 We’re back! We now own Arcadia II

On April 5th, two hired captains took Williwaw outside San Francisco bay and took pictures of themselves with a change of command handshake showing the GPS picture and the morning newspaper. This act completed our purchase of the Nordhavn 47 …

April 5, 2012 We’re back! We now own Arcadia II

On April 5th, two hired captains took Williwaw outside San Francisco bay and took pictures of themselves with a change of command handshake showing the GPS picture and the morning newspaper. This act completed our purchase of the Nordhavn 47 …

Woof

No, we aren’t going to the dogs, but we do miss our dog Charlie. Down here though, Wwoofing has a different meaning – Willing Workers on Organic Farms. Everywhere we have been there are just tons of young people from … Continue readin…

The Malacca Straits

We had an uneventful (that's good) run up the Malacca strait to Langkowi. Mention the Malacca Straits to many people and their immediate response is "Pirates!" Since 2006, the straits have been dropped from Lloyd's of London's li…

ANN ARBOR TO KEY WEST AND BACK

We left Ann Arbor for Florida in late January to pick up our new boat, which we expected to be delivered to Port Everglades near Ft. Lauderdale in mid-March.  Unfortunately the manufacturer couldn’t find a ship to transport our boat from Taiwan …

ANN ARBOR TO KEY WEST AND BACK

We left Ann Arbor for Florida in late January to pick up our new boat, which we expected to be delivered to Port Everglades near Ft. Lauderdale in mid-March.  Unfortunately the manufacturer couldn’t find a ship to transport our boat from Taiwan …

ANN ARBOR TO KEY WEST AND BACK

We left Ann Arbor for Florida in late January to pick up our new boat, which we expected to be delivered to Port Everglades near Ft. Lauderdale in mid-March.  Unfortunately the manufacturer couldn’t find a ship to transport our boat from Taiwan …

ANN ARBOR TO KEY WEST AND BACK

We left Ann Arbor for Florida in late January to pick up our new boat, which we expected to be delivered to Port Everglades near Ft. Lauderdale in mid-March.  Unfortunately the manufacturer couldn’t find a ship to transport our boat from Taiwan …