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Which day is it?

The international dateline runs through the island of Taveuni.  In the photo, Ann is in Friday, Eric is in Saturday and Bear is split between the days!

Become pretty quiet around here

Big night at Fowl CayOur young friends from Texas have safely made it back home, but before leaving they shared their last night celebration with us at Sandals’ Fowl Cay Resort. This is as good as it gets in these parts so we cleaned up as good as we c…

Lovu at Viani Bay

School at Viani Bay Many of the Fijian islands support small primary schools for the local village kids. The Fijian government promotes and funds education, yet the schools are primitive (by American standards) and resources are limited. We have had t…

The Big Man is dead… sadness…

Nothing else to say…Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

Papagayo and the Stubbs Visit

We spent the first week or so checking out the area to see where we wanted to spend our time here in Papagayo. Since the marina is somewhat remote, we have rented a car for the next month and plan on going inland to visit a number of areas o…

The ancient Gulf of Latmos

The CitiesPriene, Mylus, Herakleia, Melitus.Around the ancient gulf stood a number of great Ionian cites, including the greatest of them all, Miletus. Silting was taking place in ancient times and is not a modern phenomenon. Strabo tells us that the ch…

The Uluburun Wreck Hall Bodrum Castle

Bodrum Castle Hall of the Carian Princess

Hanging out in Datca

#48 Ballard Locks

The discussion began innocently enough.  It had to do with how much fuel we might require on the way up and back from Glacier Bay.  We can purchase fuel along the way, but hear the prices can be high.  A tank check using pre-calibrated f…