Although my lack of correspondence may suggest that Mad Sunday has been abandoned for the past 5 months, nothing could be further from the truth. It is true that she has been (more or less) resting up over the winter in the very pleasant surround…
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Hanging on the Anchor
Tutukaka Harbor…. Funny name! But like most of the place names here in New Zealand, it’s origin is Maori. The anchorage is pretty well protected and the winds are blowing strong. We hold well over night and it is well into the morning the next day wh…
Exploring Nice, France
Continued from yesterday… After passing the airport, the bus took a road paralleling the ocean. Christi noticed that the farther east the bus went, the older the buildings on the other side of the street were starting to look, like they dated back to the 19th and then 18th centuries. Many were ornate, and many were […]
Interesting pics
And these from the french photographer Michel Rajkovic… A bit spooky, yet stunning.More of his collection here >>>> Michel Rajkovic’s GalleryAnd these>>>> Dramatic Waters of IcelandAs for us? Notta… Just cleaning up Rocky Po…
The Baths
Location: Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
Coordinates: 18° 30.169′ N 64° 21.804′ W
Some cruising grounds are legendary throughout the world: The Greek Islands, Alaska’s Inside Passage, the South Pacific’s Polynesian is…
Exploring St. Laurent du Var, France
On Monday, we woke up refreshed after about 12.5 blissful hours of sleep. Eric rushed off to Cannes, about 35 kilometers southwest. Unfortunately, Eric had a hard time fining the correct road to Cannes and got lost yet again. Also, the traffic was really bad. He eventually made it, though quite late. His conference was […]
The Baths
Location: Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands Coordinates: 18° 30.169′ N 64° 21.804′ W Some cruising grounds are legendary throughout the world: The Greek Islands, Alaska’s Inside Passage, the South Pacific’s Polynesian islands, and The Bahamas’ Exumas cays all come to mind. The eastern Caribbean Islands certainly make the list, and the British Virgin Islands might even […]
Ziglar Visit to Just Believe
My parents visited Just Believe this past week and we had a great time anchoring out at La Cruz as well as driving around the area and visiting the Botanical Gardens South of Puerto Vallarta. We anchored out last Saturday and then cruised by…
Back in NZed
Just a quick note to let you all know that we are back on the boat in Auckland and getting ready to launch to Fiji after Easter. Much work has been done on the boat in recent months and she’s in good shape for the season. Our plan is to spend a couple …
MV Dirona Featured on Three Sheets NW
Everybody’s favorite Nordhavn 52, M/V Dirona, was recently covered by the awesome blog Three Sheets Northwest. Checkout the Hamilton’s interview to see some great Dirona photos and read some great tales about what the Hamilton’s would do differently the next time around.
