We drove about 8 hours (including a lunch stop) from Delhi to Jaipur through tons of traffic and crazy driving with trucks and cars that say BLOW HORN so the noise is astounding. But it all works for them and our driver Sandeeb only once came cl…
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What have we been up to the last couple of weeks?
Benno and I were exploring new anchorages with spectacular reefs together with our friends Donna & Cosmos from “Koukla” and Leila and Erin from “Blow Me Away”. While snorkeling we spotted many Eagle and Sting Rays, Sand Sharks, tropical fish i…
AK Boatyard High Fashion
As often happens when we get seriously into a project, I’m losing track of what happened when, but I believe we were hauled out Friday after lunch. The Wrangell travel-lift is quite a bit bigger than those we’ve used before; they handle heavy loca…
Oh, The Indignity!
The cold is tough on Rusty… but he soldiers on (View Post…)
Everything But A Bow…
“gift-wrap” completed; ready to blast (View Post…)

Birthday Party
The birthday boy is tending the BBQ for the next batch of meat to be grilled while some of the guests are busy eating!! (View Post…)
Ernakulam hodge podge
February 15, 2011
Bolgatty Marina
Bolgatty Island, Cochin, India
Hi All,
Randal and I are really enjoying just wandering around the different parts of Cochin; sometimes on errands and sometimes just wandering. Tomorrow, we are off to Delhi…
Cochin Miscellaneous
Hi All,
So many of you have written saying you are quite relieved at our change of plans. We do appreciate that. What is a bit reassuring is that almost all of the cruisers who made the passage from Malaysia or Thailand to Gall…
Another Week in Wrangell
So, another week in Wrangell, Alaska. We’ve continued doing things to get the boat ready for haulout and the work to be done. I spent an afternoon up the mast with mixed success at dismounting items to make the boat “shorter” (so to hopefully m…
Return to Jew Town
Hi All
This morning I set off with friends on a "last visit to Jew Town" because when I left the boat this morning we were about to do a passage to the Red Sea and on to the Mediterranean.
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Return to Jew Town with Linda and Mic…