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Daily Log of La Boheme
WE ARE NOW TIED TO A MOORING IN A QUIET LITTLE BAY WITH TROPICAL GREEN MOUNTAINS ON THREE SIDES. WE CAN SEE BORA BORA FROM HERE. ACTUALLY WE SAILED PAST BORA BORA THIS MORNING ON OUR WAY BACK TO RAIATEA AFTER SAILING PAST BOTH OF THEM IN THE DARK.
Friday, May 30, 2003 6:27 PM
WE HAVE FOUND PARADISE......IT IS CALLED RANGIROA
WE ARE NOW ON OUR WAY TO RAIATEA. WE HAVE 240 MILES TO GO AND WE LEFT ABOUT 11:AM SO SHOULD ARRIVE IN 3 DAYS AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME.
Sunday, May 25, 2003 2:01 PM
WE STOPPED AT NUKU HIVA FOR 1 DAY
WE ARE CURRENTLY ON OUR WAY TO RANGIROA
21 May 2003
WHAT AM I DOING HERE?
WE HAVE RUN INTO MORE TROUBLE WITH THE BOAT AND WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND THIS ONE HORSE TOWN TRYING TO FIND PARTS.
16 May 2003
ATAUNO, HIVA OA
WE HAVE HAD OUR FEET ON SOLID GROUND.
Wednesay, 14 May 2003
DAY 26 AND WE HAVE FOUND LAND. WE ARE POWERING ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF ONE OF 9 MARQUESAS ISLANDS. IT IS VOLCANIC AND VERY RUGGED. WE STILL HAVE SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE WE WILL COME TO THE ANCHORAGE BUT TO LOOK OUT AND SEE LAND IS AN UNBELIEVABLE HIGH.
IT HAS RAINED LIGHTLY 2 TIMES SINCE WE LEFT MARYLAND JAN 10TH. RIGHT THIS MOMENT IT IS POURING LIKE A MID SUMMER RAIN IN MARYLAND. IT IS WONDERFUL BECAUSE IT IS WASHING ALL THE SALT OFF THE BOAT AND CLEANING THE DECKS.
Monday, 12 May 2003
THIS IS DAY 22 AND WE HAVE 270 MORE MILES TO GO WHICH TO ME SOUNDS LIKE A PIECE OF CAKE AFTER WHAT WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH. I HAVE RUN THROUGH THE GAMBIT OF EMOTIONS IN THE LAST 22 DAYS FROM HYSTERICALLY CRYING TO HYSTERICALLY LAUGHING. I WOULD SAY THAT THE VERY WORST PART IS THAT WE CAN'T GET ANY EXERCISE THAT AMOUNTS TO ANYTHING. I AM USED TO WALKING WITH A NEIGHBOR FOR AN HOUR EVERY MORNING WHEN I AM HOME. I CAN'T DO MY YOGA BECAUSE IT INVOLVES BALANCE AND THERE IS NO WAY ONE CAN BALANCE WHEN YOUR WORLD IS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND FORTH.
WE ARE STARTING TO RUN OUT OF FOOD BUT WE HAVE STUFF TO EAT UNTIL WE GET TO THE MARQUESES. WE HAVE HAD NO FRESH FRUITS OR VEGGIES SINCE THE END OF THE 1ST WEEK. WE HAVE ENOUGH RICE TO FEED CHINA. WE HAVE LOTS OF CEREAL AND BOXED MILK. LUCKILY, THE GUYS MADE SURE THAT WE HAVE PLENTY OF WINE BUT WE ARE OUT OF CERVESA. WE ARE SURVIVING. IF I HAD IT TO DO OVER AGAIN I WOULD HAVE SHOPPED QUITE DIFFERENTLY THAN I DID. MORE CANNED VEGGIES. MORE CANNED EVERYTHING.
Thursday, 1 May 2003
THE HEAD STAY INSIDE THE ROLLER FURLING ROD HAD SNAPPED. WE ALL PUT ON HARNESSES, BROUGHT THE EPRIBS OUT AND GOT THE HATCH BOARDS READY TO PUT IN THE COMPANIONWAY. WE CLOSED ALL THE PORTS AND HATCHES AND WE WERE READY IF THE BOAT DECIDED TO GO WITH THE JIB.
WE ARE USING THE JACK STAY WHICH IS AN EXTRA HEAD STAY TO FLY THE WORKING JIB. THE GENOA WAS 135% AND THE WORKING JIB IS ONLY 110% SO WE HAVE LOST A LOT OF SAIL AREA. NOW WE WILL BE LUCKY TO MAKE 100 KNOTS AND WE STILL HAVE 1270 MORE MILES TO GO. THAT MAKES IT 12 DAYS FROM TODAY.
Saturday, 28 April 2003
WE LEFT THE GALAPAGOS ON 4/18 AT 1:30 PM. FOR THE FIRST 3 DAYS WE POWERED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WIND. WE MADE APPROX. 100 MILES A DAY. DAY 4 THE WIND STARTED TO BLOW ABOUT 12 TO 15 KNOTS OUR DISTANCE INCREASED TO 150 MILES A DAY. THE WATER TEMP. IS 80 DEGREES WHICH CONFIRMS THAT WE ARE OUT OF THE HUMBOLT CURRENT AND INTO THE SOUTHERN EQUATORIAL CURRENT. WE JUST PASSED THE 2,000 MORE MILES TO GO MARK. WE DRANK A BEER TO CELEBRATE. WE ARE 1/3 OF THE WAY TO THE MARQUESES.
Sunday, 20 April 2003
WE LEFT PUERTO AYORO, SANTA CRUZ, GALAPAGOS YESTERDAY ABOUT 1PM AND WE HAVE POWERED OR FLOPPED AROUND WITH NO WIND FOR 28 HOURS. WE HAVE MADE 116 MILES DUE TO A CURRENT THAT IS WITH US.
WE AREN'T EVEN AS FAR WEST AS LITTLE ROCK, ARK. OUR LAT/LONG IS 2 DEGREES 0 MIN. AND 92 DEGREES 8 MIN.
Saturday, 12 April 2003
WE LOST THE WATER PUMP ON THE ENGINE AGAIN SO WE CAN'T POWER AND THERE STILL IS NO WIND. SO WE ARE GHOSTING ALONG AT A ROARING 0.5 KNOT. WE AREN'T GOING TO BE EATING IN A RESTAURANT TONIGHT OR PROBABLY EVEN TOMORROW NIGHT ACCORDING TO THE WEATHER PREDICTION. WE HAVE 50 MORE MILES TO GO AND WE SHOULD MAKE 100 MILES A DAY WITH SOME WIND OR AN ENGINE. THE ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT THIS IS THAT IT IS VERY PLEASANT OUT HERE WITHOUT ANOTHER SOLE IN SIGHT AND THE WATER IS LIKE GLASS. WE ARE PLAYING MUSIC ON THE STEREO AND JOKING ABOUT OUR PREDICAMENT.
Friday, 11 April 2003
WE JUST CROSSED OVER THE EQUATOR AND I MISSED THE WHOLE THING BECAUSE I WAS IN THE SHOWER. I ASKED THE CREW WHAT THEY SAW AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A DISTINCT BLACK LINE RUNNING FROM HORIZON TO HORIZON. NOW WE HAVE TO WATCH AND SEE IF THE WATER RUNS DOWN THE SINK BACKWARDS.
Thursday, 10 April 2003
WE ARE GOING DIRECTLY TO THE GALAPAGOS AND FROM MY DAUGHTER AMY WE HAVE HEARD THAT THE PUMP WILL PROBABLY BE THERE BEFORE WE ARE. WE HAVE GONE 120 MILES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS AND WE HOPE TO ARRIVE IN THE GALAPAGOS ON SAT., WIND PERMITTING. WE ARE 0 DEGREES AND 56 MIN. FROM THE EQUATOR
Wednesday, 9 April 2003
THE ENGINE WAS OVER HEATING AND THE CREW DIAGNOSED IT AS THE WATER PUMP. THE BAD NEWS IS WE CAN NOT RUN THE ENGINE UNTIL WE GET A NEW PUMP AND THAT WON'T BE UNTIL WE GET TO ECUADOR. WE HAVE 373 MILES MORE TO GO TO GET THERE AND THE ESTIMATION IS THAT WE WILL ARRIVE AT BEST IN 3 DAYS AND AT WORST BY CHRISTMAS.
Saturday, 5 April 2003
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE NO WIND AND WE ARE POWERING AND HAVE BEEN ALL DAY. IT IS HOTTER THAN HELL DOWN BELOW AND COOKING HAS BECOME A REAL BURDEN. TONIGHT WE HAD SALAD FOR DINNER. THE 5 DAY FORCAST IS FOR THE SAME DAMN THING SO I GUESS WE ARE MOTORING TO THE GALAPAGOS.
Friday, 4 April 2003
WE ARE CURRENTLY IN PANAMA CITY WORKING ON THE WATER MAKER. IT HAS A JAM UP SOMEPLACE BUT THE GUYS THINK THEY HAVE FOUND IT AND THAT WE WILL LEAVE THIS MORNING AFTER FUELING THE BOAT.
Friday, 28 Mar 2003
We are in Colon, Panama in the queue to go through the canal.
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
Arrived in the San Blas Isl.
Sat, 22 Mar 2003 17:07:38 -0500
Our lat /lon is 10 degrees 14min. N & 77 degrees 10min W.
Tue, 18 Mar 2003 15:46:55 -0500 First entry
We are 64 hours out and our location is 11deg 33 min N and 74deg 35 min W. We plan to arrive at Cartagena, Columbia tomorrow around noon.
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