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April 05, 2011: Just in case you think I have stopped writing my blog, for those of you who don’t know already, I have started a new blog for this year entitled ‘Endeavours Adventures 2011’  which I started on my return to Turkey.  Nothing much to write about though apart from the liveaboard life and community at Marmaris Yat Marina but this year we are daring to go to N. Cyprus, Sy... » read more

Ein Jahr unterwegs mit der Volare

Gemütlich durch das Mittelmeer (ca. vier Monate im Sommer und Herbst 2011), Ende November geht es über den Atlantik in die Karibik (dort bleiben wir weitere vier Monate) und dan...

February 02, 2012: Am Dienstag wird gleich nach dem Frühstück der Anker gelichtet, und wir machen uns auf den Weg nach St. Pierre. Wir haben recht angenehmen Wind für einen Raumschot-Kurs, nur mit der Genua geht es entlang der Küste nach Norden. Allerdings ist der Wind von der Stärke her recht wechselhaft, je nach landschaftlichen Gegebenheiten. Die Maschine bleibt eingeschaltet – w... » read more

A True, Blue, Outrageous Adventure

A Circumnavigation from Cape Town, through the Panama Canal and into the S & N Pacific, stopping in PNG and returning via Oz, Reunion & Mauritius... with an emphasis on surfing,...

January 16, 2011: Puddles of light define the bays, looking more like fire and smoke than the weekend houses and favourite beaches of memory. The night sky is a heavy blanket of stars reaching from horizon to land, the stars that have been upside down for so long now ordered and correct in their places. I can see the blinking lighthouses off Pringle Bay and Cape Point which remind me of all the others that have ... » read more

Endeavour's Adventures 2011

This year we are in Turkey and will be visiting Eastern Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and maybe Egypt before returning via Cyprus back to Marmaris in Turkey.

November 15, 2011: The Turkish people are celebrating ‘Bayrum’ and have a public holiday from 5th November to 9th November.  The boat yard has been at a standstill till Thursday when they returned to work.  On Monday, Mr. Bilgin the owner of the marina put on a free lunch ‘celebration of the sacraficial feast’ in the workers canteen for everybody.  On Thursday morning at 9.0... » read more

Adventures on Erimar

June 06, 2011:  Being so close by we had a day out visiting Port Isaac, famous for being the setting for Doc Martin and the Poldark series amongst others. It is a tiny but charming place with tight streets, quaint shops and tea rooms along with the craggy tiny harbour. I love these unspoilt harbours that have not changed over the centuries and there is the scent of an age gone by still lingering.  T... » read more

Ken and Katie's voyages aboard Sand Dollar

Via Micronesia, Phillipines, Borneo, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand

January 26, 2012: On our first morning in Penang, we woke early in the quiet cove where we’d anchored the previous day, at a little islet just south of the big island of Penang. We lingered over coffee as we waited for the tide to turn and give us a fair current.xWhen we got underway, we motored north, with the mainland industrial town of Butterworth on our starboard side, and the high-rises and businesses... » read more

Sailing the South Pacific and Australia

Cruising from New Zealand to Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu and New Caledonia then to Australia.

December 15, 2011: Hi we would just like to wish everyobe a MERRYXMASANDHAPPYNEWYEAR. If we don’t see you in NZ, we will let you know when we are sailing again, probably sometime in March. Anne & Steve » read more

Auspray Adventures

Starting at Port Douglas we aim to travel south, exploring the various island clusters between here and the Whitsundays. Towards the end of Summer we plan to backtrack and trav...

November 22, 2010: We spent a week at Low Isles, had some beautiful weather and some not so beautiful weather.  We spent the good days having a dive, snorkeling, people watching the day trippers on the several tour boats that came out every day or just walking around the island looking for interesting things.  During the week we were there we caught up with some friends that we had met at other destinat... » read more

Colin & Sue's Gap year (or two)

Picked up Hilda May in Gruissan, S France in April 2009. Headed across med to Greece and in 2010 plan to explore Southern Ionian, Pelopponese, and head across to Turkey in Sep...

May 14, 2011: » read more

Florida to Panama 2009

Florida - Bahamas - Panama

July 06, 2009: I´m sorry about the long delay since the last blog entry.  I have plenty written-up to post but the internet connection where we are staying has been very unreliable.  They are hoping to get it fixed today so I hope to be able to catch up over the weekend…but just in case it takes longer here is a quick summary.Sat June 13th sailed 25 miles south from San An... » read more