Lucky us!
I couldn’t believe my eyes, but our Diesel Duck picture made it onto the back jacket of George Buehler’s “The Troller Yacht Book” 2nd Edition. Wow. Inside, there are more pictures of our duck and of course of other Diesel Ducks in various siz…
Hurricane Irene and the Stimson Bow Roof Shed
If there was ever any doubt how well designed the Stimson Bow Shed is this video should put those fears to rest!From: Far Reach Voyages
Sept. 12 – St. Michaels, MD
Day 178 – Bike TripSan Domingo Creek – AnchorageThis area of the Eastern Shore is very popular with bicyclists. The countryside is fairly flat with beautiful scenery. We rode from St. Michaels to Easton, this area runs along the Miles River and is mos…
Tanna Yasur Volcano
Walking along the rim On the southern island of Tanna sits one of the world’s most accessible active volcanoes. From the anchorage at Port Resolution, Mount Yasur looms over the mountain just three miles away and spews clouds of ash into the sky. Fr…
Mi sik blong sitsit woto
One of the common languages spoken in Vanuatu is the primitive yet logical language called Bislama. Along with English and French, most Ni-Vanuatu speak Bislama as well as their native village language. There are approximately 113 native languages in…
Birthday in Vanuatu
How do you spend your 47th birthday in Vanuatu? Attend an official village ceremony complete with warrior dance, taste your first Vanuatu kava at a kava bar called a nakamale (pronounced knock-a-mall), and invite all the boats in the anchorage over f…
Delaware, Chesapeake, and End Of The Summer Flings
Cape May, Delaware Bay, and the C and D Canal lie in our wake. Time is short, there is a date on land coming up, and we have only been able to get a sniff of these interesting areas. The locals are out in numbers, taking a last fling at summer freedom. This leads to […]
September 4-12 – Broughtons to the Gulf Islands (Sun at Last!!!)
Boy, a little blue sky, warm sun and calm winds can really improve a cruiser’s disposition. This leg has had some of the most relaxing cruising we’ve ever done. When we left Pierre’s at Echo Bay on September 4, we weren’t done with the Brought…
Finally Moving!
9/9/11 Friday Today was a relaxed day with only laundry and topping off the fluid in the batteries on our slate.9/10/11 Saturday Finally the wind died down and so did the wave height. With the break in th…
