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[Kensblog] Good times!

Greetings all!

Roberta and I have just completed a wonderful week sitting at anchor. Actually, we weren’t just ‘sitting.’
We swam, barbecued, took rides on the tender, partially emptied the wine cooler, hung out in the hot tub, and
spent hour…

[Kensblog] Good times!

Greetings all!

Roberta and I have just completed a wonderful week sitting at anchor. Actually, we weren’t just ‘sitting.’
We swam, barbecued, took rides on the tender, partially emptied the wine cooler, hung out in the hot tub, and
spent hour…

A Lot of Nothing

And we’ve been busy at it.That’s what happens here at Compass Cay, you get caught up in the islandness of the place and you don’t do anything in particular, but a lot of things in general. In general we’ve been enjoying our island paradise and it’s inh…

Indian Ocean Crossing Completed

After 10 ½ days, our passage from Chagos is over as we dropped our anchor in Madagascar.  For our last 24 hours, we enjoyed a Moderate Gale (Beaufort Force 7) directly on our starboard beam accompanied by 4 meter breaking waves.  Several of …

Savannah Arrival

We arrived at the inlet to the Savannah River at 3:30 am Sunday morning after a very good trip from West Palm Beach. We had the benefit of the gulf stream for the majority of the trip making in excess of 11 knots for a part of the trip. We s…

Jour Pluvieux dans le Paradis

Wow… not bad for a old man from Arkansas.Rainy Days in Paradise is what we’ve been having. Can’t complain though and if I did no one would listen,It’s kinda nice anyway… Good excuse to watch a movie or two and not feel guilty about not getting out …

Amalfi Coast, Isle of Capri and Aeolian Islands

Our 2012 cruising season has begun in earnest.  Ian’s impatience to be underway got the better of him a couple of weeks ago and, for the first time, he set off on a cruise without his loyal “rope bitch”.  I had …

Amalfi Coast, Isle of Capri and Aeolian Islands

Our 2012 cruising season has begun in earnest.  Ian’s impatience to be underway got the better of him a couple of weeks ago and, for the first time, he set off on a cruise without his loyal “rope bitch”.  I had …

The Last Leg of La Paz to Ensenada

We reached Ensenada Sunday 17 June in the afternoon after four days of nice cruising from Turtle Bay.Here are the numbers for the total trip – DateDayMilesAvg SpeedTimeLocation Anchorage Waypoint05/31/12Thu0La Paz – Marina de La Paz24°09.318’N &nbsp…

The Last Leg of La Paz to Ensenada

We reached Ensenada Sunday 17 June in the afternoon after four days of nice cruising from Turtle Bay.Here are the numbers for the total trip – DateDayMilesAvg SpeedTimeLocation Anchorage Waypoint05/31/12Thu0La Paz – Marina de La Paz24°09.318’N &nbsp…