Transit of the Panama Canal

“It will be the worst part of your trip around the world” quoted a weathered single-hander we met while anchored in Brazil. “The town is truly the colon of the world” quoted another group. “Great”, we thought… here we come the...

Video on the Great Pacific Gyre

Charles Moore is founder of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation. He captains the foundation’s research vessel, the Alguita, documenting the great expanses of plastic waste that now litter our oceans. He is the leading authority on the Great Pacific Gyre....

Photos: Torres Straight and the Arafura Sea

Located north of Queensland, Aus and south of Papua new Guinea, the Torres Straight is riddled with reefs and sand banks. Very interesting to navigate through…. [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157606829402318″]

Feast or Famine on the way to Indonesia

I can hardly move, the aching from my bulging stomach continues to hamper my movements, just moving to the computer to type this quick blog was an effort. We are all stuffed; we have eaten way too much. And it has been about 4 hours since we last ate. Hugh is splayed...