Cayenne to Ille de Salut (Devil\’s Island)….. July 19th, 2013 – Time: -3 on GMT We were able to rent a car in Cayenne and a very nice young guy who spoke fluent English (originally from Guiana ex: Brit Colony) gave us a bit of tour of the town. Andre brought us to the Tourist …
Ariival at Cayenne, French Guyana….. July 14th 2013 – Time: -3 on GMT We motored yet again most of yesterday, teasing our record previous motor sail at 72 hours. Fortunately, with a few sailing attempts including yesterday afternoons few hour spinnaker run, we didn\’t break it! Late yesterday, we again tried to use the spinnaker …
Forteleza, Brazil to Cayenne, French Guyana…..Day 5 July 13th, 2013 – Time -3 on GMT We got the current back yesterday and it really showed in the days run of 190 miles. All but 2 1/2 motoring! We did put the spinnaker up for a few hours, but the heading was really bad and the …
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Forteleza to Cayenne, French Guyana…..Day 4 July 12th, 2013 Time: -3 on GMT Yesterday we just motored. The water has not turned Amazon green, but I suspect the south side of the \”fan\” was negating the nice current push we were getting. Today, we\’re on the north side of the \”fan\” that is the Amazon\’s …
Forteleza to Cayenne…..Day 3 July 11th, 2013 (Northern & Western Hemisphere) Time: -3 on GMT The Amazon Between our hulls? We\’ve been motoring for the last 27 hours. NO WIND. The prediction says that in about 5-7 hours it is supposed to come up to 8-14 off our stern. If so, we may be able …
Forteleza to Cayenne….Day 2 July 10th, 2013 (CROSSED THE EQUATOR LAST NIGHT) Time: -3 on GMT This is the first time \”Beach House\” has been in the Northern Hemisphere since June of 2009 when Cindy and I went from Cocos Island, Costa Rica to the Galapagos. Yesterday with did it with smoke and mirrors! The …
Forteleza Goodbye…\”Hot\” Cayenne on the menu!….. July 8-9th, 2013, (Western Hemisphere) Time: -3 on GMT The Marina Park Hotel where our Marina was, hosted a \”SAMBA BRAZIL\” event last Saturday night. Nikki and I got tickets and joined the 30,000 screaming fans. Amazingly, the \”Samba\” culture here is very alive with the youth of Brazil. …
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Forteleza…..Day 1 July 4th, 2013 – Time: -3 on GMT Happy 4th of July to all our Yankee Doodle friends around the world! We arrived at Forteleza around 8 a.m. in a blustery southeasterly. Once we came around the southeast end of the bay, the conditions became flat. The first thing we noticed was the …