Blogs from Atlantic, Oceans and Seas - page 35

Good morning Breakfast Clubbers, and how ya doing? Probably only one or two of you remembers this radio show. For some reason it popped into my mind. The string of sea days is reaching an end. We arrive in Funchal, Madeira on 3/25. The sea is choppy today with wind up to 40mph. My good intentions to exercise regularly backfired with a vengeance and now both of my knees are aching. Even Advil doesn't seem to help. I'm hoping that once I'm on terra firma, things will be better. I have too many places to see and things to do to deal with this. For those playing along a home I have a couple of trivia questions. What body part expands eight times it's normal size when excited? How many days are in the Tour de ... read more

Geo: 21.7814, -72.2092... read more

Ahoy Mates, Day four and there are giant swells rolling in from a low pressure front all the way from Greenland. Really rocked to sleep last night. Loving it! Shipboard life falls into somewhat of a routine. Wake up at 6:15, coffee and juice delivered at 6:30, dress and out on deck for a couple of laps, return to a freshly made up cabin. The Times Digest is waiting and I always wonder why I read this as it is never good news. Shower, change and off to breakfast, to the Lido if I want to be alone or the dining room if I ready to chat. By then it is time for one of two lectures. My favorite so far was by a salvage expert, Captain Nixon, who explained how the Kurst, the Russian nuclear ... read more

Geo: 18.3105, -65.3031Left salinas in the 17th at 8amArrived in Viaquez at 5pm - motor sailed the whole way into the wind18th- Viaquez to Culabrita. Rolly anchorage. Visited the "baths" in the am. Then moved back to Culebra.Culebra is sweet. Touristy town with a lot of flavour and a good vibe. The beaches here are GORGEOUS. Wifi is hard to come by and I don't have much time...check out the pictures. Enjoy!! xo March 23rd, 2015 - Viequez, Culebrita, and then CULEBRA!Hello all,On March 17th, after a small 7am St. Patrick's Day celebration before Steve left (well, really just a toast), we left Salinas en route to Viequez. It was an uneventful nine hour motor sail into the wind. The following day, the boat we were travelling with wanted to move on to Culebrita, so that's ... read more

Good morning Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea. The skies are blue, the sea is calm and we are sailing into the sunrise. My coffee arrived on time and, MaryLou, they brought your milk as ordered. Habits die hard. A gift of chocolate covered strawberries arrive from my TA but since I am allergic I will have to find someone to share with. Today's plans are vague. Our Meet and Great is at 10, a Texas Hold 'em tournament at 11:30, then maybe pool time. Until then I will relax and watch the sea traffic. The seas are calm but there is a little movement so I know we left the dock. I love it! So far we have passed two tankers. It is now 8:00 so I had better get ready ... read more