Previous Diary Entries
2021
Jun 2021
2017
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Whales, Dolphins and Turtles Oh My!! ABP
Mon 28 Jun 00:25
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We are Cruising on the Atlantic Ocean! Almost to the Gulf Stream!
Sun 27 Jun 01:05
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Day 2 at sail on Arbella (ABP)
Sat 26 Jun 00:49
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We're off! Arbella leaves St. Georges!
Fri 25 Jun 19:01
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End of EAST-bound and Start of WEST-bound "ABP"
Thu 24 Jun 20:10
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June 19th We've Arrived!!
Sun 20 Jun 16:43
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June 18th 11:15A ET Under Sail!!
Fri 18 Jun 15:21
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June 17 10:00AM Water Spout!
Thu 17 Jun 15:03
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June 17 8:30P ET Going to be Rough
Thu 17 Jun 00:46
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Wed June 16th Gulf Stream!
Wed 16 Jun 14:00 -
Second Photo for Previous Entry
Tue 15 Jun 15:56 -
Photo For Previous Entry
Tue 15 Jun 15:54 -
Start the “Arbella Bermuda Passage”... ABP Day 1
Tue 15 Jun 15:38 -
Start the “Arbella Bermuda Passage”... ABP Day 1
Tue 15 Jun 15:14 -
Test on 6/15
Tue 15 Jun 15:01 -
test
Fri 11 Jun 12:23
Jun 2017
May 2017
2015
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"hunkering down" .... we are in for a "ride"....entering Bay late today
Wed 31 May 16:15
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Sailin' .... and making way!
Mon 29 May 23:25
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Wahoo!!!....."ocean to table"....in 3 hours!
Sun 28 May 14:20
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Underway for 48 hours....."fish on" -- twice!
Sat 27 May 13:17
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"Heading North" ... Tortola to Annapolis .. the "New Arbella"
Fri 26 May 17:23
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"Heading North" ... Tortola to Annapolis .. the "New Arbella"
Fri 26 May 01:04
Jun 2015
2014
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A "slog" up the Bay...with "Canon Salute" on arrival
Wed 3 Jun 17:09
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Full moon...prepare for heavy weather...end Day 7
Tue 2 Jun 22:05
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Encounters with marine mammals as we approach the Gulf Stream
Mon 1 Jun 19:20
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"Running for the barn"...or home dock...end Day 5!
Sun 31 May 17:37
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Rainbows…dolphins...half way home...end Day 4
Sat 30 May 18:03
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Wind and fuel and calculations!....end Day 3!
Fri 29 May 19:14
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Sunrise…new day…Day 2
Thu 28 May 18:55
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End of Day 1!
Wed 27 May 20:46
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BVI to Annapolis...passage underway.. "Intrepid Crew"
Tue 26 May 19:15
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CSA '15 .. Last Evening on "Arbella" Qualifications of all CREW Recognized!
Sat 28 Mar 22:11 -
CSA '15 .. DAY 7 .. Preparing to leave BEYC .. refueling .. plotting course
Sat 28 Mar 17:27
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CSA '15 .. Day 6 .. "Pay Back"and a "BIG DIVING DAY"
Fri 27 Mar 20:06 -
CSA '15 .. Day 5 .. "The Baths".."Arbella Small Boat Regatta"and the pool
Thu 26 Mar 20:45 -
More special family and "crew" pictures
Wed 25 Mar 21:28 -
CSA '15 .. Day 4 contd .. "Arghhh HB Nate"
Wed 25 Mar 20:24 -
CSA '15 .. Day 4 .. "Happy Birthday Nate"
Wed 25 Mar 16:07
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CSA '15 .. Day 3 .. "Beer Boat Regatta"
Tue 24 Mar 18:53 -
CSA '15 .. Day 2 .. "Bitter End"
Mon 23 Mar 16:36
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CSA '15 .. Day 1 .. "Cooper Island" and hit the "boards"
Sun 22 Mar 16:16 -
CSA '15 .. Day 1 .. "Setting Sail"
Sun 22 Mar 15:24
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Caribbean Sailing Adventure 2015 -- The Wallace Family
Sat 21 Mar 15:09
Nov 2014
2013
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"LAND HO"! (continued)
Mon 10 Nov 23:01 -
"LAND HO!!" -- HIT THE BEACH!
Mon 10 Nov 23:00
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"Fish On" #3 -- The Captain is on it!
Mon 10 Nov 16:52
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"Power Sailing"pushing through the swells
Mon 10 Nov 09:00
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Sailing at night
Mon 10 Nov 03:00
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"FISH ON" -- AGAIN!!
Sun 9 Nov 14:46
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"Original Portraits" -- every day!!
Sun 9 Nov 08:00
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A "Thanksgiving" tradition? -- every passage!!
Fri 7 Nov 20:00
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A Day on "Arbella". (continued)
Thu 6 Nov 19:10 -
A day on "Arbella".Hello Lake Magdalene!
Thu 6 Nov 19:00
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"FISH ON!!! (continued)
Wed 5 Nov 20:31 -
"FISH ON"!!!!
Wed 5 Nov 20:30
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Fair winds and following seas!
Tue 4 Nov 21:00
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Cast off all lines?.we are Underway!
Mon 3 Nov 19:10
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Leaving the Chesapeake Bay
Mon 3 Nov 07:00
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IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WEATHER!!!!
Sun 2 Nov 10:10
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Passage .. Annapolis to BVI .. getting set!!
Thu 30 Oct 20:00
Nov 2013
2012
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"On the beach" in 5 hours .. arrival imminent
Fri 8 Nov 20:27
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How will the Passage End....
Fri 8 Nov 05:17
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This can't be....even King Neptune is against us!
Thu 7 Nov 15:31
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Thanksgiving! ... and Captain Ron
Thu 7 Nov 00:36
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Motor, Sail, Motor-Sail...doing it all
Wed 6 Nov 04:49
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Sail or motor....what would you do?
Tue 5 Nov 09:35
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Lookin for the wind shift
Mon 4 Nov 05:01
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Passing Bermuda
Sun 3 Nov 10:03
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Clear skies and a good forecast...but no Bermuda stop
Sat 2 Nov 17:27
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A bit rough...but crew carries on
Fri 1 Nov 09:19
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End of Day 1...entering the Gulf Stream
Thu 31 Oct 06:00
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Change 3....'Touch and Go'...we leave the Bay....'Dive, dive'!!
Wed 30 Oct 17:01
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Whoa! It is looking bad out there!
Wed 30 Oct 10:05
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Passage to BVI's begins!
Tue 29 Oct 22:00
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Blessing and Christening of "Arbella" and yet more photos
Sat 6 Jul 12:02 -
Blessing and Christening of "Arbella" more photos
Sat 6 Jul 11:57 -
Blessing and Christening of "Arbella" ...
Sat 6 Jul 09:04
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Passage ended.....and school ends!!
Fri 7 Jun 15:00
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Bay position update 4
Fri 7 Jun 14:00
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Bay position update 3
Fri 7 Jun 06:00
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Bay position update 2
Thu 6 Jun 22:59
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Bay positioon update 1
Thu 6 Jun 20:00
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End of Day 7... entering the Bay!
Thu 6 Jun 17:29
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Day 6....perfect sailing!
Wed 5 Jun 16:04
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End Day 5...swabbing the deck?
Tue 4 Jun 16:00
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End of Day 4....Flying the Kite
Mon 3 Jun 14:29
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Day 4...sunrise and fishing!
Mon 3 Jun 05:30
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End Day 3...another 200+ mile day....but...
Sun 2 Jun 20:00
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End Day 2...201 miles!
Sat 1 Jun 19:18
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Seas flatten...the captain is back....catch up entry...new position!
Sat 1 Jun 15:38
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Day 1....231miles...smokin'
Fri 31 May 14:06
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Passage started....BVI to Annapolis
Thu 30 May 14:00
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"Arbella's" Honorary Crew.... 3rd Grade at Lake Magdalene in Tampa
Thu 28 Mar 13:31 -
Return to Nanny Cay...depart 24 March
Sun 24 Mar 17:11
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Position update....Little Jost
Sat 23 Mar 17:04
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St. John...Sunsets and clear water....Little Jost Van Dyke
Thu 21 Mar 09:48
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Joni's aboard...9 Mar to 16 Mar
Sat 16 Mar 16:16
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Trellis Bay...and Bitter End...then bitter cold!
Thu 21 Feb 09:00
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Peter Island
Tue 12 Feb 17:52
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We're back....on "Arbella" in the BVI's
Wed 6 Feb 21:51
Dec 2012
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BVI's...Home for the season! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Sat 15 Dec 07:30
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"Are we there yet"!!
Fri 14 Dec 18:33
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Enroute to BVI's!
Thu 13 Dec 14:41
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Day 14 1/2....The Finish!!
Wed 12 Dec 20:39
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Day 14....the end greeted with Rainbow and Dolphins!!
Tue 11 Dec 16:13
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Day 13....Facetime with the kids!!
Mon 10 Dec 19:39
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Day 12....rockin'the night away!
Sun 9 Dec 18:19
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Day 11....Fantastic sunset...starry sky...and sunrise....wing-on-wing...running
Sat 8 Dec 16:34
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Day 10...Spinnaker and Generator...followed by filet dinner!
Fri 7 Dec 18:14
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Day 9...GPS's to the microwave...we've got fireworks
Thu 6 Dec 17:35
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Day 8...the sleigh ride continues
Wed 5 Dec 15:49
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Day 7...Middle of Atlantic
Tue 4 Dec 16:28
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Day 6...Deck's Awash!!
Mon 3 Dec 13:54
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Day 5...We're movin'....Provisioning!
Sun 2 Dec 15:55
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Day 4 -- Jibe ho!
Sat 1 Dec 13:50
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Day 3/4 Sunset and Sunrise
Fri 30 Nov 12:15
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Day 2
Thu 29 Nov 13:29
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Day 1...a great start!
Wed 28 Nov 14:02
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Heading west
Tue 27 Nov 20:15
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Rounding Gran Canaria
Tue 27 Nov 13:30
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The START.....we're off!
Tue 27 Nov 11:00
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The "First" ARC Start
Sun 25 Nov 23:07 -
It unanimous!!
Sat 24 Nov 16:24 -
Day before start..."Skipper's Briefing"
Sat 24 Nov 14:24 -
ARC Farewell Party
Fri 23 Nov 22:48 -
Sea Trials! Itching to go!
Fri 23 Nov 14:10 -
Safety Demo...Oyster reception
Thu 22 Nov 23:05 -
First dinner aboard!
Wed 21 Nov 21:14 -
The full "Intrepid Crew" of Arbella is aboard!
Tue 20 Nov 22:45 -
It's not all work!
Mon 19 Nov 17:46 -
Them Oyster Boys!
Sun 18 Nov 21:18 -
ARC 2012 Opening Ceremony
Sun 18 Nov 14:06 -
The crew is here!
Sat 17 Nov 22:02 -
Arbella is on "Arbella"
Wed 14 Nov 20:00 -
The Oyster team arrives....already!
Mon 12 Nov 19:00 -
Mike Arrives in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
Sun 11 Nov 15:00
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Arrival...Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
Thu 25 Oct 17:01
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Stopover in Lagos, Spain
Mon 15 Oct 19:57
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Position update
Mon 15 Oct 11:57
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Rounding Lisbon
Sat 13 Oct 11:54
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An update from Bayona
Sun 7 Oct 16:26
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Arrived Bayona, Spain
Thu 20 Sep 09:00
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Rounding NW corner Spain
Wed 19 Sep 22:20
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Leaving UK -- Rounding Brest, France
Tue 18 Sep 22:30
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A Pit Stop in Plymouth
Mon 10 Sep 16:28
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Leaving Ireland -- Passing Isles of Scilly
Mon 10 Sep 02:10
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Last day in Ireland!
Fri 17 Aug 19:12 -
More coming...let's get back!
Thu 16 Aug 17:01
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Rounding "Old Head of Kinsale"
Thu 16 Aug 16:12
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Passing "Galley Head"
Thu 16 Aug 13:09
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Oh What A Night!
Thu 16 Aug 08:49 -
It just keeps getting better!
Wed 15 Aug 17:40 -
Vicki's Birthday and Cape Clear Island -- Part 2
Tue 14 Aug 21:32
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Vicki's Birthday and Cape Clear island .. Part I
Tue 14 Aug 21:31
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Amy aboard for sail to "Long Island Bay"
Mon 13 Aug 18:58
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Fastnet Rock...Famous Sailing Mark
Mon 13 Aug 12:05
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A visit on Sunday in Kinsale
Sun 12 Aug 16:31
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Land trip -- "The Glin Festival" -- and Wallace's
Sun 12 Aug 08:00
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Returning to Kinsale...
Thu 9 Aug 17:27 -
Baltimore, Ireland...and the Pirate Museum
Mon 6 Aug 17:24 -
Sailing from Kinsale with Joni
Sun 5 Aug 17:11 -
Blarney Castle and Gardens...land tour continues
Fri 3 Aug 17:08 -
Ring of Bera, Lakes of Kilarney, and Kenmare
Thu 2 Aug 17:04 -
Ireland -- Land & Sea With Joanne
Wed 1 Aug 13:30
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Kinsale....it all comes together here!!
Sat 14 Jul 18:12
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Baltimore...Ireland, that is
Wed 11 Jul 17:31
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Crookhaven ... population 11
Tue 10 Jul 12:10
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Castletownshend
Sun 8 Jul 15:30
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Irish Family Gathering
Sat 7 Jul 19:00 -
Touring in Ireland
Wed 4 Jul 09:59
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Arrived Kinsale, Ireland
Thu 28 Jun 19:45
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Entering the Irish Sea
Thu 28 Jun 05:00
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Passing Isles of Scilly
Thu 28 Jun 02:00
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Guernsey to Kinsale
Wed 27 Jun 09:11
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Our "broad itinerary" becoming clear!
Sat 9 Jun 09:00
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Back at Guernsey
Mon 28 May 09:00
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From the Distaff Side-Vicki Here
Sun 27 May 18:30
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St. Malo..Brittany.. with Celtic and Pirate connections!
Fri 25 May 18:20
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Passage to St. Malo, France
Wed 23 May 10:42
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Returned to Guernsey
Mon 21 May 21:55 -
Wearing their "watch caps"!
Tue 8 May 17:10 -
The Wallace Crew grows!
Tue 8 May 11:15
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Guernsey challenges...and beauty!
Sun 29 Apr 21:00
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Passage ended at Guernsey!
Sun 22 Apr 13:30
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What a passage
Sun 22 Apr 08:56
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Heading to Alderney
Sat 21 Apr 08:31
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Brighton UK diversion
Fri 20 Apr 18:37
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Crossing Prime Meridian
Fri 20 Apr 06:00
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Rounding Dover
Thu 19 Apr 22:00
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Entering North Sea
Thu 19 Apr 13:30
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Initial entry...Leaving Ipswich
Thu 19 Apr 09:51