Greetings from aboard the good ship ‘Grey Pearl’!
First off – THANKS to many of you who have kindly written inquiring about us and the boat in view of the Japan earthquake and tsunami. We are fortunately well on our boat in Hong Kong har…
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Hong Kong – Preparing to Depart
Hello again from Hong Kong! It seems like forever since I last blogged on this website and it actually has been about six months. It was tough leaving Seabird all locked up for the winter but it was nice to get back home again to the US. We spent a few…
Pirating puts an end to circumnavigator’s dreams
Sadly, it seems the risk far outweighs the desire for adventure. Below is an email posted by the crew of Doramac:I guess its time I admitted to the list and to myself that our dreams of acircumnavigation will remain just that, a dream. Were still…
Auckland
We decided to splurge and spend some time at a marina since anchoring options were limited near this major city. We went into Westhaven Marina based on a local recommendation, but were disappointed at the 40 minute walk to downtown. The rain made the…
Charlie and Jimmy’s Visit to JB Part 1
Spring Break 2011!! Spring Break has hit Puerto Vallarta in full force. Charlie and his friend, Jimmy Koch from St. Michael’s now at St. Mary’s in San Antonio), arrived in Puerto Vallarta on Monday afternoon. After a …
Waiheke Island
Our next stop after conquering the Coromandel was Waiheke Island. This island is just offshore from Auckland and offered many protected bays from every wind direction. The island has several well known wineries and we hiked among them and stopped eve…
The Prime Meridian
I am in London this week on business, and on Sunday I took the opportunity to visit Greenwich, England, where the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, and the prime meridian are all located. It was a fun field-trip, and very relevant to our…
The Prime Meridian
I am in London this week on business, and on Sunday I took the opportunity to visit Greenwich, England, where the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, and the prime meridian are all located. It was a fun field-trip, and very relevant to our travels aboard Three@Sea. You probably know that a “meridian” is a […]
Incredible swarms of fish caused by Japanese tsunami?
While surfing around this morning, I came across this story.Interesting. The shores of Acapulco’s beaches were this weekend teeming with masses of fish packed so tightly they looked like an oil slick from above.Thousands of sardines, anchovies, strip…
