being central to the North Atlantic, became a focus of trade and power, bustling with commerce, piracy and fighting (at different times Spanish, English, French and Dutch all fought and squabbled in the area).
Luke not only brought his tools, but also food supplies, water, ice, and the most delicious cheeseburger and French fries that I had on the entire trip! By the time I left those southern shores, both the boat and I were in good order.Photo credit: Shemaya Laurel My endless thanks go...
This was one of my favorite years of the passage and included stops in Komodo, Bali, and Singapore. In most locations, you can use the tool to zoom in and see the actual harbors where we stopped. Here is a screenshot of where we stayed in Venice. The red line shows our track in ...
Punching through the chop we had to be careful to keep to the centre of the channel. Passed the draw bridge and out into the exit pond the breeze strengthened, the waves were steep and breaking. It took full power to push Spyros through the seas at the opening and out into the Gulf ...
 The current however, was still going strong.  Most of the next hour was spent floating towards shore in calm and flat seas, and then paddling back out to deeper water where I hoped for some rollers to come in.  My patience did pay off as a few waves did start building ...
We had a quiet year in 2023, but this year has been a busy hurricane season. We just weathered Hurricane Helene with tropical storm conditions at a marina in the Ten Thousand Islands area of Southwest Florida. We are eight miles inland, surrounded by a buffer-zone of mangroves, tied to ...
Quran teacher, Certified Health Education Specialist, and seminary graduate riding a 17.2h Off-Track Thoroughbred. Sailing the seas of middle age on the ship of faith.Skip to content Home Contact “Tails” for Converts: “Going Hard” December 15, 2020 / Leave a comment Part of a series ...