I just bought a new position/condition reporting device that enables me to report Arcadia1’s position on a Google Earth shared website via satellite. It’s a pretty neat little device called “Spot”, you can check it out at findmespot.com.You sho…
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April 11, 2010 – On our way to Loreto
On Easter morning we ran south about 15 miles to the eastern shore of Conception, an area called Bahia Coyote, in which there are lots of anchorages. We chose the northern most, called Santispac. It turned out to be well protected from the winds whic…
Cascais to Lagos (via Sines)
Cascais to Lagos via Sines (pron…Cinch)
Mad Sunday spent some time in Cascais and so did we – and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Our favourite Piri Piri chicken restaurant, as recommended by a friend, was frequented on three occasions.&nb…
April 5,2010 – San Domingo, Bahia Concepcion
Published April 10 when we got serviceWe ran south from Punta Chivato to Santa Domingo northeast at the entrance to Conception. This is another beautiful beach. Like many around here, the water is relatively shallow for a long way out. We anchored …
Shakedown cruise: Hammersley Inlet
We spent the final two nights of our mid-March
shakedown cruise in Hammersley Inlet. Shelton and
the Oakland Bay Marina are at the elbow
of Hammersley Inlet, whe…
July 14, 2009 Stevens Passage and Gambier
The wonders of Southeast Alaska continue to amaze us!My brother, Paul, joined ships company on the 8th of July. Phyl & Will, Sam Floyd, Paul and I spent the remainder of the 8th re-provisioning and fixing a couple of little things. Knowing we had t…
Paradise Village Marina, Puerto Vallarta.
GOOD NEWSThe generator only needed a simple part and that is being sent and should arrive tomorrow(Sat) or monday, so then we can be off again. Without going into detail, there appear to be no other electrical problems. We will top up the fuel ta…
Galapagos to Marquesas -Not a Straight Line
We are a few days into this long passage and all is well. The ocean is remarkably calm and we are plodding along. I say plodding since we have not yet seen the favorable current that we expected. We are making about 130 miles per day, but we are hop…
Mission aborted (for the moment)
It is sad for me to report that we have had serious electrical problems and have been forced to turn around and head back to Mexico. Basically what happened was that the ‘black box’ on the generator literally went up in smoke, leaving us with no no…
July 6th, 2009 Auke Bay and Tenakee
We’re on our way back to Juneau as I write this. We got a late start this afternoon, (more about that later), so we won’t get to Auke Bay Marina until the wee hours of July 6.We, (Sam Floyd, Phyllis, Will and I), left there on the afternoon of the …
