2016

Passage Meals for a Vegetarian Crew

December 24, 2016 // 2 Comments

from this first meal together after the boys flew in to the Canary Islands to join our Atlantic passage, to the last one we shared in Grenada, it was so fun and rewarding to cook for this crew. With our vegetarian crew of two always-hungry, over 6 feet tall, 20 year old boys, and a 3 1/2 week long [read more]

Tow-Paddleboarding (a new Olympic Sport?)

December 23, 2016 // 0 Comments

Our anchorage in Sipanska Luka, Croatia was calm and uncrowded giving us the chance to play. Aria’s favorite water sport – being towed behind the dinghy, riding the paddleboard. We bought our paddleboard in 2014 – 2 1/2 years ago – on Amazon and we’re amazed at how [read more]

Downloading & Viewing Weather on the iPad

November 29, 2016 // 2 Comments

Using Your IPad for Downloading & Viewing Weather on Passage or Near Land The iPad apps we use for weather are: Weather 4D Pro and Weather 4D 2.0 Predict Wind and Predict Wind Offshore Pocket Grib Weather Track Squid Mobile Windfinder iSailor NOAA Radar Pro, Hi-Def Radar and My Radar When we [read more]

Mistral Madness and the Hunt for Mid-Med Magic – 3AM Musings

September 25, 2016 // 0 Comments

The shine of the moon extends from the aft of Golden Glow like a river of light in the darkened sea. At less than a quarter full it is enough to share its glow with the occasional cloud, but not enough to lighten the expanse of water we float upon. Hidden in the darkened night there are clouds [read more]

Auraki – Mt. Cook, New Zealand

September 21, 2016 // 0 Comments

Auraki – Mt Cook is the highest peak in New Zealand, rising 3,724 meters – or 12,316 feet above sea level. There is a long road that rises gradually into the foothills of the mountain. There are high mountain lakes in the area, including one that gives a beautiful reflection of this [read more]

Skiing on Mt Cook, New Zealand

September 19, 2016 // 0 Comments

Here is the panorama from the top of Coronet [read more]

Swimming with Dolphins in Akaroa, New Zealand

September 18, 2016 // 0 Comments

Rand on the dive boat Ellen with the dolphins Rand lures the dolphins over to play by singing to [read more]

Milford Sound, New Zealand

September 15, 2016 // 0 Comments

Milford Sound in Fjordland along the lower west coast of the South Island of New Zealand is one of the wettest places on the planet. As we drove there from Queenstown, we watched the sky cloud up and by our arrival, the blue sky was visible only in patches. Undeterred, we got aboard a small boat [read more]

Franz Josef Glacier, West Coast, New Zealand, South Island

September 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

Ellen hiking up toward glacier After leaving Hamner Spring, we drove across the South Island via Lewis Pass to Greymouth on the West Coast, then drove south along the coastline toward the two glaciers: Franz Josef and Fox. Here we are walking inland up toward the Franz Joseph Glacier. [read more]

Picton to Blenheim, Kaikoura then to Hamner Springs

September 13, 2016 // 0 Comments

After a three hour ferry ride from Wellington, watching Rugby with local fans, we spent the night in Picton. The next day, we drove across the top of the South Island to Havelock taking in the overcast but pretty views of the strait between the North and South Islands.From Havelstock, we took the [read more]

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