Voyageur C: SailBlogs

A Day in the Life (Nov 6/09)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:47:44 -0600

We returned from Angel Falls on October 14th, splashed on the 20th, arrived in Grenada on the 28th and made it to Carriacou on November 5th. The weather has supported moving and we are fully provisioned so we plan to move rapidly north before the Christmas winds set in and slow us down. (Continued...)

The Road Less Travelled (Oct. 14/09)

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:43:17 -0500

The south east region of Venezuela is defined by the Guayana Highlands, named after the neighboring country to the east. Though many people have never heard of the area, this is the home of Angel Falls - the world's most vertiginous waterfall with an overall height of 979 m (3,212 ft) and a clear drop of 807 m (2,647 ft). The falls, however, are just one feature of the area, which also hosts the Orinoco river and Tepuis, huge sandstone mesas that rise thousands of feet above the Gran Sabana, a vast grassland. (Continued...)

The Arse Is Out Of Her, Bye (Sep 30/09)

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:15:42 -0500

First, an apology to Phil on Beothuk for plagiarizing his T shirt with the wonderful Nfld saying - but it just seems right. I'm kneeling at the chart table, can't sit because the space is occupied by our trusty Yanmar 3JH4E, which, akin to a horse, has two broken port legs - I mean motor mounts. (Continued...)