Next week our 20 days will be up and we are readying our ship to go. The Admiral is making lists of last minute fresh food that we will buy and bring aboard for 3 weeks at sea. The Captain has all the fuel tanks filled to capacity and has anot…
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March 31, 2010 – Santa Rosalia
I have photographed a couple of maps of Baja to help locate where we are. The first is an overview and the others are more localized.March 28 Puerto Mangles Well the wind blew all night and we expected to stay put at Isla Coronado, but around 8 am i…
20 Questions Part 3: Dangers at Sea
Location: Sarasota, Florida Coordinates: 27° 20.036′ N 82° 32.814′ W Grab your favorite snack and a beverage, this is a long one. 🙂 Sections and questions are in bold, hopefully making it easier for you to go right to your area of interest. Have you ever felt in danger? What about pirates? Do you carry […]
Another adventure begins!
After a hectic 3 weeks on Lake Macquarie, catching up with family and friends we departed the Lake with excess cargo!! Mum and Dad were on board for the 6hr trip to Port Stephens and after going through the Swansea Bridge on a 0800 hr opening we cruise…
Captain’s Log Update March 20 -26, 2010
3/20- 26/2010
Bound for California
We left Cabo San Lucas about 7 pm and headed for San Diego. Saturday night and Sunday were gorgeous. The sun was brilliant, the winds were fair and warm, and the seas had only a low swell. Mon…
Captain’s Log Update March 20 -26, 2010
3/20- 26/2010
Bound for California
We left Cabo San Lucas about 7 pm and headed for San Diego. Saturday night and Sunday were gorgeous. The sun was brilliant, the winds were fair and warm, and the seas had only a low swell. Mon…
Sea Lions
The ‘unofficial welcoming committee’ of the Galapagos Islands is the sea lion. Their playful inquisitive nature, speed, agility on land, and bark quickly make them an island favorite. Sea lions live in large colonies. Adult males known as bulls are the…
The Story of Lonesome George
The small island of Pinta is located in the North of the Galapagos archipelago. One of the 11 remaining races of the Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus abingdoni) so important for the formation of Charles Darwin’s theory of …
Galapagos Marine and Land Iguanas
Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus Cristatus)Growing to approximately 3 ft in length these sea-going Iguanas exist only in the Galapagos Islands. Living on the black lava shore rocks they have developed into efficient swimmers feeding off shore mostly on mar…
How quick 3 weeks fly!!!
The weather has been fantastic for the entire three weeks. We had Barry and Lynette join us for the Cruising Divisions’ St Patricks Irish night at the Duckhole, down the southern end of the lake on our first weekend home. A good night wa…
