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…
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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…
Amazing! Two dogs survive the Tsunami
A little bit of good news emerges from so much bad.The massive tsunami destroyed most of the neighborhood in Sendai where Kikushi Kayo and her father live. But somehow their two dogs, Toya and Melody, survived.Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Car…
What’s up for 2011?
After 3 months of great skiing and visiting family and friends in Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, and Vancouver, we are starting to shift gears and think about returning to Oso Blanco in Auckland. Oso has had a lot of scheduled maintenance sinc…
[KensBlog] Departing Hong Kong
Greetings all!
I am very proud to announce that Sans Souci is now aboard a freighter. It has departed Hong Kong, and on is now on its way to Turkey.
Before I speak of about my boat though, I need to acknowledge events in Japan. As most of you know,…
