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Month: February 2020

“On a boat, going to the southern islands . . .”

February 26, 2020November 20, 2020 Bill Jn: Pacific Crossing, Passage Making, Travel Log5 Comments on “On a boat, going to the southern islands . . .”

Setting out today! Two of Boston’s finest sailors – Dave Kohn and Mike O’Brien – are joining us for our longest passage of our voyage, Pacific passage of 3000 nm from the Galapagos to the Marquesas. We set out with…

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5 Ways We Know You are from the Galapagos – Animal Edition!

February 25, 2020November 20, 2020 Ben Jacobson5 Ways, Ben, m: Galapagos, Travel LogLeave a Comment on 5 Ways We Know You are from the Galapagos – Animal Edition!

The Galapagos islands are not your average islands and this blog is not your average “5 ways” blog. This blog is not about the Galapagos people or culture but the Galapagos animals. For starters the craziest thing I think about…

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Galapagos Islands

February 25, 2020November 20, 2020 Bill Jm: Galapagos, Travel LogLeave a Comment on Galapagos Islands

The Galapagos had always been one of the ‘must do’ destinations along our route.  The thought of sailing through the same waters as Charles Darwin and experiencing all the island wildlife was too tempting to pass up.   During our…

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From Tortoise to Tourism; an essay by Vera Jacobson

February 25, 2020November 20, 2020 Vera Jacobsonm: Galapagos, Travel Log, Vera5 Comments on From Tortoise to Tourism; an essay by Vera Jacobson

Even though I have only been in the Galapagos a little over a week, the beauty and abundance of life here is astounding. The sheer number of animals here is like nothing I have seen anywhere else. Just waking up…

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Panama to Galapogos Passage

February 17, 2020November 20, 2020 Renee Busheyl: Panama, m: Galapagos, Passage Making, Travel LogLeave a Comment on Panama to Galapogos Passage

Panama to San Cristobal, Galapagos, 840 nm, 5 days, 6 humans By Guest Bloggers – Beth Bushey and Elouise Reiff  Beth is Renee’s sister, who enjoyed some occasional day sailing and decided to take the leap to the blue waters…

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“Pansit” – our experience

February 4, 2020November 20, 2020 Vera Jacobsonl: Panama, Travel Log, VeraLeave a Comment on “Pansit” – our experience

For our transit, or “Pans-it” (Panama transit) as we have come to call it, we started in Shelter Bay Marina which is just outside of locks. The Panama Canal is a big operation transporting over 180,000 boats since its opening…

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Feb 2 UPDATE – Through the Panama Canal

February 2, 2020November 20, 2020 Bill Jl: Panama, Travel Log12 Comments on Feb 2 UPDATE – Through the Panama Canal

Feb 2, 2020 UPDATE – We made it through the locks to the Pacific Ocean yesterday. Here’s a time lapse video montage of our transit through the Caribbean side locks: Jan 31, 2020: Pansit (Panama Transit) Day In Brexit fashion,…

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We are a Boston based family who took a year away to explore the world aboard an X-55 sailboat named Verbena. Here we chronicle our voyage. Subscribe for updates.

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Bill, Renee, Vera & Ben

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