Half Way to Luderitz….. May 20th, 2013 (Eastern Hemisphere) Yesterday started out with light winds and predicted to essentially drop off to very little. However, as I have come to learn, the timing and direction of the GRIB (Gridded Imbedded Binary Files) that we use as computerized weather is accurate. The strengths of the winds […]
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Cape Town and off to Luderitz, Namibia….yet again! May 18th, 2013 (Eastern Hemisphere) We were able to get out of the V&A Marina on the 0930 bridge openings. There are two there. The Bascule (which in French means draw bridge) and the Swing Bridge. This is a long walkway that is spun 90 degrees along
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Back to Cape Town & Repairs…..(Winter is Coming!) To see the Photo Gallery associated with our Land Trip to Sossesvlei Sand Dunes in Nambia: CLICK HERE April 23rd – May 18th, 2013 (Eastern Hemisphere) The weather window was really cooperative. We could have had blasting headwinds but blessedly, we were able to fuel up and
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Namibia….. To see the Photo Gallery associated with this Ship\’s Blog: CLICK HERE April 13th – 18th, 2013…..(Eastern Hemisphere) The sail to Namibia turned out to be a 72 hour motor boat ride. The good news was that it was calm, the AIS was working well and we could see any vessels either on the
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Just to let you know, we are back at the anchorage at Luderitz, Namibia – 475 miles north of Cape Town. It\’s good we like the place, we\’re going to get to know it much better!…:-) Safe and sound…. Off to sleep, we\’re tired and it\’s cold outside! Scott and Nikki …..
We want you to know that both of us are fine and the boat is fine. We had a fairly major failure however today. The autopilot stopped working for no reason and the boat accidentally \”gybed\”. This cause two lines to break, the boom to swing to the wrong side and break it\’s mandril out
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Cape Town & Departure Preparations….. March 21st – April 12th, 2013 (Eastern Hemisphere) Nikki and I went up Table Mountain which is nothing short of spectacular. See :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_Mountain Despite the animals and other natural wonders of South Africa, this IS the most visited place in the country. The views world class from both the bottom and
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Touring Cape Agulhas & The Winelands….. To see the PHOTO GALLERY associated with this Ship\’s Blog: CLICK HERE March 16 – March 20th, 2013 (Eastern Hemisphere) As Cape Agulhas held special meaning (along with the Cape of Good Hope), for Cindy and me, I felt a personal visit would be in order. When Alexandra
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Simon\’s Town to Cape Town….. March 15th, 2013 (Eastern Hemisphere) It was time to finally move the boat the 50 mile trip from Simon\’s Town in False Bay to Cape Town. By car, this trip takes about 35 minutes as it\’s only about 17 miles. But by boat, we had to go 15 miles south
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Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe……. March 9th – 11th, 2013 (Eastern Hemisphere) Well we had such a good time in Namibia (and yet a bit of time before we would be off to Cape Town with the boat), so Nikki suggested we fly to Victoria Falls on the Zimbabwe/Zambia border. This waterfall made famous by the one
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