Winter ready

 After a lot of work, and about one mile of string to keep the tarp secured we are ready to leave Le rêve for the winter.  With the radar arch folded down and a tarp over the boat you never know you were looking at Le rêve!

Chattanooga. What a cool name for a city.

Anna and I arrived in Chattanooga filled with excitement in anticipation of the arrival of my Mom and Dad.  It has been almost six months since we had last seen them, that is far to long if you ask me.  We had spent the past few day plan…

Report From Onboard Jenny

Please do not include the following text in a reply. ============================== ======================Thursday , October 28, 2010 3:18:16 PM Location: Key West at anchor Latitude is 24 degrees 34.892 minutes north. Longitude is 81 degrees 48…

Day 20 Norfolk/Portsmouth VA

We finally had a day for travel though a short day 4.5 hours at 12 knots. We made it to Norfolk/Portsmouth and are now mins to the ICW. Weather on the Bay was overcast but no rain, waves were comfortable a bit choppy at the mouth of the bay going int…

Wednesday, October 27, 2010 – Puerto Escondido

Friday, October 22, 2010 – Cruising down Cerralvo Channel The outboard was quickly repaired, I don’t understand the technical issue but apparently the motor should now start more easily than ever before. We had planned to leave on Wednesday morni…

Voyage to new Zealand

1st leg. Tahiti to Aitutaki, Cook Islands- October 20-25th 2010Marina Hanbury, Edo Flisi, new Captain Adrian Midwood and myself, have completed this leg of Lone Wolf’s voyage. First, we stopped for the night at Bora Bora. There, I met a Polynesian tr…

Amy’s and Steve & Jane Wilson’s visit

We had planned to enter Dalyan harbour for the period of Amy’s visit, and for Steve & Jane’s arrival, but at the last moment were advised there was no room. It’s preferable to be in a harbour when leaving Envoy for several hours at a time, but we…

Pulling up anchor

For as much fun as anchoring can be, there is a dark, smelly and dirty side. To start with, the rule of thumb in how much scope to put out (scope is meant in this case chain or rope you set out) is 5-7 ft of chain for every one foot of depth. Our depth…

Hello Rockport, Texas

We arrived in Rockport, Texas with zero expectations.  We have been pleasantly surprised.  Rockport is a pretty cool resort community where people live and work.  Rockport Harbor is really old school with docks made of wood plank, not th…

Bahamas Crossing

We are leaving at 5 am today ( Thursday Oct 28) for our crossing to the Bahamas. Wish us luck for a good crossing. We know it will be bumpy but hope not too bumpy.