Baggy Half Way Round the World
North Minerva Reef, South Pacific Saturday 9 November 2019 Overheard on the VHF radio: “Hey, we heard you went diving … Continue reading Baggy Half Way Round the World
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Pigs in Paradise
A fat, hairy pig scampers through a front garden gate, crosses the road without looking and skids into a water … Continue reading Pigs in Paradise
Islands at the End of the Earth
“A ghost’s done that. I DEFINATELY tied them properly. I even adjusted them.” We’d rigged twin headsails for the sailing … Continue reading Islands at the End of the Earth
RUM TIME … a year’s sailed by
We celebrated our first year of circumnavigation and Baggy’s 40th birthday … at a rum distillery. 9 August 2018: The … Continue reading RUM TIME … a year’s sailed by
Sharks … and other fishy stories
You may have heard the expression ‘yum yum yellow’ – it’s a divers term for the attractiveness of yellow diving … Continue reading Sharks … and other fishy stories
Twenty two days and 18 hours
1645, Friday 19 April We weighed anchor at Isabela Island, Galapagos and headed out to sea to sail over 3000 … Continue reading Twenty two days and 18 hours
Born to be Wild
Our sail from Panama to the Galápagos Islands and our extraordinary adventures there visiting San Cristobal, Santa Cruz and Isabela. Continue reading Born to be Wild
Gateway to the Pacific
We were woken up by an earthquake – 4.3 on the richter scale, 24 km deep and just five miles … Continue reading Gateway to the Pacific
Floating on Bonaire
I’d lost my sea legs. I could have sworn I’d put the right ones on, but five hours into our … Continue reading Floating on Bonaire
Celebrity Island Lock Down
Mustique, St. Vincent and the Grenadines – Midday, 22 December. A large muscle bound man leaps out at us from … Continue reading Celebrity Island Lock Down
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