2012 Blog

Bye, Bye Christmas…Onward to Cocos-Keeling……

Bye, Bye Christmas…Onward to Cocos-Keeling…… 17 September 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, We spent our last day at Christmas Island doing some emailing and interneting as we\’re getting close to being truly \”off the grid\”. We do expect some wifi at Cocos, but that\’s it for up to 6-8 weeks. We did a driving tour …

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It\’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!…..

It\’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas….. 13-15 September 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, We arrived at dawn on the 13th having just passed our friends on s/v \”Ainia\” who left 28 hours before us!  We had a record 235 mile day as we benefited form a lovely 2-3 knot current pushing us here. …

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Sailing Along…..Reflections……

Sailing Along…..Reflections….. 11 September 2012, (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, On this ominous date, I am reminded of how big events can be in this world, yet how small we are out here floating upon the vast Indian Ocean. The voyages this season will have \”Beach House\” putting on some real mileage. To recap.. Our first …

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Leaving Las Vegas…….

Leaving Las Vegas 10 September 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, Well, \”leaving day\” is always a bit of a challenge; this one was no exception! After taking on and filtering our questionable quality diesel fuel and getting dock sedentary-itis for three weeks. I\’m always a bit in waiting for the \”other shoe to drop\” mode. …

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Bali Touring, Getting Ready for Christmas…..Part 2

Bali Touring, Getting Ready for Christmas……Part 2 7-10 September, 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, We met a few boats who would also be sailing to South Africa, but as it\’s a long long trip, we would mostly not be seeing each other. S/V \”Ainia\” with Bruce and June from Toronto (and crew of two more) …

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Bali Touring, Getting Ready for Christmas…..Part 1

27 August – 9 September, 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, Well, I\’d love to tell you how wonderful Bali is. Unfortunately….not so much. It\’s over crowded in Denpasar, (the main tourist area), way too much traffic and rubbish everywhere. It\’s not just that everyone smokes and throws their rubbish out the window into the street. …

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The Wedding

25 August 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, The reason we were on such a forced march to get to Bali was to attend Nikki\’s daughter\’s wedding here on this date. \”Mum\” was of course nervous, but who wouldn\’t be? We arrived early at the Royal Santrian Hotel in Nusa Dua. The venue was lovely, the …

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Medang, Gili Air arrival in Bali

16 – 19 August 2012, Eastern Hemisphere Dear F&F, Well we arrived in Medang Marina (which wasn\’t really a marina!). The \”dock\” was completely exposed to the wind and sea and looked like a bucking pony ride at the fair. We opted for a mooring which unfortunately wasn\’t much better. The facilities were lacking to …

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Komodo to Lombok

12 – 15 August 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, When we left Komodo, we had a nice sail across the channel to Palau Sumbawa Island. As we arrived we caught up to an old guy named Don from North Carolina. He\’s an expat whose been living on his boat based out of Bali for the …

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Flores Island to Komodo National Park

07-11 August 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, The wind on the north side of the Indonesian Archipelago is very light for the most part. In between the islands, we feel the effects of the SE Trade Winds, but other than that, it\’s pretty light. Motoring is more common than sailing. We stopped at the island …

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