Stranger than fiction

“He’s a stranger in a strange land,Just a stranger in a strange land…”                                                  …

Port Gaskets and Screens

Summer 2010Last summer, I finally got around to replacing the gaskets and screens on the ports in the v-berth, head, and galley. We were getting small amounts of water dripping through, and a couple of the screens had small tears around the perimeter …

Dania Beach, FL – 5/1/11 thru 5/3/11

We have been very busy since returning and failed to update the blog so now I have the problem of remembering what we did for the past 3 days …. so here goes!When we returned we found this furry creature on top of one of the piling poles on the next …

We are outta here!

Had fun Memphis…Storms and all.  Hope Memphis in May is a blast, the creek don’t rise much more, and the levee holds.Our next post will be from Stuart and aboard Istaboa.Adios,IstaboaNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat…

Follow Those Whales

Location: Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18° 20.325′ N  65° 37.900′ W
It’s time for Three@Sea to migrate north. We can literally feel it in the air: there is more humidity, more rain, and more bugs. There was even the beginning…

Fiji – Here we come!

Currently, we are 8 hours off New Zealand's shore on our way to Fiji and the conditions are not great, but we knew that before departing. We have real 2.5 to 3 meter waves/swell at 6 to 9 second intervals and 17 or so knots of wind, the boat is roc…

3 April 2011 – Ready To Go Again

After months of good time ashore with family and friends, and a lot of preparation, it’s time to go “adventuring” again. Arcadia I is sitting at Marina Coral in Ensenada with full fuel tanks, an extra 180 gallons of deck fuel and her Former O…

Follow Those Whales

Location: Fajardo, Puerto Rico Coordinates: 18° 20.325′ N  65° 37.900′ W It’s time for Three@Sea to migrate north. We can literally feel it in the air: there is more humidity, more rain, and more bugs. There was even the beginnings of a tropical depression just northeast of here last week, although fortunately it fell apart before […]

Trying To Get Down The Chesapeake Bay

Our first attempt to get off the dock and get underway was aborted, once again due to a lousy weather forecast courtesy of the NWS. I don’t mean the forecast was for lousy weather, instead it was another forecast that did not come close to actual condi…

Dudley’s Marina, Swansboro, North Carolina

Three more waiting to crossAn amphibious vehicle crossing the intracoastalAnd climbing out the other sideLeft the anchorage at Wrightsville Beach this morning about 8:30 so that we could catch the bridge opening at 9, which worked well. Four bridges to…