We arrived safely in South Africa almost two weeks ago and what a couple of weeks it has been. Our […]
The Weather Rules
We have said a wistful goodbye to Madagascar. It will remain one of our favorite, most memorable places, but we […]
Should We Stay or Go?
Last week, we started making our way south along the coast of Madagascar in preparation for crossing the Mozambique Channel […]
Role Reversal
It’s easy to settle into particular roles on the boat. After three years of full-time cruising, preceded by seven years […]
A First Time for Everything
In our three years of cruising, we’ve never dragged after our anchor has been properly set. Occasionally we have dragged […]
Third World Bureaucracy
It would just so happen that right after we completed the fastest and easiest check-in/check-out experience we’ve ever had—on the […]
A Little Deferred Maintenance
We left Reunion a little earlier than we expected, but with a good weather window looming to get around the […]
La Reunion: A Slice of Heaven
We had heard that the island of Reunion, our last stop before Madagascar, was a can’t-miss-stop on our trip across […]
Nothing Goes to Windward Like a 787
Upon our arrival in Mauritius in early July, I had no idea I’d be hopping on a plane two weeks […]
72 Hours in Padang
With our time in Indonesia drawing to a close and looking at upcoming weather windows to Cocos Keeling, we hopped […]
Astrid and Pierre
A big consideration for us, thus far, for our ocean passages has been whether we use crew and, if so, […]
Balance
Hello! It’s been a while, I know. Apologies. 6 months since our last update…wow. It’s hard for me to know […]
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