After a day at Margerie
Glacier, we returned down Tarr Inlet to overnight at Reid Inlet. The anchorage
there is close to where Tarr and John Hopkins Inlets join Glacier Bay, and is convenie…
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Cruising Southeast Alaska: John Hopkins and Reid Inlets
Bear’s Early Birthday Party
Because it was the last day spent with Bear’s friends aboard s/v Stray Kitty and s/v Kamaya, we celebrated Bear’s birthday early with a party at Namata Bay on the island of Qamea (Fiji). It happened there were seven Fijian kids living along this …
Trekking at Albert Bay
Today Jo, Bear and I went ashore to meet the family that lives on Albert Bay where we are anchored on Rabi Island. We had also heard of a jungle hike over the hill to the other side and hoped that someone would guide us there. Both of our goals were …
Rock Slides at Tavauni
A little bumpy on the butt but worth the fun! On the Taveuni Island natural water slides attract the local kids for some fresh water, slippery entertainment.
Which day is it?
The international dateline runs through the island of Taveuni. In the photo, Ann is in Friday, Eric is in Saturday and Bear is split between the days!
Become pretty quiet around here
Big night at Fowl CayOur young friends from Texas have safely made it back home, but before leaving they shared their last night celebration with us at Sandals’ Fowl Cay Resort. This is as good as it gets in these parts so we cleaned up as good as we c…
Lovu at Viani Bay
School at Viani Bay Many of the Fijian islands support small primary schools for the local village kids. The Fijian government promotes and funds education, yet the schools are primitive (by American standards) and resources are limited. We have had t…
The Big Man is dead… sadness…
Nothing else to say…Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Papagayo and the Stubbs Visit
We spent the first week or so checking out the area to see where we wanted to spend our time here in Papagayo. Since the marina is somewhat remote, we have rented a car for the next month and plan on going inland to visit a number of areas o…
The ancient Gulf of Latmos
The CitiesPriene, Mylus, Herakleia, Melitus.Around the ancient gulf stood a number of great Ionian cites, including the greatest of them all, Miletus. Silting was taking place in ancient times and is not a modern phenomenon. Strabo tells us that the ch…
