This time the directions were right, and we finally did find Costco. The lockers are packed, the freezer is full of lots of pre-cooked meals…
This has been an intensely busy 10 days. Kondo-San and Kakihara-San wanted to show me around the Buddhist temple (Kimiiedera) and castle in Wakayama on…
We’ve sailed over 25,000 miles in the last 4 years, with stops at 15 different countries and 199 different anchorages (yes, I do keep track…
Miles Total: 1,670 Cabin Temp: 73 Water Temp: 60 We’re in a marina today for the first time in 28 months, after a very interesting…
Sailing upwind, fishing, and low pressure systems All cruisers know there is an old adage “Gentlemen do not sail to weather” that we all like…
Miles Total: 1,507 Miles To Osaka, Japan: 155 Cabin Temp: 75 Water Temp: 69 I was wrong in the last posting about being back in…
Miles Total: 1,290 Miles To Osaka, Japan: 349 Cabin Temp: 81 Water Temp: 74 When we left the tropics behind we also left the Philippine…
Miles Total: 1,066 Miles To Osaka, Japan: 561 Cabin Temp: 81 Water Temp: 75 Well we finally did get the southwesterly winds we were hoping…
Miles Total: 742 Miles To Osaka, Japan: 855 Cabin Temp: 89 Water Temp: 81 A big low pressure system off northern Japan has been messing…
Miles Total: 479 Miles To Osaka, Japan: 1,110 Cabin Temp: 91 Water Temp: 83 The wind has been up and down for the last two…