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Incan Stonework – so Impressive!

June 14, 2015 // 0 Comments

Don’t these stones look like the fake stone at Disneyworld? Well, they are real, and were built by the Incas, entirely by hand-labor, thousands of years ago. The Incas built as well, or better than, other illustrious civilizations like the ancient Egyptians or the Mayans.  The Incas used all [read more]

High Mountain Town of Weavers on Inca Trail Peru

June 14, 2015 // 0 Comments

Today, we went high into the mountains to a very small town that subsists by the men being porters on the Inca Trail and the women weaving and taking care of the families. The entire village seemed to come out to greet us and we had the great fortune to be able to visit with one family who was [read more]

Shaman Lucas in Cusco Peru

June 11, 2015 // 0 Comments

This morning, we had our trip blessed by a famous Peruvian Shaman named Lucas. Lucas made a package of many different symbolic substances that we will bury in Mother Earth in a ceremony tomorrow.  Rand and I heard that Lucas was especially well known for his coca leaf readings, and that people [read more]

Inca Crop Circles Peru

June 11, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Incas were brilliant farmers.  Despite the high altitude and harsh conditions, they managed to grow enough crops to feed a population of over 17 million. The Moray crop circles shown here were an experiment in farming. By using these circles going deep into the earth, at the various levels [read more]

Cusco Peru After Dark

June 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

Some snapshots of our fun first evening in Cusco – we started by going to Norton’s Pub, a bar that had a balcony over Plaza de Arme.  We sat on the narrow balcony having a drink and watching the people and the festivities going on below us.  We had a great time! Ellen in the furry [read more]

Passage to Bermuda

May 21, 2015 // 0 Comments

After what seemed like months of upgrading and fine-tuning Golden Glow, we were ready to cross the Atlantic to the Mediterranean where we will live the rest of the year. We filled the boat to the gills with water, fuel and provisions. Our plan is to sail first to Bermuda, allowing us to fly back to [read more]

A Tight Squeeze on Passage to Mustique

March 19, 2015 // 0 Comments

Part of our sail between Bequia and Mustique had us going through a narrow (but deep) passage between two small islands. Winds were strong and allowed us to go all the way through without having to resort to using engines.The winds were strong and gusting over 30 knots so we had a brisk sail from [read more]

Rappelling off a Cliff in Dominica

March 13, 2015 // 0 Comments

We enjoy a lot of adrenaline rushes sailing, but thanks to Shaun and Neil Sullivan of sv Escapade, who introduced us to guide Sea Cat, we also got to enjoy an exciting day on land in Dominica. After a wild hike up and through a river, we swam under Victoria Falls, then ended the day with an [read more]

Martinique

March 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

a small part of the market in Saint Pierre We’ve been on Martinique for the past few days. Work had to come first, but over the weekend, we got to explore this beautiful, well cared for island and meet some of its kind, gentle people. Schoelcher with Golden Glow anchored off the beach We [read more]
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