The Westerdam entered the lagoon at Bora Bora shortly after 0600. The skies cleared somewhat overnight, but the wind was still brisk. The first tenders went ashore by 0700, and Miriam and I went ashore with Craven’s at 0815 for a 4WD offr…
Rarotonga to Raiatea
October 14, 2011After the aborted attempt to stop at Rarotonga we headed NE to Raiatea in brisk winds and seas to 15 feet almost on the beam. Since we left early, the captain has kept the ship at only 13 knots, so there is quite a bit of roll mot…
Clifton Marina to Grand Harbor Marina, TN
Date October 17, 2011 Day 111Departure Clifton Marina, Clifton, TN 7:35 amArrival Grand Harbor Marina, Counce, TN 2:40 pm Miles 56.8 C…
Cuba Landing Marina to Clifton Marina
Date October 16, 2011 Day 110Departure Cuba Landing Marina, Waverly, TN 8:10mArrival Clifton Marina, Clifton, Tn 1:50 pm Miles 43.0 …
Monday, October 17, 2011
We left St. Augustine this morning at 8:00 A.M. and headed for Jacksonville. What a lovely day to cruise. The temperature was perfect and there was a slight breeze. We saw a lot more boat traffic today. We saw this rather large container ship and a…
A few photos from our cruise down The Columbia
A communication dome sitting on a ship headed to sea, and The Stern Wheeler tied up in Rainier Oregon.
Mount Saint Helens
We could not have asked for better weather. The view of Mt. St. Helens is beautiful!
Tactics For Dealing WIth Groundings – A Reevaluation
A while ago we wrote up the details on the FPB 64 Iron Lady’s interaction with a Fijian Reef. She is in New Zealand now, hauled out near Circa, and we’ve been studying the photos and talking to her owner, Pete Rossin, to get a better feel for the conditions. What we have learned has […]
We are underway…
What a beautiful day! We are enjoying our cruise down The Columbia River. We hope to anchor at Tongue Point this evening and head out across the bar in the morning. We have a great forecast, hopefully there will be no surprises. Bill and I are ha…
Installing the first Filter Boss, and Found a Problem
Sometimes I like to set goals for myself. Yesterday’s goal was to do absolutely nothing. I’m proud to say I achieved my goal.Today was a different story. The first Filter Boss arrived today. Pam and I were walking the dogs by the harbor …
