This morning a cruise ship anchored outside the Bangor Harbor. The ship was too big to come into the harbor. Viking Cruise Ship at Anchor Outside the Bangor Harbor To get the 900-1000 passengers ashore, they had to ferry them using their lifeboats as tenders. Those boats would land at the fuel dock. Ship’s Lifeboat […]
Obviously with so many days with light to no wind, and more recently no engine to motor along; this passage was taking longer than expected. Dan and I spoke over the course of several days, trying to decide which would be the better path to reach Oban, Scotland. Time and distance were important, but weather
Ocean Passage – Week #3 Read More ... »
To start the second week at sea, I was woken up from a very sound sleep by a thumping sound. I went around the boat several times and could not find the source of the sound. I checked the bilge. It did not have any more water than I would have expected. So, I didn’t
Ocean Passage – Week #2 Read More ... »
The Passage started out with light winds, mostly from behind the boat. Initially, we started sailing west. The forecast was for the Azores High to establish north and east of the islands. It was predicted that I would have to motor in excess of 5 days. I do not have enough fuel to motor that
Ocean Passage Start – Week #1 Read More ... »
I have departed the Azores and begun my long passage north to Oban, Scotland. I am planning 14 days. However, I have doubts. There are gales crossing the Atlantic Ocean from North America, and south of them where much of my passage will be, there are several High Pressure systems filling in. This means I
Goodbye Terceira Read More ... »
Of course there is bull fighting on Terceira. It is the more traditional form that you are probably imagining. It is held in an arena like that shown below. I had mixed feeling about this So, I never went to see this. If the matador is so brave and whatever they think he is… Why
Originally, the only access to Angra do Heroismo was from the sea. So, there was a city gate through which all visitors passed. The photo below depicts the city gate for Angra Do Heroismo. The City Gate to Angra do Heroismo from the Sea In 1499, Vasco da Gamma walked through that gate. He was
Vasco da Gamma Read More ... »
Last summer was a nightmare. While preparing to leave the Azores I had a severe engine problem with the boat. The engine is a fairly common English engine; a Perkins 4-108M. However, since Britain is not part of the EU, I spent most of the summer waiting for parts to clear customs. Finally, in the
Angra do Heroismo, Terceira, Azores, Portugal Read More ... »
Arches National Park Before departing for the Azores, I had one last trip planned. My son (Matt), my Son-in-law (Matt) and I took my Bronco to the high altitude desert of Moab Utah. We left a day early to make a short visit to Arches National Park. I included the photo of Pine Tree Arch
I chose just one ski trip for this winter. That was to join the G.E. Ski Club in Whitefish, Montana. My plan was to make this a skiing road trip. I would drive to Whitefish, stopping at other resorts along the way; going there and coming back along a different route. On Day#1, I drove
Grand Teton National Park Read More ... »
