regressing........ 09/04/2010
I was not planning on doing another blog entry from Hong Kong, but Ken sent this to us from the US, who got it from Bill Harrington, our friend and guide who traveled on Sans Souci while in the Aleutian Islands. Attu is the furthermost out of the Aleutian Island Chain, was a really fun place and I am sorry to see it shut down. Grey ... More>
 
Taiwan to Hong Kong 08/12/2010
I need to fess up -  We have actually been in Hong Kong for a few weeks now but I am just getting around to publishing the blog……. Weather windows seem to be a rare commodity these days.  I understand that we are in the middle of the Typhoon season but I did not understand that weather systems that are not Typhoons, but still pretty ... More>
 
Arrival in Taiwan 08/03/2010
Tainan, other than being the third largest city in Taiwan, is the home of Ta Shing Yachts, the company that built all three of the Nordhavns in our group.  Of all the Nordhavn boats that they have produced, all were exported and not a single one has ever returned to the factory for a visit.  We were the first and, boy, were they ever excited! ... More>
 
Zamami to Taiwan (and in between) 08/01/2010
The original idea was to head directly to Ishigaki from Zamami.  The problem was that there was a storm coming in the next 24 hours that would keep us hunkered down for the next three or four days.  We decided to call our agent and see if he could get us into a  small island called Myako.  Other than a calm, crystal clear anchorage, my ... More>
 
Nagasaki to Zamami 07/31/2010
Nagasaki to Amami North We were a little sad to leave Nagasaki.  We were only supposed to stay for a week but it seemed that every time we planned on leaving,  one of us would come up with an excuse to stay.  Not that it was hard to convince the rest of us! As usual, we planned the passage to our next destination, an ... More>
 
 

 
 
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