Well, we aren’t sure exactly where this ripper is going to go, but we think it will be close enough to get out of this marina. We just stocked up on food and water and have prepared Jenny to leave tomorrow morning. We plan to go a few miles up th…
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Irene news from the Exumas
Heard from a good source that several of the Cays in the Pipe Creek area were okay, but still nothing about Compass Cay as of yet. We monitor the internet at Compass and as of right now it’s still down; we’re hoping because the weather is blocking the …
Luganville, Espirito Santo
From Vao we headed a short hop up to the island of Espirito Santo and the town of Luganville. We powered through the Segond Channel and hit the tides and resultant currents just right. We normally cruise at about 6 knots but we were seeing speeds ove…
Vao Island, Malekula
Because we had extended our 1 month visa on the cruise ship in Wala Island, we did not need to hurry to Luganville to meet the Customs and Immigration folks. We had heard that the small island of Vao off the northeast side of Malekula was home to some…
Good news/Bad news
The good news, for Crew Istaboa anyway, is the storm seems to have turned east and away from Florida.The Exumas look like they will be spared the total force of the storm, though it still is too early to tell.The bad news is for the eastern Bahamas. e….
Progress in Paradise
Q: How long does it take to get an overnight air freight shipment to Fiji? A: 10 days. On Monday our long awaited shipment of new batteries arrived at the marina. It has been 10 days since we paid for the 12 large batteries and …
Here we go again
Yep… another blow.Wish we were back at Compass. Much better protection from all sides.Making plans… Crossing fingers and toes.Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Ensenada to Palau May to July 2011
To recap the period since the last update: We completed our passage from Ensenada to Palau without any significant problems with the boat and with no particularly daunting winds or seas. We made three stops, at Honolu…
Ensenada to Palau May to July 2011
To recap the period since the last update: We completed our passage from Ensenada to Palau without any significant problems with the boat and with no particularly daunting winds or seas. We made three stops, at Honolu…
Getting Settled in Los Suenos and Boat Work
We have spent the last 5 days working on the boat as well as exploring the area. We took a trip into Jaco a couple of days ago and had lunch at a really nice beach restaurant that specializes in lobster. Every Wednesday they have an all-you-…
