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In this episode we find everything is breaking. The cone clutch on our starboard engine is slipping. Our port side engine has an oil leak. Our generator exhaust elbow has a hole and the house batteries completely die!
If you have Yanmar SD50 engines you w...
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Let me start by saying that I’m Swiss. So how can someone like me, Swiss, get one of those? We’ve got no ocean, no sea, no coastline. I’m from a country that is landlocked. So how do we do it? Precisely how did I do it? R...
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We were about twenty miles away, and it was getting dark. The wind had dropped so I started my engine. But it was not running right. I spent several hours trying to purge the injectors. It didn’t work. Thorfinn kept on ...
It is time for us to explore the gem of the Haruaki Gulf, Waiheke Island. Known for excellent wine and cafés, this island is a quick ferry ride from Auckland. We motor down on a weekend and after dodging the rush hour boat traffic tuck in to wait for a pe...
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The latest of Galopin’s Guest interview is with Thorfinn who rode his bicycle from the most Northwestern point in Scotland to Senegal. Riding all the way through England, France, Northern Spain, Portugal, Morocco, W...
This week we continue our sail down the east coast of the North Island and we encounter whales, dolphins and yet another of the endless New Zealand gales we have experienced this season. As we have become accustomed to doing, we keep an especially close ey...
In this episode we explore some more amazing places in the Bocas Del Toro archipelago with Minnie and Pa onboard. First up Zapatilla islands for some snorkelling, followed by the gorgeous Starfish beach and finally a super fun bike ride through Bocas town...
This week we are tearing out the port forward cabin and starting to put together our coveted utility room.
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Blue moon life is going back off grid! After a winter living tied up to the dock, we are headed back off grid into the islands of the Pacific Northwest!
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We say "Au revoir" to all the beautiful people I met in Dakar. The dilema for us sailors. But "Au revoir" means "See you". We head out in the afternoon to beat the fishermen who lay out their nets in the late afternoon...
After a few months in the Bay of Islands it is time for us to head south toward Auckland. Along the way we stopped to explore the Whangamumu Whaling Station. But first we begin the trip by heading around Cape Brett on one of the best sailing days we have s...
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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...
It is time to take another tour and this time we venture out to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds as well as the Stone Store in Kerikeri. The Treaty Grounds are just a few minutes from the Bay of Islands marina and is the protected site of the signing of the fir...
This week's Blue Moon Life video brings you along on one of our favourite ways to spend a day off: visiting wilderness parks on the wild pacific coast of Canada.
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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...
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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 ...
We go all out for Lars's 30th birthday in Dominica with our friends Jessie and Jan from s/v Adhara. We share with you 10 of the best things we did on the Nature Island! Including waterfall hunting, canyoning, treehouses and diving! Have you been to Dominic...
This is the beginning of our preparations to set sail for the summer. We replaced the kill switch on our outboard dinghy engine and got out on the water.
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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...
In this episode we are in Bocas Del Toro, Panama. a place that we have grown to love a lot! We get in a routine with school and work in the morning and play in the afternoon which at this location consisted of surf, surf and more surf! It was a real treat ...
In this video, we spend some time hiding from rainy weather by making homemade pizza, and then we get our little dinghy back into the water for the season!
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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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