November 26, 2025
Up early to beat the wind we departed to the north. Quickly raising the main and screecher only to be disappointed half an hour later when the morning winds subsided and it became a motor. Oh well, it was comfortable. Not too crowded in San Juanico, we lucked out and there was a great spot near where I like to…
November 21, 2025
It was a motor back down to Agua Verde, the wind has just been non-existent lately – no complaints given it could be blowing 30 knots from the north. Anchor set, I had work to do so everyone else piled into the dinghy to snorkel the pinnacle. On their return I heard stories of giant eels and an octopus so…
November 9, 2025
5:15pm the anchor was secure and we were on our way to Muertos – a sixty mile hop. To avoid the daily winds and associated waves we decided on a night passage and with the winds declining we had an easy passage with just a bit of wave action first few hours. At 1:30am we were off to bed with…
October 9, 2024
A fairly low key morning before grabbing some food in town and busing it out to the Taronga Zoo Sydney – I was not leaving OZ without seeing a Koala bear or two. My time on Australia was closed out with a fancy dinner at Arthur – a perfect goodbye.
October 7, 2024
A nice breakfast before a not too far walk the UTS campus, followed up with a couple of buses rides out to Middle Head Battery for some exploring and beach time.
October 6, 2024
Wandering around the Justice and Police Museum, tasty Japanese lunch, exploring the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, and watching the NRL Grand Final in rugby with the locals.
September 28, 2024
Rain! Lots of rain overnight and into the morning. And cold. It is got down to 12 degrees (well 52 Fahrenheit) overnight and this morning it was hats, jeans, and sweatshirts for everyone. Clearly we are no longer in the tropics. A relaxing morning gave me a chance to call home and just as important have a call with a…
September 27, 2024
No resting for us, with a strong southern blow coming that brought rain overnight, we wanted to leave the dock as early as possible. I had scouted a breakfast takeout place nearby and snagged a breakfast wrap and latte as soon as they opened. Back to Sky Pond it was time to go! Off the dock at 5:45am we made…
September 26, 2024
Overnight, at times it was a bit loud and the boat rolled uncomfortably, but nothing like we had seen previously, maybe a 3 out of 5. On my 3:00am watch the wind was up to 18 knots, so off went the engine. Our speed was bouncing between 5.5 and 6.0 knots, which would be fine. Continuing my podcast listening I…
September 22, 2024
Very little wind overnight and currents against us ensured the past 24 hours would NOT be a record day. Blerg. After the sun came up, I let the fishing line out and with it, hopes for tuna for dinner. After our daily coffee, weather check, and reading the news, Carl noticed a fish skimming the surface being chased by something.…
September 18, 2024
Change of plans again, the forecast had stabilized and while we would have low winds for a good chunk of the passage to Australia it was good enough to head out. So today we would check out and provision for the passage. After a longer wait than typical, we flagged down a car. A nice couple drove us about half…
September 15, 2024
Provisions running a bit low I decided to head to Luganville to pick up a few things to hold us over until full provisioning the day before departure. I got very lucky and five minutes after hitting the road had a ride in the back of a pickup. It was a nice ride, waving to everyone as we bumbled along.…