December 2021

Sailing Back Across the Atlantic

December 27, 2021 // 4 Comments

Time to Leave the Mediterranean After sailing across the Atlantic to the Mediterranean in 2015 and spending two seasons there, it was time to head back so we could fulfill the dream of sailing the South Pacific before grandchildren come along. During our time in the Med our travels took us to [read more]

Tenerife’s Thrilling Once-in-a-Decade Storm Surge

December 26, 2021 // 0 Comments

Once-a-Decade Waves Pound Huge Waves Pound Tenerife’s North Shore from sv Golden Glow on Vimeo. Tenerife’s North Shore from sv Golden Glow on [read more]

What Goes On After Dark on Golden Glow?

December 20, 2021 // 4 Comments

after 1200 miles, it was time to refill our two diesel tanks from our backup jericans An imperfectly attached outside shower hose leaked and payback was late-night bailing – lessons learned! Ellen cleans the locker where we keep our extra diesel yamaha outboard fuse change by headlamp on the [read more]

Swimming with Sharks – HUNDREDS of Sharks!

December 13, 2021 // 2 Comments

Fakarava seen from space Fakarava We sailed to Fakarava, which is the second largest – and one of the more populated – atolls in the Tuamotos (the other being Rangiroa). Fakarava’s lagoon is more than 30 miles long and unlike any other atoll we’ve visited, you can traverse [read more]