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A very sad day

A note from Ken Williams

Roberta and I are VERY sorry to report that our best friend, and long-term cruising companion, Shelby, passed away yesterday. Shelby was 14 years old, and has had heart issues…

Report From Onboard Jenny

Tuesday, November 09, 2010 7:04:32 PMLocation: Boot Key HarborThe boat position was not recorded. No recent weather observation is available. Melinda and I are enjoying it here. The north wind ended yesterday and today was beautiful with a low aroun…

My Apologies to New England

After spending two beautiful months in parts of Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, I never managed to post one blog about this charming, historical, and friendly area. My apologies New England. Last year we whizzed through the area, as we were late heading south from the Canadian Maritimes. (Can you really call it whizzing when […]

Cruising Southeast Alaska: Dundas Bay West Arm

Porcupine
Bay was our last stop on the west side of Chichagof Island–we would spend the
next week in Glacier Bay National Park. We still had two more days before we could
enter…

Puert Vallarta – Auckland NZ Summary

Some totals from our cruising season:   April 1 – Nov 7  2010   Puerto Vallarta – Marquesas – Tuamotus – Tahiti – Bora Bora – Suwarrow – Tonga – Fiji – New Zealand   Total miles traveled:  8104 nautical miles  (940…

Sunday, November 7, 2010 – Costa Baja Marina

I can’t explain it, there is no logic, and it’s not as if we are particularly busy, but our time here flies by, even when we are just tied up at the marina. Tomorrow will we head north and turn up the heat instead of the air conditioning. Earl ha…

NZ Arrival

We arrived in Auckland NZ at 7:45 pm on Sunday!   Our last day was a beautiful run down the coast.     Our friend Peter VanCuylenburg, owner of a boat like ours, arranged with his brother for a fly-over welcome fro…

Report From Onboard Jenny

Sunday, November 07, 2010 9:31:32 AMLocation: Boot Key HarborThe boat position was not recorded. No recent weather observation is available. It’s cold and windy outside. Burr. It got down to about 60F last night and the wind has been in the low 20’s…

Ephesus – the Great Theatre, constructed by the Romans in AD41, finished AD117 – seated 25,000 people & still used!

Library at Ephesus.