Off the Coast of Venezuela….. July 25th, 2013 Time: -3 on GMT We left the Mighty Essequibo River yesterday around 1pm. The major feature at the end was dodging the \”fish stix\” and the fisherman\’s nets over the extremely shallow river bar. The water depths were occasionally down to 6 1/2 feet under the hulls. …
I Can\’t Say I Learned Anything……. July 24, 2013 Time: -3 on GMT And the tag line is!…. \”but it certainly has been an education!\” (Groucho Marx) Georgetown… We\’d heard it wasn\’t safe, but the architecture is interesting. That should have been my first and only necessary clue. After motoring in for 12 miles, we …
Suriname to Guyana (Georgetown)….. July 22nd, 2013 Time: -3 on GMT Yesterday, when we decided to pass on Suriname, the weather was bleak, the water muddy. As soon as we got a bit further offshore, the wind gave us a few hours sail, the skies cleared, life was good. Perhaps it was an omen?…:-) Despite …
Paramaribo is a pass…… July 21st, 2013 Time: -3 on GMT We motored yesterday till midnight and the wind gave us a chance to sail. It wasn\’t very long, only about 30 miles, but nice to turn off the iron genoa\’s and give them a rest. We timed our arrival this morning at the outer …
Space…the final frontier!….. July 20th, 2013 Time: -3 on GMT Happy 44th anniversary of the first walk on the moon! It was 44 years ago today that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took that first step. We were indeed able to get in to the Space Center tour yesterday. Despite the long waiting list, only …
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 …