We finally went to the old city in San Juan, which is complete with an enormous fort (Castillo San Felipe del Morro, aka el Morro), whose first, smaller structure was started in 1540. (Continued…)
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Culebra, PR
Photo by Steve Sipe (Continued…)
Tale of Furthur (in Russian)
Here is the link to past crew member, Anya’s, travel blog… Furthur has had crew from 15 different countries, Anya was our second Russian. It is so rewarding to know that people from all over the globe will hear about the Furthur Adventrures.
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Sojourner Cruises into 2013
It has been awhile since our last posting and much has happened in the interim. After jumping the Gulf and meandering southward, Sojourner turned east at Ft. Myers and took the Okeechobee Waterway across inland Florida to the east coast. In contrast to our first trip on this waterway (Spring 2009), we had no problems […]
Puerto del Rey Marina
Our marina has an old ship complete with skeleton bow sprint! (View Post…)
New Year and a Birthday
Yesterday was Chinese New Year, beginning the year of the Snake. This holiday is celebrated around the world and I have participated in several countries. It started in the morning on my run when I saw a procession of pickup trucks packed with drumm…
Visa Run
The circumventing the law can create a tidy business opportunity. The US tax laws are the prime example, so confusing and convoluted that it takes accountants and lawyers to weed through. The immigration laws in many countries do the same. In Thailand…
On Our Way to Fajardo, PR
NAV: Left Ponce and had four hours of trade wind induced wave bashing until we could point NE and enjoy the relative ease of quartering seas. Lovely anchorage past Ricon bay, in Cayos del Barca, with 16 feet of water. Low lying mangroes cut the swel…
Don't Be a Momo!
Ponce (Pon say’), where we are this week, is on the south coast of Puerto Rico (PR), and is the second largest city with 190,000 people (San Juan, the capital is the largest w 380,000). PR is a small (110L x 40W miles) mountainous (4,400 is highest pe…
Babes and the Bay Regatta
The Bay Regatta began on a bright sunny and yes windy day out of Au Po Grand Marina on the northeast end of Phuket Island. This is a long standing event now sponsored by the Au Chalong Yacht Club. What makes this Regatta so fun is that it is a movi…
