Sunday September 25 continued… As we were nearing an island called Isla Coronado (AKA Isla Smith), we saw on AIS that one of our friends was in one of the anchorages on that island called Bahia Las Rocas. We quickly … Continue reading →
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All-Years Cruise Totals (through 2022)
The table below shows the end-of-cruise numbers from our log sheets for the twelve cruises through 2022. Most of the tallies are self explanatory but some comments about the methodology of my logging:
- As a practice, I don’t include the last travel day of our cruise back to our home port in the “@ Dock” numbers for where we spent the night. Consequently the sum of where we spent the nights is generally one less than the length of the trip. The year 2020 is an exception because we did an overnight run without stopping to speed our transit through British Columbia during the Covid lockdowns.
- The engine hours are taken from hour meter at the lower helm and reflect the time from starting the engine in the morning until the it is turned off at the end of day.
- The distance is captured by the Coastal Explorer (CE) navigation app running at the navigation computer at the lower helm which records our position every one-tenth of a mile.
- I started recording our “Time Idling” in 2014 when we started to do more fishing activities that required us to idle while stationary or while trolling. I did this so that my “average speed” calculations (distance traveled divided by engine hours) weren’t distorted by the time we were fishing or sightseeing (e.g., in Glacier Bay).and not actually trying to go somewhere. It is guestimate and not recorded with any rigor. Time anchoring or docking are not included in idle time.
| Year | # of Days | At Anchor | At a Dock | On a Buoy | Distance Traveled | Engine Hours | Gen. Hours | Time Idling | |
| 2010 | 129 | 57 | 66 | 5 | 3,221 | 517.1 | 40.4 | ||
| 2011 | 115 | 81 | 33 | 3,465 | 577.4 | 31.3 | |||
| 2013 | 151 | 99 | 50 | 1 | 3,667 | 630.0 | 53.3 | ||
| 2014 | 141 | 86 | 48 | 6 | 4,052 | 720.8 | 34.8 | 48.5 | |
| 2015 | 104 | 67 | 31 | 5 | 3,580 | 629.2 | 28.7 | 42.4 | |
| 2016 | 141 | 99 | 39 | 2 | 3,979 | 700.0 | 51.9 | 68.6 | |
| 2017 | 140 | 91 | 46 | 2 | 3,817 | 656.5 | 62.2 | 51.1 | |
| 2018 | 112 | 71 | 40 | 3,170 | 528.6 | 33.9 | 38.2 | ||
| 2019 | 118 | 82 | 35 | 3,816 | 649.5 | 16.3 | 56.6 | ||
| 2020 | 63 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 2,527 | 399.7 | 32.8 | 11.5 | |
| 2021 | 110 | 81 | 26 | 2 | 3,317 | 554.0 | 66.0 | 27.5 | |
| 2022 | 139 | 88 | 47 | 3 | 3,584 | 613.6 | 19.5 | 42.9 | |
| 1,463 | 944 | 473 | 32 | 42,195 | 7176.4 | 469.6 | 387.3 |
The map below shows all of the places we have stopped overnight during all our cruises. It is similar in style to our yearly cruise maps except that when the marker for a particular spot is selected, the data for the spot is the total number of times we’ve stayed and in which years.
All-Years Cruise Totals (through 2022)
The table below shows the end-of-cruise numbers from our log sheets for the twelve cruises through 2022. Most of the tallies are self explanatory but some comments about the methodology of my logging:
- As a practice, I don’t include the last travel day of our cruise back to our home port in the “@ Dock” numbers for where we spent the night. Consequently the sum of where we spent the nights is generally one less than the length of the trip. The year 2020 is an exception because we did an overnight run without stopping to speed our transit through British Columbia during the Covid lockdowns.
- The engine hours are taken from hour meter at the lower helm and reflect the time from starting the engine in the morning until the it is turned off at the end of day.
- The distance is captured by the Coastal Explorer (CE) navigation app running at the navigation computer at the lower helm which records our position every one-tenth of a mile.
- I started recording our “Time Idling” in 2014 when we started to do more fishing activities that required us to idle while stationary or while trolling. I did this so that my “average speed” calculations (distance traveled divided by engine hours) weren’t distorted by the time we were fishing or sightseeing (e.g., in Glacier Bay).and not actually trying to go somewhere. It is guestimate and not recorded with any rigor. Time anchoring or docking are not included in idle time.
| Year | # of Days | At Anchor | At a Dock | On a Buoy | Distance Traveled | Engine Hours | Gen. Hours | Time Idling | |
| 2010 | 129 | 57 | 66 | 5 | 3,221 | 517.1 | 40.4 | ||
| 2011 | 115 | 81 | 33 | 3,465 | 577.4 | 31.3 | |||
| 2013 | 151 | 99 | 50 | 1 | 3,667 | 630.0 | 53.3 | ||
| 2014 | 141 | 86 | 48 | 6 | 4,052 | 720.8 | 34.8 | 48.5 | |
| 2015 | 104 | 67 | 31 | 5 | 3,580 | 629.2 | 28.7 | 42.4 | |
| 2016 | 141 | 99 | 39 | 2 | 3,979 | 700.0 | 51.9 | 68.6 | |
| 2017 | 140 | 91 | 46 | 2 | 3,817 | 656.5 | 62.2 | 51.1 | |
| 2018 | 112 | 71 | 40 | 3,170 | 528.6 | 33.9 | 38.2 | ||
| 2019 | 118 | 82 | 35 | 3,816 | 649.5 | 16.3 | 56.6 | ||
| 2020 | 63 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 2,527 | 399.7 | 32.8 | 11.5 | |
| 2021 | 110 | 81 | 26 | 2 | 3,317 | 554.0 | 66.0 | 27.5 | |
| 2022 | 139 | 88 | 47 | 3 | 3,584 | 613.6 | 19.5 | 42.9 | |
| 1,463 | 944 | 473 | 32 | 42,195 | 7176.4 | 469.6 | 387.3 |
The map below shows all of the places we have stopped overnight during all our cruises. It is similar in style to our yearly cruise maps except that when the marker for a particular spot is selected, the data for the spot is the total number of times we’ve stayed and in which years.
Leaving Puerto Refugio
People will probably be surprised by how noisy it was in Refugio. In this video of sunrise on Sunday, September 25th, you can hear the fish doing whatever it is fish do while the sea lions barked vigorously from their … Continue reading →
Puerto Refugio Days 3 – 5
On Thursday morning (September 22), Eric took a dinghy ride to scope out the general area. In the afternoon, we went snorkeling with the dad and kids from Auryn at the western edge of the middle anchorage. The tide was … Continue reading →
More Photos and Videos from Loreto, Santa Rosalia, Don Juan, La Mona, Pescador and La Village at Bahia de Los Angeles
Cute trash cans in Loreto
Santa Rosalia also has cute trash cans!
The Malecon, Santa Rosalia
Coyotes in Puerto Don Juan (just east of Bahia de Los Angeles)
Pelicans in Puerto Don Juan
Puerto Don Juan, moon bright during the sunset,…
Cesme, Turkey
September 27, 2022 – Cesme, Turkey
This morning we actually docked in the city of Cesme rather than anchoring and tendering in. In ancient time Cesme was called Cyssus and had many springs and mud baths, surrounded by the waters of the Aegean Sea. Today the harbor is dominated by a large upscale marina with space for vessels up to 60 meter megayachts, and a castle built in 1508. The castle was built to defend the coast from attack by pirates and later used by the Rhodes based Knights of Jerusalem. Today the castle is a museum and a venue for the international Cesme Music Festival in July. The head of the marina has been developed with high end shops and waterfront restaurants. The center of town has a bazaar with low end tourist goods.
Many of the recently embarked passengers used this stop to visit Ephesus. Today was windy and overcast, but warm enough with a high of 75 degrees.
Gazi Hasan Pasha with pet lion guarding the castle,
he was the naval commander at the battle of Cesme
The upscale marina dominating the waterfront
Cesme Castle
The bazaar area before it really opened up
Upscale shops at the marina
Ancient cannons at the castle entrance
Ancient moat around the castle
The castle from our ship
Cesme, Turkey
September 27, 2022 – Cesme, Turkey
This morning we actually docked in the city of Cesme rather than anchoring and tendering in. In ancient time Cesme was called Cyssus and had many springs and mud baths, surrounded by the waters of the Aegean Sea. Today the harbor is dominated by a large upscale marina with space for vessels up to 60 meter megayachts, and a castle built in 1508. The castle was built to defend the coast from attack by pirates and later used by the Rhodes based Knights of Jerusalem. Today the castle is a museum and a venue for the international Cesme Music Festival in July. The head of the marina has been developed with high end shops and waterfront restaurants. The center of town has a bazaar with low end tourist goods.
Many of the recently embarked passengers used this stop to visit Ephesus. Today was windy and overcast, but warm enough with a high of 75 degrees.
Gazi Hasan Pasha with pet lion guarding the castle,
he was the naval commander at the battle of Cesme
The upscale marina dominating the waterfront
Cesme Castle
The bazaar area before it really opened up
Upscale shops at the marina
Ancient cannons at the castle entrance
Ancient moat around the castle
The castle from our ship
Puerto Refugio Day 2
Blog Q: Do you worry about boat thieves? A: It is difficult to steal a larger boat, like ours. We’d report it to the authorities and it’d be found pretty quickly. That said, dinghy theft is a little more of … Continue reading →
Limnos
September 26, 2022 – Limnos
Limnos is a very arid volcanic island near the entrance to the Dardenelles. Limnos is the mythological home of Hephaistos or Vulcan, who was cast off Olympus by his father Zeus and landed on Limnos, breaking his leg. Lame forever, the god of fire toiled at his forge (the volcanoes of the island) and taught the people of the island metalworking.
Myrina is the capital city of Limnos and we anchored just off the harbor with the ruins of a spectacular fortress dating to the 1200’s standing high on the hill above the town.
Going ashore Patrick and Cathy went up the steep path to the fortress and met the rest of the group for lunch at a little restaurant near the harbor. The shopping area stretched for blocks though the center of town, covered by arbors and greenery. There were swimming beaches on both sides of town, and scores of boutique hotels.
