We are DONE! | What's or next step
Can it be true? Are our electrical woes over? Are we finally ready to blow this popsicle stand and start the last leg of our trip down the US before we pop over to the Bahamas?
We had originally planned to be in the Ba...
#sailing #livingfree #boatmaintenance
I wanted to do some shopping at the popular Colombane market. So the ladies, Chantal and Sorna offered to take me there to protect me and to help in negotiating. When they see a foreigner the prices double. We still g...
Why so BLUE | The Victron Overhaul 2.0
Christmas is near and we have a boat filled with little blue boxes. Sadly, none of them have jewelry in them.
Welcome to the Victron age Honu Time. It is time to clean up after the electrical fiasco and start the r...
#sailing #solosailing #offgrid
I needed to upgrade my solar energy system so I set off walking the streets of Dakar alone to find a store named Solar Solutions. I walked throughout the city alone for more than four hours. I wanted to save money on taxis an...
Electrical Fire Disaster | We can't catch a break
What a momentous occasion this leg of the trip has been. We finally made it back to where it all began. Nine months ago, we purchased/adopted our Honu and we have finally “circumnavigated” back to Hil...
#solosailing #offgrid #livingfree
One of the main reasons I came back to Dakar Senegal was to get my sails repaired and more. I do not have the budget to simply order new sails. Here people don’t just replace things, they fix things. I was impressed by ...
The New Normal | Learning the ropes of boat life
Things will never be the same again. You can’t just pop out for a carton of milk or quick bite with friend. Things need to planned out, weather checked, anchor secured and dinghy deployed.
We have had t...
#sailing #solosailing #collision
I was motor sailing fast at seven plus knots. I wanted to beat the sunset so I could anchor in daylight. But then I had to get through this monumental maze of fishing nets until I hit a dead end. This was bad. Very bad. Wi...
Ain't Nothin' Gonna Hold Us Down
Before we left the safety and security of our happy marina home in Virginia we thought that we had secured all of our systems and we were ready for the next adventure. But as boat life goes you need to be prepared for any...
#sailing #offgrid #solosailing
We were underway. Just me and Galopin. This would be my first long solo passage. I felt I needed this challenge. To get to know myself and my boat. Being alone puts you more in touch with your environment. Your reality. It’...
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