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21 Jan-5 Feb, Colombia days 33-48, Cartagena: After the delights of our 2-week motorbike tour of Colombia we are back to earth again with a busy work week. Before the tour, the…
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21 Jan-5 Feb, Colombia days 33-48, Cartagena: After the delights of our 2-week motorbike tour of Colombia we are back to earth again with a busy work week. Before the tour, the…
11 Oct-9 Dec 2022, HHN: Planned 4 weeks, took 2 months, with several surprises and frustrations. Arriving back to Cloudy Bay in Herrington Harbour North yard in early October, as usual, we…
Hands up everybody who has thought to themselves “so, what happened to SailCloudyBay’s blog?” Hmmm, quite a few of you, eh? Sorry about that. Last blog posted, back in May, was as…
Tuesday 11 Jan, cruising day 45, Key West: Marooned aboard again. Fly the FinDelta sail, curse the leaking vang, and not much else. As expected, the wind howls all night. But surprisingly…
Sunday 9 Jan, cruising day 43, Key West: Windy day, stayed on board doing jobs. The wind is quite strong today, so we decide to stay on board. But we are determined…
Sunday 26th Dec, Anchored in Lake Sylvia, Fort Lauderdale, cruising day 29: Volvo service and Thai dinner. Having done a dinghy tour of the waterways, a Christmas cycle tour and having seen…
Tuesday 21 Dec, Anchored Lake Worth FL, cruising day 24: Wiring-in new Nardi dive compressor then preparing for our departure to Fort Lauderdale. Up late this morning. Having been anchored here for…
Monday 20 Dec, Anchored Lake Worth FL, cruising day 23: First swim of the season. Fixed cockpit windscreen leaks, but found a new leak in the emersion heater! They say, it never…