Our Big Adventure
After an epic journey from Phuket, involving aroung 235 sailing hours and stops in 4 countries, we finally arrived in Bali on the 13th April. We came into view of land surrounded by dolphins and a beautiful sunset. Boy am I glad th…
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Wintering in the Keys II
After spending the winter holidays in Port St. Lucie with Cousin Evie and then stopping in Ft. Lauderdale for Trawlerfest, we didn’t actually get to the Keys until early February. When we finally headed there, we had great weather and followed the same route as last year (see: Nov. 2011 and 12/16/11) through Miami, across Biscayne […]
Antigua's Classic Yacht Regatta
DK was having a great time taking these. Aries Too’s anchorage right inside Falmouth Harbor provided a ring side seat. (View Post…)
Wrapping it up
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Second Selene to cross the Pacific!
The second Selene to cross the Pacific Ocean has made landfall at Hiva Oa! John and Kathy Youngblood aboard Mystic Moon made the crossing in 19 days 7 hours for the Gallapigos. i am so happy for them and proud of them. i sold the YB’s Mystic Moon and h…
Our Own Holi Celebration
One of the coolest holidays on earth and one I have wanted to partake in is the Indian celebration of Holi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holi
I have seen it in several movies and it cried out to me. We just missed this great time in Singapore. Singa…
A Day in the Life
I am often asked what we do on a typical day, first there are few typical days but today was as usual as any. It started at the crack of dawn with a dinghy ride to shore to visit the local market. Often these markets are only open in the early morning…
Across the Equator, the fifth time.
Cruising as we do from Indonesia to Thailand and back tacks you across the equator, from one hemisphere to the other twice a year. I just did my fifth crossing of the earth’s middle, always a monumental affair. We crossed at the same location we…
Rare Weather
Rare weather
Now in the Southern Hemisphere we keep pushing southeast to Bali. I have done this route in reverse twice and always found calm seas with the scattered local squall. As we are traversing in the transitional time when the seasons change we …
Good to be Back
We landed at Karimun Jawa, a small group of islands just southeast of Java, after a fantastic three day passage. A bit tired but eager to dive we pulled up to a wreck I know about, secured a mooring and were in the water by eight AM. It was good to…
