The morning of Doug & Sharon’s arrival we got a rude awakening. We were anchored off a village called Ay Yeoryios, and fishing boats up to about 20m work from there. About 0600 we hear a boat pass close by and then a deluge of water came through our …
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Our kinda woman
Heroic woman hairdresser punches massive black bear on the nose to rescue her pet dogRead more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2032677/Hero-hairdresser-rescues-dog-punching-massive-black-bear-FACE.html#ixzz1X5ePMQLMNordhavn Exumas Abacos Baham…
Off to San Francisco: Leg 1 and Repair/Maintenance Items
On Wednesday we left for San Francisco. Leg one was from San Diego to Ventura, which took 24 hours. We left at 1130. For the first seven hours, the wind was steady at 15 knots from the forward port side, … Continue reading →
Living in La Paz
We’re still on our boat but we’ve settled into Marina de La Paz and plan on staying here for awhile, which means at the present we have no plans to leave. We’re no good at making plans let alone following them so we didn’t sign any long term le…
Labor Day
Just a few funnies for Labor day.This one reminds me of Pickwick Lake in Tennessee; where we had a home and kept Istaboa for several years… There the real labor day weekend was the weekend after, when the locals would throw a party at Jon’s Pier and …
Back South of 48
We've spent the last few days lazing in the the sun in the San Juan Islands after
returning from Prince
William Sound. Yesterday we anchored in Reid Harbor on Stuart Island. Jose Sousa…
First Days in Vanuatu by Bear
On the 30th of August, Oso left Fiji heading for Vanuatu (the next island group). It took us two and a half days to get to Vanuatu. On the crossing, the ocean (at some times) was as calm as a lake! It was a fairly crossing. I had very little schoo…
Sunday shakes but no Quakers
Today was a mellow Sunday morning, taking it easy and messing with small boat projects, anchored off a small village in Anatom, Vanuatu. The generator was running and the new batteries were happily charging. When one of our…
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Cruise ships in Paradise
Of course cruise ships go to beautiful places or why else would people go on cruises. But when we read about Vanuatu being one of the most remote and primitive places in the South Pacific, we didn’t think cruise ships would have found it as well. However, a day after arriving at the southern most […]
