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Following the Red Line to San Diego

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

May 31, 2009 – We were up early and ready to pull out of port by 0645. Even though we were going through the usual motions, it felt different. For the first time in over two years, we were going back. We always moved forward. The fact that we were going back hit us hard. It’s over. It is really over.

We were joined by a journalist from Circumnavigator for the trip down. We pulled out as soon as she arrived. We actually had to fight the instinct to go north or west, and instead turned south. We used the never used in 2 years “reverse route” feature of the plotter to set a reciprocal course back to San Diego. Going back on our previous course seems wrong. Our plotter draws a red line where we have been. By definition of our circumnavigation the red line has always been behind us. Now we were following the red line.

Right away, we realized (more…)

Party in Dana Point with Nordhavn

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Mafia Strongholds, Wax Museum, and Being Fed in Crete, Greece

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

DaVinci Science Exhibit and Dinner in Rythmeno

Monday, September 28th, 2009

My Brother’s Big Fat Greek Wedding

Thursday, September 24th, 2009