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Where the Hell is Matt?

  Sadly, we take our good friend Peter back to the airport today. Crew Istaboa has really enjoyed his company.Pete, we hope for you a speedy and complete recovery… Until next time, Adios.So now we are poring over weather prediction sites and wav…

Friday, January 21, 2011 – Tenecatita

Coming into Tenecatita, no fish, but there were porpoises and whales which were entertainment enough. We anchored in the bay which is a lovely large anchorage, about 20 miles north of Barra. There were a number of boats already there when we arrived …

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Good Albury day…

The sun was out, the wind was light, and the St. Lucie was flat. Sounds like a perfect day to take out the Albury for lunch up in the Manatee Pocket.Captain Spooner is in town and wanted to see the Hinckley Yard, so off we went. After tooling around an…

Wednesday, January 19, 2011 – going north from Barra

Wednesday, January 19, 2011 – leaving Barra Joan and Clark left at 9 am on Sunday morning. Shortly after, the French baker arrived, so we loaded up and then we left to go anchor out. Half an hour from Barra took us to Cuastecomate, a intimate anch…

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Very cool boat

First saw this in it’s early stages of construction at a ship yard in Mobile Bay a few years ago. Guess they have finally finished it.More pics of the Navy’s newest ship…. HereNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

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John’s Visit

John Long, our ranch manager and long time friend, arrived late last Tuesday evening. We told him that we would be waiting for him in the bar – his flight was early and he beat us to the beer.  We spent the week shopping in La Paz…

Happy New Year 2011 – New Zealand

Happy New Year to Everybody!We are back in New Zealand again after spending a lovely December visiting family and friends in Calgary and enjoying a “white Christmas” with our daughters. When you are a Canadian child from the prairies, there is no other…

#35 Chacala

Ahhh, reward.  Our journey up the coast looked futile.  Each successive anchorage was too exposed to stop.  Then we arrived at Chacala’s small harbor with slightly better protection.  Still not perfect, but we decided to give it a t…

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#35 Chacala

Ahhh, reward.  Our journey up the coast looked futile.  Each successive anchorage was too exposed to stop.  Then we arrived at Chacala’s small harbor with slightly better protection.  Still not perfect, but we decided to give it a t…

Camp EB (posted by Bear)

Right after New Year’s Day, I went to Camp EB. This is what we call my sister Elizabeth’s (also called EB) house in North Carolina. I took a plane by myself. To do this, your parents take you to the gate, you get on the plane, and a relative is at the …