Serendipity - OK we are there!!

OK we are there!!

Serendipity

David Caukill

Thu 15 Nov 2012 19:34

Friday 16 November, Opua, New Zealand South Pacific Ocean 35 18.8S 174 07.3E

Today’s Blog by David (Time zone GMT+13.00; UTC +131.00)

Yup – we have arrived, eaten our “everything must go breakfast”, and are waiting for the Quarantine Man. Then Customs then Immigration.

More later.

Blog Entries

2023

May 2023

Thu 25 May 07:53
- The Birds Have Flown
Tue 23 May 18:09
Mon 22 May 03:10
- Fishing Report - Record Blue Marlin
Sun 21 May 00:36
- The Sun is shining - the Sky is blue.....!
Sat 20 May 03:21
- Same old, Same old
Thu 18 May 21:11
- Not much to report, really
Wed 17 May 17:39
- Progress in the right direction
Tue 16 May 18:58
- Here we go again!
Sat 13 May 21:00
- Land Ahoy!
Fri 12 May 19:20
- Unfulfilled ambitions
Thu 11 May 18:53
- Life on Board
Wed 10 May 19:03
- On the Horta Home Strait (sic)!
Mon 8 May 20:40
- Ringing the changes
Sun 7 May 19:22
- Coronation Street Party ?
Sat 6 May 17:04
- Coronation Day Update
- Well - WHAT a day!
Fri 5 May 00:20
- We have received a message from SOMEONE
Wed 3 May 21:22
- Involuntary Bedfellows
- Fire and Briimstone
Mon 1 May 19:17
- Dancing round the Maypole ..... begin!

Apr 2023

Sun 30 Apr 15:57
- Some miles in the bank
Sat 29 Apr 19:06
- And they are off
- Departure Day minus 1

2022

Dec 2022

Sat 10 Dec 22:06
- I guess you know already ......... we're there/here!!
Thu 8 Dec 23:07
- Damned if you do; damned if you don't
Wed 7 Dec 21:58
- Mea Culpa - after all!
Tue 6 Dec 20:51
- Gentlemen do not sail to weather!
- Water, water every where ...............!
Sun 4 Dec 21:36
- Peter's Big Day
Sat 3 Dec 22:30
- Houston we have a problem .......
Fri 2 Dec 19:48
- Books and bread
Thu 1 Dec 23:33
- It takes Allsorts

Nov 2022

Wed 30 Nov 22:18
- The Moral Maze : Circumnavigate, tough it out or blast through?
- Halfway House
Mon 28 Nov 20:26
- The "Hole"
Sun 27 Nov 22:34
- It's still the weekend
Sat 26 Nov 20:50
- Double Happy Hour v 1.0
Fri 25 Nov 19:08
- Business as usual
Thu 24 Nov 20:23
- Life on Board
Wed 23 Nov 21:32
- An Inspector Calls
Tue 22 Nov 16:50
- Finding our sea legs
Mon 21 Nov 20:56
- The sun is shining, the sky is blue ...... but it is cold!
Sun 20 Nov 13:07
- We're at it again - waiting for the weather

2016

Oct 2016

Sat 8 Oct 07:27
- Of all of the bars in all the world ....
Fri 7 Oct 18:37
- Cute Ciutadella

Aug 2016

Tue 2 Aug 10:10

Jun 2016

Mon 20 Jun 10:37
- Figure that
Fri 17 Jun 07:24
- Out Into the Unknown
Wed 15 Jun 16:48
- Ah ... Tarifa!
Tue 14 Jun 11:21
- Far away from Faro
Sat 11 Jun 22:19
- Portuguese Men of War?
Wed 8 Jun 19:38
- Baiona Blues
Mon 6 Jun 08:09
- Down in the doldrums
Sat 4 Jun 09:59
- Tongue twisters
Thu 2 Jun 17:39
- Coasting the Costa da Morte

May 2016

Tue 31 May 18:22
- Fair winds, fair weather ... however ......!
Sun 29 May 16:25
- La Rana Volando a lo Largo
Fri 27 May 16:06
- On the move again
- Gijon Gargle-blasters
Tue 24 May 18:14
- Biscay Beckons
- A flying start ... to Barcelona

2015

Jun 2015

Tue 30 Jun 13:12
- Hi Honey, We're Home!
Sat 27 Jun 10:09
- RE: Evaluating the weather
Wed 24 Jun 11:22
- Evaluating the weather
Tue 23 Jun 14:15
- Forecasting feets
Mon 22 Jun 10:00
- The end of the line......?
Sun 21 Jun 20:06
- Holding the project together
Fri 19 Jun 18:48
- Artistic License!
- Flores Floribunda
Wed 17 Jun 17:25
- Where's Terry?!
Mon 15 Jun 09:50
- Horta memories
Sun 14 Jun 13:51
- Goodbye Faial
Fri 12 Jun 09:13
- We cannot direct the winds, but we CAN adjust our sails.
Tue 9 Jun 19:12
- Bobbing along
Mon 8 Jun 12:25
- SOMEONE's first, and probably only, blog
Fri 5 Jun 12:53
- Nellie the Elephant
Thu 4 Jun 17:54
- Passage Challenges
Tue 2 Jun 11:34
- Ungentlemanly conduct
Mon 1 Jun 16:31
- Four 60+ Year Old Men Jumped out of the window ........

May 2015

Sat 30 May 14:12
- Brexit (Bermuda exit)
Mon 25 May 14:04
- Bermuda shorts
Sun 24 May 13:33
- That's a wrap, then!
Thu 21 May 07:18
- Be Prepared
Wed 20 May 14:37
- All change! All change!
Wed 13 May 22:28
- Honestly!!
Sat 9 May 21:58
- Salmon or Gammon? Be careful what you fish for!
Wed 6 May 22:01
- Bahamain Rhapsody?
- Immaculate Conception
Sun 3 May 21:29
- Where's Serendipity

Apr 2015

Thu 30 Apr 02:03
- From the Lilypad of .... Serendipity!
Thu 23 Apr 22:24
- Battery Farming
Tue 21 Apr 15:02
- Doggy Bag or Chicken Bling?
Tue 14 Apr 16:47
- A Testing Time in Antigua

Feb 2015

Sun 22 Feb 09:35
- Not the Oyster World Rally .... really!

Jan 2015

Fri 30 Jan 11:02
- Keeping busy
Fri 23 Jan 08:53
- Back in Blighty
Tue 6 Jan 23:32
- Knot - not worth a lot!
Sat 3 Jan 16:09
- A Spectra Eye splice
Fri 2 Jan 16:04
- New Year in English Harbour

2014

Dec 2014

Thu 25 Dec 15:44
- A Green Christmas on Serendipity
Fri 19 Dec 17:16
- What a stitch up!
Mon 8 Dec 12:43
- Paroled ........

Nov 2014

Wed 19 Nov 12:36
- The Birds Have Flown
Fri 14 Nov 15:48
- Relaunch and Recommisioning

Oct 2014

Thu 23 Oct 16:25
- A last Raspberry .............?

Apr 2014

Fri 25 Apr 17:38
- Hard Aground
Tue 15 Apr 13:18
- Valedictory Dive at Carriacou
Sat 12 Apr 15:21
- After the Lord Mayor's Show
Tue 8 Apr 22:02
- Come on you Blues!!
Sun 6 Apr 16:35
- An Oyster World Rally Love Story
- They Think it's all over - - It's all over now!
Tue 1 Apr 10:06
- Poisson d'Avril

Mar 2014

Sun 30 Mar 11:10
- Mothering Sunday
Tue 25 Mar 12:27
- Tying the knot
Sun 23 Mar 22:42
- Are we nearly there yet?
Thu 20 Mar 22:58
- Wait for it, Waaiit for iiiiiittttt!
Sun 16 Mar 12:48
- Spicy Grenada
- Tempting Providence
Fri 14 Mar 12:10
- Grenada News Splash
Thu 6 Mar 23:02
- Come on all you Voyeurs!!!
Tue 4 Mar 09:21
- A Day in the Life
Sun 2 Mar 03:19
- Sorry love, Can't stop!

Feb 2014

Fri 28 Feb 00:45
- Equatorial Erratum
Thu 27 Feb 05:03
- A funny thing happened on the way to the Equator today
Wed 26 Feb 12:09
- Salvador, West Africa?
Mon 24 Feb 11:52
- Salvador sentiments
- Salvador sentiments
Sat 22 Feb 16:47
- Salvador Shore Leave
Thu 20 Feb 11:03
- Inland Excursion
Sat 15 Feb 19:29
- Sanitising Salvador
Sat 8 Feb 12:36
- Big Bluey
Wed 5 Feb 04:46
- South Atlantic Update
Sun 2 Feb 12:17
- Well, Knock me down with a feather!

Jan 2014

Wed 29 Jan 16:44
- In the Ascendancy
Mon 27 Jan 09:46
- For when the Saints, come marching in ........
Thu 23 Jan 11:51
- A Place in History
Mon 20 Jan 11:52
- Strange things happen at sea
Thu 16 Jan 13:51
- Out into the Unknown
Mon 13 Jan 13:48
- New Year, New Challenge and New Suit.

2013

Dec 2013

Fri 20 Dec 08:29
- Merry Christmas to All our Readers
Thu 19 Dec 08:08
- Serendpity Winelands Tour
Thu 12 Dec 15:03
- At last, the Atlantic Ocean.
Tue 10 Dec 03:14
- Records are to be broken
Sun 8 Dec 05:50
- Done with Durban
Sun 1 Dec 15:44
- A Pinch and Punch, it's the first of the month .... and no returns!

Nov 2013

Wed 27 Nov 04:48
- South Africa
Thu 21 Nov 04:34
- Gentlemen do not sail to weather
Sun 17 Nov 10:43
- On golf balls and fishing tackle
Fri 15 Nov 09:16
- Farewell France
Mon 11 Nov 06:24
- Mauritian Medley

Oct 2013

Wed 30 Oct 22:30
- Trick or Treat? ... What colour would Madam prefer?
Mon 28 Oct 09:27
- An update on progress.
Thu 24 Oct 08:31
- Wrapsody in Blue?
Mon 21 Oct 11:59
- No more Cocos
Fri 18 Oct 14:08
- More Cocos
Thu 17 Oct 07:44
- I should Cocos!
Sun 13 Oct 09:26
- Satnavs are so much easier
Fri 11 Oct 23:41
- A Touch More of the Gillis
- Giving it Large
Thu 10 Oct 03:39
- Bali: Hello, Goodbye!
Wed 9 Oct 08:17
- A Touch of the Gillis
Wed 2 Oct 03:01
- Thar be Dragons!

Sep 2013

Sun 29 Sep 10:44
- Diving again - at last!
Thu 26 Sep 04:36
- Back to Basics
Mon 23 Sep 00:52
- Back to Nature? 2 - Litchfield and the Adelaide River
Sat 21 Sep 23:45
- Back to Nature 1 - Corroboree Wetlands
- Report on Serendipity Crew Golf Day
Fri 20 Sep 22:15
- Darwin Departed
- So I said to Terry: "Take off your clothes and join me in the heads .........."
Mon 9 Sep 10:15
- Airborne Assaults
Sat 7 Sep 17:47
- Over the Top
Tue 3 Sep 23:44
- We like a good blow!

Aug 2013

Sun 11 Aug 02:52
- Well, well: Whales!
Sun 4 Aug 23:57
- Verkroost Family Diary
Fri 2 Aug 22:27
- Bags of fun!

Jul 2013

Sat 27 Jul 22:16
- Where away?
Sat 20 Jul 09:13
- Niggle Update - One step forward, two back
Fri 19 Jul 06:30
- Kangaroos, Koalas and Kin
Thu 4 Jul 10:10
- The Birds have Flown

Jun 2013

Sun 30 Jun 10:53
- Not the Hydrographer's Passage
Sat 29 Jun 06:05
- Australia Arrival
Fri 28 Jun 08:15
- This and that, rutabagas and Sara
Thu 27 Jun 19:11
- The best laid plans
Tue 25 Jun 03:08
- Routine Niggles
Sun 23 Jun 23:35
- Vanuatu Valediction
Sat 22 Jun 23:20
- Ultrasonic Antifouling
Sun 16 Jun 23:45
- Naghol: spectacular land-diving and Loltong Yacht Club on Pentecost
Fri 14 Jun 10:26
- Meeting local people
Wed 12 Jun 07:23
- Blog blong Frog en dem no seeum Dugong
Sun 9 Jun 23:44
- Time flies when you are enjoying yourselves
Mon 3 Jun 23:12
- Desdemona's Demise
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Sat 1 Jun 08:55
- Sink the ship!

May 2013

Thu 30 May 04:48
- Good old sunless eff one jay one.
Tue 28 May 20:34
- A word in edgeways
Mon 27 May 00:33
- Peterson's parting present
Sun 26 May 10:10
- First and last blog from the flying Kiwi
Sat 25 May 07:19
- Thee men in a boat (plus one)
Tue 21 May 00:16
- Escape from Alcatraz
Thu 16 May 23:27
- One wreck after another
Wed 15 May 09:04
- when is a trough a depression
Sun 12 May 06:40
- Pacific sights
Sat 11 May 02:42
- Going, going, GONE!
Wed 8 May 06:34
- 3 days of silence...must be time for a blog
- Looking for a Window to jump out of
Sun 5 May 07:34
- A wet patch
Thu 2 May 09:46
- From lazarette to sail locker..a rookie's first 5 days
Wed 1 May 07:01
- May Day! May Day! May Day!

Apr 2013

Tue 30 Apr 06:30
- It starts

Mar 2013

Wed 13 Mar 12:58
- Update on Down There from Up Here

2012

Dec 2012

Tue 11 Dec 23:42
- Merry Christmas To All Our Readers
Sat 8 Dec 05:11
- Business proposition for serious investors and HNWIs only
Thu 6 Dec 05:06
- Absent Friends
Sun 2 Dec 06:14
- Tata from Tutukaka
Sat 1 Dec 22:08
- Opua Outbound

Nov 2012

Sun 25 Nov 02:28
- Did I mention that it was raining?
Thu 22 Nov 04:42
- Yottimet
Wed 21 Nov 04:18
- Peace in the Pacific Ocean?
Tue 20 Nov 10:27
- Rain, rain, rain
Thu 15 Nov 19:34
- OK we are there!!
Wed 14 Nov 04:20
- Eclectic Ecliptic
Mon 12 Nov 14:31
- Did i ever tell you....?
Sun 11 Nov 01:40
- Not a lot happening really
Wed 7 Nov 01:02
- A Fond Farewell
Sat 3 Nov 05:41
- Last will and testament
Thu 1 Nov 06:28
- Yellow Brick Not Working

Oct 2012

Wed 31 Oct 02:00
- Leaving the Loyalty Islands behind
Sun 28 Oct 08:21
- The two that got away!
Fri 26 Oct 09:08
- Cruising at Last
Wed 24 Oct 09:19
- long overdue but revenge is sweet!!
Mon 22 Oct 05:05
- Busy, busy, busy
Wed 17 Oct 09:16
- Sauron doesn't live here anymore
Tue 16 Oct 21:51
- A False dawn
Mon 15 Oct 08:11
- Noodling in Noumea v 2.0
Sat 13 Oct 21:52
- Food for Thought

Jul 2012

Mon 30 Jul 14:02
- Blogging Off!
Mon 16 Jul 04:22
- Happy Anniversary!
Sat 14 Jul 20:20
Thu 12 Jul 23:21
- Civilization as we know it
- Following Serendipity’s Odyssey
Wed 11 Jul 04:55
- All good things have to come to an end (dunno why, but that is wot my Mum said)
Sat 7 Jul 03:07
- Bobbing on the Oggin
Wed 4 Jul 04:53
- Fidgeting in Fiji

Jun 2012

Thu 28 Jun 23:49
- Pacific Paradise
Thu 21 Jun 22:47
- Winter Solstice - the Shortest Day
Sun 10 Jun 17:39
- The Far Side of the World II
- The Far Side of the World 1
Sat 9 Jun 22:44
- Toodloo to Vava'u

May 2012

Wed 30 May 19:28
- Tuesday 29th May is missing.
Thu 24 May 02:18
- Rachel's Birthday Treat
Tue 22 May 22:32
- Going Bananas
Mon 21 May 21:21
- Suwarrow
Thu 17 May 20:35
- A Racing Start?
Tue 15 May 18:05
- Memories of French Polynesia
Mon 14 May 18:43
- Farewell French Polynesia
Fri 4 May 06:05
- Ta Ta Tahiti!

Apr 2012

Fri 27 Apr 23:38
- Torrents in Tahiti
Sat 21 Apr 20:54
- Pacific Paradise
Fri 13 Apr 11:31
- That Bird picture....
- Having a whale of a time!
Tue 10 Apr 06:01
- Head Office's Relocation Complete
Sat 7 Apr 19:50
- Le Docteur Qui en les Isles Marquises?
- Breaking News - Caukill Corp to move domicile abroad?
Wed 4 Apr 00:11
- Ua Huka - Addendum
Tue 3 Apr 05:40
- Ua Huka
- April begins
Sun 1 Apr 06:24
- Report on Day One of the World ARC Snooker Tournament

Mar 2012

Fri 30 Mar 19:13
- Cruising Iles Des Marquises
Sun 25 Mar 00:33
- In Gaugin's footsteps
Wed 21 Mar 11:07
- Just 50 miles to go!
Mon 19 Mar 02:07
- From Frog to Barn Door
Sun 18 Mar 19:24
- Exciting and challenging developments in the few days.
Sat 17 Mar 22:41
- Busy doing.....not much
Fri 16 Mar 18:11
- Not much happening here
Mon 12 Mar 18:32
- Exciting and challenging developments in the last 24 hours.
- The trouble with analogies
Sat 10 Mar 17:55
- A Comedy of Errors?
Wed 7 Mar 21:33
- Memories of Galapagos
Tue 6 Mar 18:19
- Reflections on Galapagos
Sun 4 Mar 22:48
- All Changed but not yet ready for "The Off"!

Feb 2012

Fri 24 Feb 23:26
- Galapagos Offerings
Sun 19 Feb 19:32
- A couple of good photos ...
- San Cristobal
Fri 17 Feb 17:42
- Swimming with sea lions, turtles and sharks
Tue 14 Feb 19:57
Mon 13 Feb 20:23
- The one that got away....
Sat 11 Feb 13:34
- Down in the Doldrums
Thu 9 Feb 15:21
- Goodbye and thanks for all the Bananas
Sun 5 Feb 15:02
- Paradise - not all it is cracked up to be
Fri 3 Feb 13:34
- Losing our virginity
Thu 2 Feb 13:20
- The Pacific Ocean beckons

Jan 2012

Thu 26 Jan 13:22
- Live***Live***Watch Serendipity exit Panama Canal on a Web Cam!!
- Panama or Bust
Fri 20 Jan 20:49
- Farewell San Blas
Wed 18 Jan 22:12
- A Blast in San Blas
Fri 13 Jan 20:47
- Two Swallows do not a Summer Make
Thu 12 Jan 20:24
- One good Tern ......
Tue 10 Jan 20:25
- Eventful 2nd day back at the office
Mon 9 Jan 21:32
- An uneventful first day back at the office
Sun 8 Jan 21:38
- Tracking Website address change
- Off again

2011

Dec 2011

Sat 31 Dec 21:22
- Waiting for the Tide?
Tue 20 Dec 23:59
- Well, we made it!
Mon 19 Dec 10:52
- Family Blog
Sun 18 Dec 22:39
- Rig In!
Sun 11 Dec 17:58
- The Antigua Beach holiiday begins.........
Sat 10 Dec 17:58
- Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
Thu 8 Dec 18:02
- Barbuda in the Rain
Fri 2 Dec 02:45
- Pinch and a Punch: it's the first day of the month......

Nov 2011

Sat 26 Nov 18:10
- The Ship's Company Awaits the Arrival of its Complement
Thu 24 Nov 12:14
- And then there were two
Tue 22 Nov 17:19
- Valedictum in gloriam
Sat 19 Nov 17:17
- Landfall!
Thu 17 Nov 16:33
- Landlubber's Thoughts
Wed 16 Nov 16:45
- Raindrops keep falling on our heads...
- Good Morning Every one
Sun 13 Nov 19:40
- Keeping it up all night
Sat 12 Nov 20:15
- Mid-Atlantic Special Edition
- Approaching half way ....
Fri 11 Nov 22:06
- Just another day?
Wed 9 Nov 14:34
- I know my place
- We will pay for this!
Mon 7 Nov 19:49
- Parting is such sweet sorrow?
Sun 6 Nov 10:35
- At Last - Tropical Paradise
Sat 5 Nov 12:09
- Fortune favours the Brave!
Thu 3 Nov 12:09
- Onward and upwards?
Wed 2 Nov 09:06
- By Praia arrangement.

Oct 2011

Mon 31 Oct 22:31
- Last piece of the jigsaw
Sat 29 Oct 11:21
- Anchors away
Thu 27 Oct 22:48
- So long and thanks for all the fish
Wed 26 Oct 21:04
- Singing in the rain?
Tue 25 Oct 17:35
- Rain Stopped play
Mon 24 Oct 17:34
- Mindelo, Sao Vicente, Arquipelago de Cabo Verde
Fri 21 Oct 11:06
- Sal, Arquipelago de Cabo Verde
Tue 18 Oct 18:57
- Landfall : Arquipelago de Cabo Verde
- It aint half hot, Mum
Sun 16 Oct 18:50
- Oh, Chute (Cruising)
Sat 15 Oct 19:52
- Plain Sailing
Fri 14 Oct 16:29
- Bobbing along on the Oggin
Thu 13 Oct 17:48
- Banksy Unsmocked?
- Reflections from La Gomera
Wed 12 Oct 08:48
- Preparations complete

Sep 2011

Thu 29 Sep 07:26
- Tales of a Voyaging Frog

Aug 2011

Wed 17 Aug 13:56
- Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible
Tue 16 Aug 13:23
- Belated Update due to Fun in the Sun
Thu 11 Aug 13:10
- End of Part One
Wed 10 Aug 11:59
- Six Quid on it
Tue 9 Aug 09:18
- This is sailing?
Mon 8 Aug 06:59
- Doris has a bad day
Sun 7 Aug 14:43
- They make it sound like such hard work
Sat 6 Aug 15:06
- Houston, we have a problem!
- Time to get out of here.....
Wed 3 Aug 10:46
- Welcome to the Cruising Life
Tue 2 Aug 09:33
- Here we go again..........!
Mon 1 Aug 09:01
- The Daily Getsmuchworse

Jul 2011

Sun 31 Jul 07:38
- Ohh, it's all gone quiet over there.....!
Fri 29 Jul 13:58
- To a Rock from a hard place
Thu 28 Jul 10:29
- Well, upon my sole!
Wed 27 Jul 09:48
- Time for the sun block - at last
Tue 26 Jul 11:07
- Rolling down the waves
Mon 25 Jul 11:36
- The World's End.
Sun 24 Jul 11:42
- Out in the Big Blue
Sat 23 Jul 07:53
- Rounding the corner at last!
Fri 22 Jul 12:45
- Cavalry arrives
- Going nowhere
Thu 21 Jul 07:53
- Hello again Guernsey!
Wed 20 Jul 06:03
- Time to go
Mon 18 Jul 21:35
- Exotic Destination No. 2
Sun 17 Jul 11:33
- We are still here!
Fri 15 Jul 22:27
Mon 4 Jul 18:43
- 11 days to go ......

Jun 2011

Wed 29 Jun 18:43
- To the Channel Islands
Mon 27 Jun 09:57
- The Intrepid Trio

May 2011

Fri 27 May 09:24
- Hamble Yacht Services
Tue 24 May 15:52
- Delivery via the Channel Islands?
Fri 20 May 17:50
- Delivery Complete