Why do weather men never get the forecast right? If we listened to the Caribbean weather forecaster Chris Parker, we should be sailing along with 18 knot winds. Of course we are not. I never complain about the wind speeds. Wind is good, as long as it is in a […]
Yearly archives: 2016
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Just a quick blog update today as the seas are very rough and I hate being stuck down stairs at the Navigation table writing you guys. All is well on the good ship Spirit of Argo. All systems go. The winds built through the night as we left the protection […]
Toilet fixed, but bucket on stand by. I knew you were sitting on the edge of your seats on that one. The day yesterday started with light winds and settled seas. Settled enough that the humans decided they wanted their indoor toilet back. Simple enough to fix. But nothing is […]
It has been a delightful trip so far. Dophins, Mahi Mahi and settled seas. Unfortunately that translates to NOT MUCH WIND. What wind there is happens to be on the nose. Sail boats can not sail directly into the wind. We sailed for a while on a more southerly course, […]
Well there’s hopping we have better luck this time. After what the humans dragged me though last time, it can’t get much worse. I should not say that incase I jinks the boat. The humans have worked hard to fix the boat this week. The bow roller, alternator and auto-helm […]
The best laid plans of mice and men THE SHORT STORY I would love to say that we decided not to leave. It would all be so much simpler. But we did. Off we went into the storm only to have to come back again. We beat up the boat […]