Sometime in January the single hander “Don North” with his little dog “Kuna” on his sailboat “Windancer was reported missing and a search for him started on the SSB Panama Connection Net which runs daily at 08:30 a.m. on 8107.0 KHz. (Continued…)
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The "Levante"
“Jean-Pierre Bouhard’s” boat the “Levante” and then renamed “Twyss” was found and does not display any names now. (View Post…)
Taj Mahal
Hi All,
Saw the Taj Mahal at sunrise today and it was quite an experience. We actually could stop thinking about the cruising world for a bit of time. India is, well, "all things are possible in India" is the thought of each …
India #1
We drove about 8 hours (including a lunch stop) from Delhi to Jaipur through tons of traffic and crazy driving with trucks and cars that say BLOW HORN so the noise is astounding. But it all works for them and our driver Sandeeb only once came cl…

What have we been up to the last couple of weeks?
Benno and I were exploring new anchorages with spectacular reefs together with our friends Donna & Cosmos from “Koukla” and Leila and Erin from “Blow Me Away”. While snorkeling we spotted many Eagle and Sting Rays, Sand Sharks, tropical fish i…
AK Boatyard High Fashion
As often happens when we get seriously into a project, I’m losing track of what happened when, but I believe we were hauled out Friday after lunch. The Wrangell travel-lift is quite a bit bigger than those we’ve used before; they handle heavy loca…
Oh, The Indignity!
The cold is tough on Rusty… but he soldiers on (View Post…)
Everything But A Bow…
“gift-wrap” completed; ready to blast (View Post…)

Birthday Party
The birthday boy is tending the BBQ for the next batch of meat to be grilled while some of the guests are busy eating!! (View Post…)