Port Elisabeth and Beyond
The last leg, so we hope, of the first stage of the voyage. If all goes well, we should exit the exit Indian Ocean Saturday or Sunday and splash into…
Durban to Port Elisabeth
We’re on a passage from Durban to Port Elisabeth. And boy, do we have current, at least a good three knots of it, sometimes even more. Great wind to boot,…
The Sausage Party
It was the day before Christmas. Jeremy, a solo sailor on a 53-foot boat from Leicester, England, invited a select number of people to his, apparently, annual Christmas breakfast. Males…
Merry Christmas from Richards Bay
Thoughts of leaving Richards Bay anytime soon are becoming illusions as the weather relentlessly blows winds from the wrong direction, not allowing us an opportunity to raise sails and continue…
To South Africa
Reunion's customs had cleared us at the Marina at eight in the morning. Two guys, Steve asked if he could take their picture, as he had never seen customs officers…
To Réunion
Just over a day and a half from Mauritius to Réunion. One day, two nights. We left late in the afternoon on December the second and arrived in Réunion on…
Mauritius!
Port Louis! What a place to sail into. It is a very small harbor, but my favorite so far. It resembles mostly a channel, about two kilometers long and 250…
Out One Island, in the Next
This post was supposed to be about going and being in Mauritius, but my rambling about leaving Rodrigues and entering Mauritius became the topic by itself along the way. This…
A Great Day on Rodrigues
Early this morning, we were preparing for landfall on Rodrigues, a small, 42 square miles island, part of the Republic of Mauritius. Busy at five in the morning on our…
Just at Sea, Again
Twenty-two past midnight and still moving along at an excellent speed, 5.5 – 6.5 knots. So far, the weather maps, which I download twice a day, don't give us as…