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More about the islands

April 1, 2025 Breaking news….. There has been another Mutiny.  It seems that the guests of the Seabourn Pursuit, inspired by the tales of the Bounty, have seized the ship and set Captain Steve off in a zodiac with the 2 faithful officers that still believe in...

Pitcairn Island and the descendants of Fletcher Christian.

March 31, 2025 So, I told you earlier that I don’t really prepare for these trips as much as I should, my bad.  I knew where we were going, but the impact of standing on the ground that explorers like Robinson Crusoe, the ancient Moai statues and Captain Bligh first...

Dining with the Captain

Another great thing about small ship sailing.....dinner was us, a couple from Austrailia and a couplle from San Francisco. Captian Steve is a young man from Scotland, Married for 24 years and has 2 boys, 13 and 8. He met his future wife while working on a container...
Chasing the Sun

Chasing the Sun

Reaching for the land of Robinson Crusoe. March 20,2025 Our first full day at sea was very relaxing and pleasurable.  We attended a few lectures and learned about our next destination, The Juan Fernandez Archipelago, don’t let that fool you, it’s really Robinson...

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And we’re off

And we’re off

March 19,2025, all aboard…… Exactly 21 hours after Richard and Joan picked us up from our house, we were in our hotel room at the Hilton Gardens Hotel in Santiago Chile. The flight from Portland to Dallas was uneventful, so with a little more than 3 hours to kill...

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Season 2: The South Pacific

Season 2: The South Pacific

Saturday, March 15, 2025 Season 2 of sailwest.net is about to begin. Hello friends and family, yes, we are about to begin our next trip. We are traveling tomorrow to Santiago Chile and boarding our ship to sail from there to Darwin Australia. 55 days through the south...

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Ending a great adventure

Ending a great adventure

April 29, 2024 Goodbye Bangkok and hello Singapore.  We have two days at sea before finally docking at our final destination, Singapore.  We will have one day to explore and finish packing before we have an o’dark thirty trip to the airport.  If you’ve...

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Even paradise can’t protect you from reality

Even paradise can’t protect you from reality

April 26, 2024 Ko Kood, Thailand After a very hot day in Cambodia, we are having a very hot beach day here in Thailand.  Pulling out all the stops today, Caviar in the surf, BBQ, including lobster tail. Water sport toys, all for us on their very own private island. ...

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Here, there and everyware

Here, there and everyware

April 20, 2024 Hello from Danang. One of the first things I want to do when I get home is watch Good Morning Vietnam. Speaking of return trips, we have just 2 weeks left on this trip. Kirby was nice enough to remind me my lawn needs mowing. Funny thing about my...

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