Rick & Ami's 8 Year Sailing Adventure

...or, how to log 8000 miles in 8 years!

12 January 2010 | Southern Caribbean
01 January 2010 | Bahia de Chalon, Colombia
19 May 2009 | San Blas Islands, Panama
25 December 2008
05 August 2007 | Mochima, Venezuelan coast
25 May 2007 | Trinidad, West Indies
28 February 2007 | Trinidad, West Indies
23 December 2005 | Trinidad, West Indies
12 August 2005 | Trinidad
14 July 2005 | Trinidad, West Indies
28 June 2005 | St. Lucia, Eastern Caribbean
09 December 2004 | Peru
10 June 2004 | Chatham Bay, Union Island, The Grenadines
19 March 2004 | Trinidad, West Indies
22 December 2003 | Trinidad, West Indies
11 December 2003 | Trinidad, West Indies
13 November 2003 | Trinidad, West Indies

Sailing In Paradise

12 January 2010 | Southern Caribbean
Ami
The past 8+ years have been an amazing adventure for us. We logged over 8,000 nautical miles in the eastern and southern Caribbean. We delighted in the music and culture of every island or country we visited. We learned French and Spanish, and are conversational in Papamientu and Kuna. We've become quite self-sufficient on the boat, living in remote areas for months at a time. We've made lifelong friendships everywhere we've visited.

Though there are many challenges living on a boat, and traveling in underdeveloped countries, this cruising lifestyle is so rich and wonderful, and we treasure every experience.

We finally uploaded the cruising letters we've been sending out for the last 8 years, and lots of fun photos, to this BLOG site. Now friends and family can check our current position, and see pictures of where we are. Hope that this is a good tool for us to stay connected.
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Vessel Name: Tara Vana
Vessel Make/Model: Nautitech 435 catamaran
Hailing Port: Laguna Beach, CA
Crew: Rick & Ami Bergstrom
About: With little previous sailing experience, we decided to sell everything we owned, buy a cruising catamaran, and explore the world.
Extra: Retired at 40, we've been living aboard Tara Vana in the Caribbean since Sept. 2001. It has been a rich and varied experience. New people. New cultures. Lots of dance and music. And spectacular scenery.

Who: Rick & Ami Bergstrom
Port: Laguna Beach, CA