Happenings
Underwater Volcanic Eruption
We left Vava’u Tonga on the 8th of August. A couple of days later Tanya told me about this big raft of floating debris she saw, I was off watch and never saw it. Evidently it’s a big raft of pumice from an underwater volcano eruption. This is video from a boat that sailed through … Continue reading
Finally in the Pacific!!
We have had a great time here in Panama and wish we could stay longer. Since our last post we have transited the canal and are currently anchored on the Pacific side of Panama. Our transit went pretty well overall. We started our transit on Thursday afternoon, anchored in Gatun Lake, resumed transit Friday morning … Continue reading
Closer and Closer
The boat is really coming along nicely! We’re putting on the final touches in preparation for departure. Click on the pictures for full screen view. New lettering: As mentioned previously, we applied three coats of Awlgrip Oyster white on the topsides and Aristo blue on the water line. The paint finish is better than we … Continue reading
Provisioning
Between Amazon and Walmart Pickup, provisioning is a breeze! We just picked up our order from Walmart and everything went well. I don’t think we can go back to traditional grocery shopping. We placed a huge order two days ago, chose a late morning pick up for today, arrived at the store, they brought out our … Continue reading
Every Little Bit
Every little bit of progress is huge and it means we’re getting closer and closer to the goal! We finally found a place that will re-certify our propane tanks. The tanks are $200 each, the re-cert is $20… One passed, one failed. The one that failed inspection still has propane so we’re going with it… This … Continue reading