Walking along a pristine white sand beach in New Caledonia, we came across this gorgeous green turtle washed up on shore – unfortunately dead. The locals speculated that the turtle mistook a plastic bag floating in the water as its favori…
A New Boat!!
Big News! We have traded our coastal-cruising Krogen Express 53, for an ocean-crossing 2007 Nordhavn 55 motor yacht!! A huge change for us, and for our cruising plans – instead of shipping Aries Too to the Med, we will head South then West. (Con…
Final trip email
I’ve mixed feelings about this final trip email. Relief that I’ve finally caught up; sadness that the trip is really over. I get to relive everything writing about it and reading the comments folks send in as comments.…
Fiji To New Zealand – FPB 64-1 Avatar Picks Up Some Valuable Force Nine Data
The passage from the tropical South Pacific island nation of Fiji, south to New Zealand, is one of the more difficult you will find. There is a high risk of heavy weather, sometimes extreme, that every year catches a few yachts. Obviously it is best to avoid this form of unpleasantness. The key is boat […]
photos…Seemed to go sooooo fast…before you knew it , it was
photos…Seemed to go sooooo fast…before you knew it , it was time to head out….and head out they did…57 boats…some headed down the Tom-Bigbee waterway to Mobile; others headed to tour Chattanooga before heading south; just a few like us, heade…
photos…What a difference a few days makes…the fall colors
photos…What a difference a few days makes…the fall colors are out in all their glory!!!
photos…Wednesday afternoon we crawled through the open
photos…Wednesday afternoon we crawled through the open boats…while there were some bigger, better, newer…we found nothing we were willing to trade for…
photo…Can you spot the TUMBLEWEED among this group???
photo…Can you spot the TUMBLEWEED among this group???
photos…Tuesday afternoon we did our bit for the Rogersville
photos…Tuesday afternoon we did our bit for the Rogersville economy by shopping downtown…then attended an outdoor concert that night. FUN FUN FUN..
photo…Monday night the door prize drawing was a big deal to
photo…Monday night the door prize drawing was a big deal to us. Cindy was elated to learn that her friends at Grafton Marine had donated a “message in a bottle” prize…and I was elated when my friend Julaine @ BOREAS won!!!
