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Welcome to Busco Gusto!

Translated from Spanish, Busco Gusto means "I seek pleasure"

What is Gusto?

Gusto sums up the greatest part of life and what makes it all worth living. It is the ultimate raison d'être, driving us through the mundane and usual. It is the promise of reward. It is a chance to grasp and experience something to which we only get one opportunity.

But if Gusto is the result, how do you get there?

The answer, of course, is Busco.

This is the story of a Canadian backpacker following the epic quest: The Search for Pleasure!

This time, the search involves hitchhiking rides on sailboats around the world, starting at the isthmus of Panama in January 2008, heading west into the Pacific and beyond..

Personal Website: www.stinkyfeetproject.org

Last Known Location: Cairns, Australia!
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Now Headed Towards: Up the Australian coast to the Torres Strait, then Darwin in Northern Territory!

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By BuscoGusto
August 1st 2008

Pacifico Project is Complete!

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns » Cairns City

Disco Fever?
No! Clive celebrates crossing the Pacific on the bow. 1 ocean down, 2 to go!

NOTE: Please let me know if the two videos above worked well. If so, I will capture more. "Mayday, Mayday! We're struck a reef! We're taking on water quickly..." - Somewhere near the Wallis Archipelago The last 1000 miles of the Pacific, the home stretch in the little adventure that has become known as the Pacifico Project, is complete. I am happy to announce that I arrived to Cairns, Australia. It has been a voyage of over 9,000 km that has lasted over 7 months and has brought me more than 1/3 around the planet. I have sailed across the world's [View Full Entry]

By BuscoGusto
July 15th 2008

Tanna: We Came for the BBQ!

Oceania » Vanuatu » Tanna

Electric Circus, Vanuatu-style
This ain't no Macarena!

Photos by Cody Reed Except spider and volcano photos (taken by yours truly) My Only Travel Tip: Forget every travel tip you've ever been given, including this one. I keep trying to sit down and describe this final stop in the Pacific Ocean before sailing to Australia, but the moment I try to write about it, I erase it all and try to start again. So I'll start again. Up until 5 months ago, I had never even heard of the country of Vanuatu. I hadn't heard of the tiny island of Tanna in its southern waters either until we set [View Full Entry]

By BuscoGusto
July 1st 2008

Fiji: The Land of Bula!

Oceania » Fiji » Mamanuca Islands » Malolo Island

The ACTUAL Castaway Island
Where Tom Hanks and Wilson met!

They used to say that the world was flat, and if you sailed to the end, you'd plummet over the edge into an abyss.. COOL! I'm now in the Eastern Hemisphere, having crossed the International Date Line and 180-degree mark. Not much else to report, but I can safely say Fijans have been the friendliest people in my South Pacific experience. There are some small culture shocks, such as how people ask for gifts. The customs official came aboard, poked through our stuff, went through our wallets, and then asked if we had any iPods or DVDs or clothes that we [View Full Entry]

By BuscoGusto
May 28th 2008

Suwarrow and the Escape from Paradise

Oceania » Cook Islands » Suwarrow

Best view of Bora Bora
(ie, LEAVING!) :)

(Note: Suwarrow is the tiny dot in the centre, marked by the middle yellow pin) In Bora Bora they have tamed Manta Rays that will eat out of the palm of your hand. Hundreds of technicoloured reef fish loiter under your hut's glass floor (lured by the nutritious raw sewage of your toilet which flushes directly into the lagoon). You can buy black pearls at a boutique in town and there's high speed Internet any time you want it. It's paradise! So why did I feel the need to escape? My escape route took me 1300 kilometres downwind from the hustle [View Full Entry]

By BuscoGusto
May 15th 2008

Black Pearls of the Dangerous Archipelago

Oceania » French Polynesia » Manihi

Approach to Manihi
The Dangerous Archipelago lurks..

"And the lone seaman all the night Sails astonished among stars." - Emerson The Tuamotu Atolls of French Polynesia The Dangerous Archipelago The green glow from the radar casts sinister shadows on our faces. The atoll comes into view on the screen; a thin ring flashing on the console is our only warning of the danger that lies ahead. Ten miles away in the pitch black, razor sharp reefs lurk just under the surface while waves crash and pound on the coral just as they have for the past million years. This is the Tuamotu, historically known as the Dangero [View Full Entry]

By BuscoGusto
May 3rd 2008

Puaa oa in the Marquesas: Long Pig in the Land of Men

Oceania » French Polynesia » Hiva 'Oa

Hiva Oa
Approach to Ta'aoa Bay at sunrise.

Welcome to shore! We have arrived to the legendary shores of the Marquesas, a small group of islands in the eastern portion of French Polynesia. This archipelago is often the first landfall for sailors on the "Coconut Milk Run" after the long 3000-mile passage from the Galapagos - and are known as the farthest islands from any continental land. The Marquesans are historically known for cannibalism, tribal warfare, tattoos, sexual immorality and all sorts of other cool stuff that beckons to the young, pleasure-seeking adventurer! They stand out as a sort of Shangri-La of the South Seas. [View Full Entry]

By BuscoGusto
May 1st 2008

The Long Haul: Sailing 6000 km from the Galapagos to French Polynesia

Oceania » French Polynesia » Hiva 'Oa

Day 3
Eager Beaver; slightly bedraggled but otherwise healthy.

Hello All. How was your month? We've finally arrived to the Marquesa Islands after the 33-day passage from the Galapagos! It's hard to describe all the thoughts, feelings, moods, sights and experiences we've had along the way, but let me try. Sailing from the Galapagos Islands (of Ecuador) to the Marquesas Islands (of eastern French Polynesia) is a passage of about 3000 nautical miles, or roughly 6000 kilometres. That's like taking a horse-drawn buggy from Thunder Bay to Dawson City - at about 10 km/h - with nothing in between. In those 33 days, we encountered 4 other sailboats, 2 ships, [View Full Entry]

By BuscoGusto
March 25th 2008

The Galapagos Islands

South America » Ecuador » Galapagos Islands

Crossing the Equator!
Clive and Rob on March 20, en route to the Galapagos

Buenos Dias from the Galapagos, the symbolic homeland of Darwin's evolution theory! The sail to the Galapagos was for the most part uneventful, other than the fact it took about 10 days to travel approx 940 nautical miles (1700 km) when we got caught up in the equatorial duldrums. Along the way, we were joined by dolphins, whales, sea turtles, mahi-mahi fish and various sea birds. We were able to celebrate the equinox (point where the sun is directly over the equator, on its way north for the summer) here on March 21, literally just a few miles south of the [View Full Entry]

By BuscoGusto
March 4th 2008

The Panama Canal: Saying Goodbye to the Continent

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panama Canal

Leaving Colon
Starting the long motor to the first set of locks in the afternoon.

It can all be summed up quite simply: The Pacifico Project is a go! February has been an incredibly long month of Panama-mania, but we've finally made our way through the canal and we're now sitting happily on an southwest-facing anchorage making final preparations and provisioning for the next few long months of crossing the world's largest body of water, the Pacific Ocean! It seems strange to say it since I've been traveling for over 2 months now, but it really feels like this adventure is FINALLY BEGINNING! I've hitchhiked a new ride on "Aries Tor", a 34-foot sloop from Toronto, [View Full Entry]

By BuscoGusto
February 27th 2008

Transiting the Canal on March 1st and 2nd

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panama Canal

Aries Tor

Hello everyone, Finally, after 2 months of floating around in the Caribbean, I will be passing through the Panama Canal from Saturday, March 1 / Sunday, March 2 and entering the Pacific Ocean! If you are so inclined, you may be able to see us passing through the locks via the web cam. This travelblog entry will give you the details below: APPEARANCE: See photo attached. Please note the brown sail cover and forward sail bag, and yellow dinghy (inflatable boat) strapped to the deck. We will be detaching the solar panels for the canal, so you wont see those. We [View Full Entry]

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