Anz (Dutch woman on neighboring sailboat) and I walked to the daily local market in Andros. Piles of avocados, plantains, yucca, cilantro, hot and sweet peppers, onions, tomatoes, squash, and chickens. If you live here chances are good that you don’t…
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You Are What You Eat
In supermarkets, I always watch out for what get the largest amount of display area. In the southern US it is cornmeal and BBQ sauce. Here it is oil and rice. In Ole, the local mercado, I saw this row of oil, and huge sacks and open bins of rice wit…
Santo Domingo
We have a rental car and have been driving the 12 miles west to Santo Dominico the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic with close to 3 million people. The city, which was founded by Bartholomew (Christopher’s brother) Columbus in 1496, i…
A New Adventure for Furthur
Furthur now has a reputation of being the fun boat eager for a new and unique adventures. We have been the committee boat at the Tahiti Puddle Jump Race, hosted a whale research team in Niue, were the “American Boat” at Australia Day in Sydne…
Cruising the Southside of Hispaniola
NAV: We took the ‘road less traveled’ going through the Windward Passage on the western side of Hispaniola (not the rougher Mona Passage on the Eastern side), and cruising the southern/Caribbean Sea side of Hispaniola (the island with Haiti on the wes…
Zen and the Art of Generator Maintenance
I have had an excellent opportunity to practice what I learned in the great book, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance with my gen ailments. These are opportunities to learn and grow I keep telling myself, hahaha.
The gen started running a bit …
Ding Dong the Witch is Dead
After 8 years of cussing my Honda outboard I hit the last straw and it is gone. The Honda is a good motor, very quiet and when it is running, a joy. If you live in the states, you are probably near good service and the right fuel, but if you are a w…
Farewell July
Again I bid farewell to a great crew member and friend, July. July was aboard Furthur for nearly 4 months with a long passage through three countries and a stay in Thailand. As is common she came to Furthur with little experience on boats but an eag…
Voyaging Under Power 4th Edition
http://www.amazon.com/Voyaging-Under-Power-Robert-Beebe/dp/0071767339/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1358218553&sr=1-1&keywords=voyaging+under+power
The newest edition of the famous cruising book, Voyaging Under Power just came out and Furthur is fe…
Furthur World Peace Cruise
Furthur World Peace Cruise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJwSIK5WAKw&feature=youtu.be
As I have said many times, the extraordinary experiences I have had with my very international crew have added a layer of joy that I did not expect. Not only is it…
