Crossed from the South to the North Side of the Baltic - Helsinki, Finland June 29-July 3, 2014 July 3rd 2014 We changed direction and moved from the southern part of the Baltic and headed to Finland, one of the countries bordering the Baltic on the North. The actual sail from Tallinn, Estonia was not the most pleasant with the wind speed and direction not matching up with the forecast – the “fun” parts of the sailing life. It was not unsafe, Tsamaya can handle the wind and waves, but it was NOT a c ... read more
Europe » Finland » Uusimaa » Helsinki Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It won its complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its f... ... read more
Like so many others we love to travel and we love to sail so cruising makes a lot of sense. Janice has retired from Cornell as a business manager and Bob has retired from South Seneca school district as the high school principal. It's time to sell the house, get rid of whatever doesn't fit on our 40 foot Caliber LRC named Tsamaya (this means Travel Well in Setswana) and set off to see the world. Our reasons for publishing this blog is twofold, first to keep in touch with our friends and family and secondly to share our experiences. If you would like to receive notification when we have added ... full info