Thursday 17 November 2016
The latest edition of ‘The Pacific Crossing Guide’ written by Kitty van Hagen and published by the Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation has hit the shelves. We were pleased to be able to contribute to this voluminous work which not only covers places to visit in the Pacific but provides a wealth of information on…
Friday 2 May 2014
After completing the arduous formalities for yachts visiting the Galápagos Islands and having passed all of the inspections (see last blog), it was time for the tourists on board Adina to begin to enjoy themselves on these remote islands located in the Pacific Ocean. Yachts are allowed to stay in only a limited number of…
Friday 11 April 2014
So our time in the fabulous Galapagos Islands is nearly up. We’ve been here just over 4 weeks and without doubt it’s been a trip highlight. But as much as we’d like to stay and play with the sea lions and penguins forever and a day, one must move on. We are looking to raise…
Wednesday 12 March 2014
So Adina has arrived in the Galapagos. While we had hoped for sea lions and Orka whales leaping out of the sea to greet us as would happen in a Disney movie, our experience was a little different. The sun was setting and we started noticing several fins on the surface of the water. Indeed…
Tuesday 11 March 2014
At 0640 (UTC-5) on Monday 10th March, Adina crossed the Equator marking another milestone in our little adventure. Those milestones seem to be coming thick and fast at the moment! The sun was just coming up and as we crossed the wind joyfully picked up. To mark the occasion we made appropriate offerings…
Friday 7 March 2014
It’s official – sailing in the doldrums drives you nuts. Two hours of daylight so far and we’ve had the parasailor (big, pretty spinnaker) up, going nicely for 10 minutes, then the wind dies, you wake the other person up to drop it, but then the wind picks up so you leave it up, only…
Thursday 6 March 2014
After our Panama Canal transit we made a quick stopover in Panama City. We rather enjoyed it – the highlight being the fish market with ladies selling lots of different types of ceviche. One cup of ceviche for around 3 dollars! Is it just us that loves the fresh tanginess of ceviche? Anyone else? A…