Today was rough
There are days of bliss and joy and there are day of hardship and sadness. Today was more the later. It started OK. Jer got me up around 1:30 AM for my night watch and I kept the boat running…
sleep
Jer: Getting up in the middle of the night is not becoming any easier. If I’m worried I may drift off during watch, I set an alarm for 15 minutes, but have never needed it. Part of the difficulty in…
test
Where’s Margaritaville?
Jer: It’s day 3 of our passage. I’ve been going to bed directly after dinner (very early dinners) for a few hours, then it’s Tim’s turn, me back up until midnight or 1, then again for the sunrise shift. Tim…
We’re off
We left Easter Island around midnight last night when the wind and seas calmed down a tad. It’s a relief to be moving on. The island is a wonderful place, but the anchorages very sporty and the cargo ship incident…
Maybe offline for a while
Being a WordPress administrator on a satellite internet connection is a drag. Jetpack is misbehaving and won’t post from email. Webpages are too slow to load so we may not post for a while. You can check our progress on…
It wouldn’t be an adventure if it was all easy
Tim & Jer We had Roni and Sven working on the boat all day Tuesday and Wednesday fixing multiple issues with their lovely blend of humor and hard work. Sven had the delightful opportunity of hanging out on the top…
bike ride
After lunching on coconut ginger prawns I headed out on a bike ride. We are anchored near Hanga Roa on the S. end of the island. According to the maps, there are not roads on the N.W. part of the…
Easter Island
Jer: We arrived to Easter, got the anchor set, and went back to bed for a few hours around 5:00 a.m. on Sunday. After we woke up, Sven went into town to bring his sister who is vacationing here and…