We have now gone 1250 miles, with another 1450 to go until we reach Nuku Hiva, Marquesas. The problem is that the figure we were given for the fuel consumption of the generator of 0.8 gallons per hour has turned out to be wildly inaccurate. We hav…
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April 2010 – Ashiya, Japan
Weather has been downright crappy since we got back to Japan. I don’t know why, but we were expecting a bit of balmy weather and sunny skies. People here tell us that “normally”, March and April are fairly nice months with moderate te…
Vilamoura to Faro
Since Travis is due to (finally) make the trip down to visit us we decide to take the boat to meet him in Faro. It is only a short passage and a very enjoyable trip up the Ria Formosa. The Estuary has an enormous variety of natural hab…
Far Out Man!
The crew of Emily Grace is way out there! As in we are mighty close to the one place on Earth that is the farthest away from any land. I googled that fact before we left the Galapagos and, sure enough, it’s a spot in the Pacific Ocean. The actual sp…
Lagos to Vilamoura
What bliss to finally have a mooring without the swell! Calm at last and a lovely marina, surrounded by smart bars and restaurants. Unfortunately, it is a bit “Brit”ish but the town is immediately adjacent and a delight to wander through.&n…
What do we see? We see the sea!
Two gulls have moved aboard and nothing we can do, short of wringing their necks, will make them go away. They are crapping all over the deck. Everything is good on Lone Wolf. The sea is eerily calm and deep blue, and all systems are go. We have covere…
Making good progress
The generator stopped again on Friday. We were a bit panicked, although as we had the hydraulic alternator online, we were ok, although the batteries did appear to be getting depleted for some reason. Anyhow, we were on the phone a good deal to the gur…
Unusual Puget Sound Anchorages: Lynwood Center, Rich Passage
Lynwood
Center, tucked into the corner at the west end of Rich Passage, has become
one of our close-to-home favorites. It's nearn…
April 17, 2010 – Isla Coronado
We headed north to San Juanico, a beautiful anchorage that we had visited before. On the way we did see occasional whales off in the distance and a small group of porpoises close up. What they lacked in numbers, they made up for in their jumping, flip…
No Worries – We’re still moving and Fine
We are almost half way into the passage and still moving steadily west.The connection to the Panama HAM radio station that I use has been harder and harder to connect with. We are almost 1900 miles from there so I guess that is not surprising. What t…
