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January 2009 to May 2009 – St. Tropez to San Diego

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Times are in blog post time, not real time, so you can find the blog stories by time.

  • St. Tropez, France
    43°7.5N by 7°25.3E
    Dec 31, 2008 & Jan 5 – 6, 2009
    Visit to the fort
  • Le Levandou, France
    43°7.5N by 6°22.0E Bormes la Mimosa marina
    43°8.2N by 6°22.4E Port Le Levandou marina
    Jan 6 – 16, 2009
    Trip to Paris
  • Porquerolles, France
    43°00.1N by 6°12.0E
    Jan 7 , 2009
  • Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain
    39°34.0N by 2°37.7E
    Jan 20 – Feb 2, 2009
    Segway tour, Fort, Pueblo Village, historic train to Soller
  • Gibraltar
    36°08.9N by 5°21.2W
    Feb 5 – Feb 18, 2009
    Visit to the Rock, Caves, Tunnels & 100 ton gun
  • Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain
    28°08.0N by 15°25.6W
    Feb 21 – Feb 27, 2009
  • Point a Pitre, La Guadeloupe, France
    16°13.25N by 61°31.75W
    Mar 16 – Mar 30, 2009
    Tour of Island(s), coffee & rum museums, mammal park
  • Barbuda, Antigua & Barbuda
    17°39.01N by 61°51.37W
    Mar 30 – April 6, 2009
    Tour of Island, frigate bird sancturay
  • English Harbor, Antigua, Antigua & Barbda
    17°00.26N by 61°45.65W
    Apr 6 – Apr 20, 2009
    Tour of Island and all its beaches, SCUBA & snorkeling
  • Portsmouth, Dominica
    15°34.7N by 61°27.9W
    Apr 21 – May 4, 2009
    SCUBA & snorkeling, whale watching, waterfall, three national parks
  • Kralendijk, Bonaire
    12°09.2N by 68°16.7W
    May 5 – 27, 2009
    SCUBA, windsurfing, landsailing, island tour
  • San Blas Islands, Panama
    Hollandes Cays 09°35.N by 78°41.W
    Carti Cays °.N by °.W
    May 29 – June 9, 2009
    Traditional “coming of age” party
  • Colon, Panama
    09°22.09N by 79°57.05W
    June 11 -June 22 , 2009
    Jungle Walks
  • Panama City, Panama
    08°54.7N by 079°31.5W
    June 25 -July 2, 2009
  • Golfito, Costa Rica
    08°37.3N by 083°09.2W
    July 6 – July 21, 2009
    zip line canopy tour, volcano, jungle walk, white water rafting, drive around country
  • San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
    July 24 -July 28, 2009
    ATV tour
  • Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico
    Aug 3 – Aug 10, 2009
    ATV tour, guided tour, and zip lines
  • Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico
    Aug 12 – Aug 13, 2009
  • Barra Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico
    Aug 17 – Aug 20, 2009
  • Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico
    Aug 21 – Aug 25, 2009
  • Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
    Aug 28 – Sep 4 , 2009
  • San Diego, California USA

The San Diego to San Diego World Circumnavigation is Completed!

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We got up at midnight after a two hour nap. Everything was pretty well ready to go before we took our nap, so all we needed to do was warm up the engine before we pulled out. We untied and took off at around 1230.

At first the seas were ugly. Eric was really sick and Christi was green. It is kind of surprising to us how fast we lose our tolerance to the ocean. The longer we sit in port, the more likely we are to be green when we do finally go out again.

The seas slowly but surely calmed down throughout the night, and by dawn it was pretty darn flat outside. It was foggy out. Not so foggy that there was no visibility, but foggy enough that we couldn’t see the mountainous Mexican coastline at all. And we were running pretty close to shore.

We got to the US border at around 0900. We were expecting Continue reading →

Work Week 3 in San Diego

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We have just completed week three back in California. We are leaving in two days. Just like last time, we are eager to go back to our slow paced boating life style. Last time, adjusting back to high speed life was somewhat traumatic. This time we adjusted OK, but just because we adjusted didn’t mean we liked the faster pace.

We again spent the weekend with Eric’s family and spent time with Christi’s family. We have also squeezed in a few more visits with friends. We had a great time with all the people we did get to see, and are sad that we didn’t get a chance to see more of our friends. To everyone we didn’t get a chance to call, know that we love you all the same. We were crazy busy with Eric’s work and Christi’s project and there just wasn’t enough time for friends. While we don’t miss life in America much, we definitely miss all our friends and family a lot.

We have lots of good news to report! Eric’s project looks like it will be completed before we go, most of the loose ends we left behind last time were taken care of, and it looks as if we are going to be able to wrap up our surprise project before we leave. It won’t be the nicest wrapping up job, but it will be sufficient. Last time we were kind of stressed about all the loose ends being left behind, but this time we feel good about how neatly most things have been wrapped up. To reiterate, if you want to travel, there will never, ever be a time in your life when everything is perfectly wrapped up, so you just have to decide go when it is “good enough”.

Here is another observation about life at home versus life for us in other countries: Continue reading →

Work Week 1 in San Diego

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We got to the Athens airport and got in the appropriate check in line. The clerk asked for our names. She couldn’t find us. She searched a few more ways. Still couldn’t find us. She asked for our proof we had booked a flight. Even with our flight confirmation in hand, she still couldn’t find us. She went to her supervisor for help. We were nervous. The supervisor couldn’t find us. We were fighting panic. After several more minutes, the supervisor had us booked onto the flight, which was a relief. Our concern was that they were sold out and wouldn’t have any seats for us. Seeing there was availability made us hopeful that maybe there wouldn’t be someone in the seat next to us, but no such luck.

Our flight home was completely uneventful. This time our layover was in New York City. Just as we had to in England and in Germany on our previous flights, we had to go through security again when we switched planes. Normally, security checkpoints are in open, well ventilated areas. Not this one at JFK airport. It was Continue reading →