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A walk all around Male’, literally!
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Hulhumale’ Anchorage, Maldives
A Walk Around Male’
Yesterday, Saturday, Randal and I went to Male’ just to go for a walk. We can only stay on the boat for so long before we eat everything in sight or nap too much. We get up…
Tiger Cruise
What a wonderful trip we had with Lieutenant Junior Grade Lauren Mililci on th Coast Guard Cutter Midgett, a 278 foot ship. Lauren invited us to accompany her from San Diego to Seattle the end of February. It was a proposal that we couldn’t resist. …
Tiger Cruise
Bridge of the Midgett (View Post…)
The Cruise of the Peking: SailBlogs 2011-03-24 12:26:10
Lieutenant Junior Grade Lauren Milici (View Post…)
Prices in Paradise
Randal and I went to Male yesterday to buy additional fenders for the boat and some cheese and frozen chicken.
Small frozen chicken was 1200 grams (2.6 lbs) and cheddar cheese 250 grams (1/2 lb) was 108 rufiyaa ($8.43 !!!) in one shop.…
Exploring Male
Randal and I have done a bit of exploring on Male and yesterday found the marine supply and general hardware stores. That’s his kind of shopping. Meanwhile I still can’t find a shop that sells barrettes that can hold thick, curly hair. I’ll keep looking.
Hello from the Maldives where we have Internet
Welcome to sunny, calm, no pirates in the anchorage, Male! You have no idea how nice not having to think about pirates is. Even on our passage from Cochin, though a route believed to be safe from pirates, I was looking over my shoulder during every one…
Dora Mac Arrived Safely
Ruth and I arrived safely at the Male, Maldives check in anchorage Tuesday March 15th at 7:50 AM after a calm passage.
04 10.13N
73 29.70E
PASSAGE TO MALE, MALDIVES
TIME: GMT +5.5 12:00 NOON
POSITION: 05 51.52N 074 22.77E
SOG: 6.1 KNOTS AT REDUCED RPM
COG: 203
WIND: OVER THE BOAT, 9 KNOTS OUT OF 290 DEGREES
SEAS: ONE METER
SKIES: SCATTERED CLOUDS, MOSTLY SUNNY
TEMP: 30C 86F
TO DESTINATION: 116 NM
ETA MALE 0722 TUE…
