After months of good time ashore with family and friends, and a lot of preparation, it’s time to go “adventuring” again. Arcadia I is sitting at Marina Coral in Ensenada with full fuel tanks, an extra 180 gallons of deck fuel and her Former O…
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20 Sept 2010 – Bringing Arcadia I Home at last
This belated posting represents the end of the “Extended Sea Trial” we’ve been on since we first took ownership of Arcadia I in Skagway in late June of last year. After well over 10,000 nautical miles under the keel, …
11 August 2010 – Cruising Around Alaska, again
We stayed in Petersburg from the 19th of July, (my last posting), through the 22nd. Once again, we enjoyed the extraordinary hospitality of George and Nancy Murrison. Sam Floyd and Al Locy know them from when they all lived in Sacramento many years ago…
20 July 2010 – Back to Alaska
My apologies for not staying more current. The farther behind you get in one of thes things, the harder it is to find the time to catch all the way up.As noted in previous posting, we loaded Arcadia I aboard Dockwise’ Super Servant III on June 4th. T…
4 June 2010 – Loaded onto Dockwise
This posting is in response to a lot of interest in the process of shipping on Dockwise that has been expressed by other cruisers. Arcadia I has been shipped this way four times now, although the first three times were while she was owned by Dave …
22 May 2010 – Singapore to Palao
This posting describes an adventure different than the others in this log, since the passage described was not made on Arcadia I. While at home awaiting the arrival of the Dockwise carrier that is to ship Arcadia I from La Paz …
April 14, 2010 Panama back to La Paz
This posting reflects a change in the cruising pattern for Arcadia I. For the first time since we’ve owned her, we’re heading consistently North! After we bought Arcadia I last June, we cruised around SE Alaska for the summer. …
March 15, 2010 Barilles to Panama
After almost 10 months, this cruising thing is beginning to be what I always thought it could be. Phyl and I are aboard Arcadia I, at anchor in a beautiful protected cove off a tropical island in the las Perlas islands off Panama. We’ve been simply e…
February 8, 2010 Huatulco to Barilles
In my last update, Arcadia I was in Marina Chahue at Huatulco, Mexico. Danny Long had already headed home to Texas and my brother, Paul, and I were preparing to fly back to California for the Christmas Holiday. Paul and I left as planned on the 21st of…
December 20, 2009 La Paz to Huatulco
Danny Long, my brother Paul and I brought the boat down from La Paz over the past 10 days, in generally excellent weather and sea conditions. To continue the chronology where I left off:We had a company Christmas party on Friday, December 5th, and a Pa…
