This should be Happy Anniversary too (a little late). I was checking to see where we were last year for Easter and we were just starting our crossing of the Pacific. We had arrived at the Marquesis island of Hiva Oa the morning of April 17, 2010. Wow, …
Ahhh, swimming pigs in paradise
We went to the neighboring island of Big Major, home to many wild pigs and local attraction for cruisers. When we arrived there were several other boats waiting at the shore for the pigs to show; the waiting b…
Testing the Latest Coastal Explorer
We have been using the latest iteration of Coastal Explorer this spring. This is a clean, easy to use, and quite stable nav program.
Contrary to its name, you can use this program anywhere. We used it last year in Europe and then for the passage back to the States. The screen shot shows the layout […]
3 Days to our 2011 Departure
It is early on Sunday morning, April 24, 2011 and we are getting ready to attend Easter Sunday services, one of the last events we will attend in Bellevue before heading back to Anacortes on Tuesday morning. In the afternoon we will celebrate Easter w…
The Wharf to Pass Christian
We left the Wharf at 6:45 it was hazy but dead calm. we made it out to Mobile Bay which was also quite smooth too. After we passed Dauphin Island the breeze started picking up stronger and stronger till it was really blowing hard as we …
Engine room workbench, aft cabin ceiling nailers, and some other stuff…
Had a productive week on the boat… Lots of pictures so I’ll keep the text short. started on partitions and house battery foundations in the passageway. Put up the curved nailers for the overhead in the aft cabin. I’m trying to get the aft cabin rough…
