Our 24 hour, overnight trip from Samoa to the first tiny island in the country of Tonga, Niuatoputapu, went relatively smoothly under the light of a full moon. We arrived in the anchorage at 9:30 am. But the tricky part is that Tonga is the first count…
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Experience with John Deere 6068AFM75 in Nordhavn 52
Because the Nordhavn 52 is a new boat and
because we chose to go with a more powerful engine than standard, we receive many
questions on how we like it, whether more power is a good idea, and the fuel burn
at different speeds. Now that we have ov…
Captain’s Log Update – Oregon to Dana Point
Captain’s Log – September 9, 2010- Coos Bay, Oregon to Dana Point
Our trip down the Washington and Oregon coast was beautiful and a lot of fun. The first day or two we encountered seas around 6 to 8 feet, but they were on our starboard quart…
Captain’s Log Update – Oregon to Dana Point
Captain’s Log – September 9, 2010- Coos Bay, Oregon to Dana Point
Our trip down the Washington and Oregon coast was beautiful and a lot of fun. The first day or two we encountered seas around 6 to 8 feet, but they were on our starboard quart…
#25 Christening
Drum roll. This is the moment we knew would come, but can hardly believe is here. Eliana’s Christening. It’s not that she hasn’t been dedicated a thousand times in our own prayers, but this time it’s public. A dear friend once t…
More Samoa
We have found a beautiful, brand newly completed, high end resort on the tsunami damaged south side of the island. The Sinalea Reef Resort is back in business, better than ever. We were touring the island again in the company of our friends off of the …
Apia, Samoa
We arrived O.K. to the Apia Harbor in Western Samoa at 9:00 am. They didn't have room for us in the marina, so we anchored in the bay. No big deal as we had 4.5 days of soot and smoke to scrape off of the boat (the engines are smoking big – Detroit…
Kensblog Offseason – Return to Hong Kong
Greetings all!
Roberta and I have some big news…
At the end of my last blog entry I mentioned that we had made the decision to take our boat, Sans Souci, to Singapore. However, after returning to Seattle, Roberta and I gave it more thought, and ch…
#24 Catalina Island
Hello from beautiful Catalina Island! The last two weeks have been so full of activity from dawn until dark, there was absolutely no time for me to write. It’s been one first after another, and as you may presume, we have taken delivery of …
Pictures of Turkey
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