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We are headed north in the channel that we had such a good ride down, 11.5 knots, but it is uphill heading north again, 2 knots now against the current. This will turn out to be a 14 hour day where the trip down was 6 hours, oh the forces of Neptune. …

 
 
With Furthur secured at the marina and a host of workers doing great things for her, we popped on the scooter and headed off for a land adventure. The ride started like oh so many motorcycle rides back home, in the rain!
We had a list of known wa…

Three years ago I left Seattle with a well prepared boat, a good plan (it changed) and crew lined up for the first few legs. After that I had not plan for crew but seemed to know it would all work out. The first year I was extremely lucky in finding g…

 
I anticipated our return to Gili Air like a school boy awaits the first day of summer vacation. We dropped anchor in the same place as last year and I went ashore to find old friends and new.  Gili Air has it all going on, the diving brings people …

Dear Furthur Followers,  this week marks three years since i set sail from Seattle. It has been a glorious three years visiting 17 countries. i just posted a three part blog as a three year report; part 1 the voyage, 2 the boat, 3 the captain. 
 
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So it has been three years of constant travel, tropical sun and heavy use on Furthur. We will soon hit 5000 engine hours on the Cummins QSL, averaging 1300 hours a year since I left.  We have visited 17 countries, some twice and logged over 25,000 mi…

 
What are the effects of three years at sea, away from home and in strange new lands on me? In a word, incredible!  On my last visit home I had a physical, the last one preceding just before I left on this voyage. My doctor was astounded at the phys…

Three Year Saga

Furthur and Big Chill buddy boat down the West Coast, great adventures ahead.
Three years ago I left my familiar home, waters and friends and set out of the voyage of my life. Excitement, joy, fear, apprehension and wonder filled my h…

I have written about the extraordinary happiness and serenity of the Indonesian people before, it always amazes me. It would take more of a scholar than I to figure out the reasons why these people of the poorest means are the most serene and have the…

Diving at its best
We find Simone back at LBJ, the anachronism for Labuan Bajo, and also find an old friend and past crew member, Missy. It is good to see her, she heard me carry on so much about the Sail Indonesia Rally that she joined it on another b…