Exploring Banderas Bay

We arrived in Banderas Bay on Nov. 3 and after the long passage from Cabo San Lucas we went straight to Paradise Village Marina in Nuevo Vallarta. This is a beautiful place, luxury hotels, beach, cable tv, and WiFi. We rested, washed the boat and had b…

Ancient harbour of Knidos – note calm water!

Envoy with stabilisers

Chris and ‘Charles Atlas’ at Bozuk Buku!

Castle at Bozuk Buku – How did they build this?

Castle at Bozuk Buku

Gulet under construction in Bozburun

Bozburun sunset- Gulets in background laid up for winter

JUST AN UPDATE…..

After we got towed to Offetts Bayou, we discovered that our steering problem was associated with a broken rudder quadrant.

This is what is known as the “quadrant”.  It is connected to the steering wheel by a series of chains and cables enabling…

Orange Beach Marina, Perdido Key, AL

(Wed. Nov. 17 – Dist: 49.1 mi; Avg Speed: 9.6 mph; TTT: 6:30 hrs)

Lulu’s was our first stop on the GICW.  If you don’t know this is Jimmy Buffet’s sister’s place.  Everybody said don’t waste your time stopping there but we are glad we did.&n…