Little Green Boat

Spruce circled the Pacific between 2013-2021. The plan to go on to the Indian Ocean was dropped due to Covid. We are heading back across the Atlantic to UK in 2022.

28 November 2022 | Kirkwall - Orkney - Scotland
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25 September 2022 | Plocrapol
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25 September 2022 | Loch Laxford - Ardmore
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25 September 2022 | Stromness - Orkney
19 August 2022 | West Coast Scotland - Mull to Skye
19 August 2022 | Lochain Inverie, Loch Nevis
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On Passage - Bahamas to Azores Day 7

06 May 2022
Sue & Andy
Position 31 09.9'N:064 45.9'W at Fri 11:00utc going 085T at the moment. Distance Logged 770M To Go to Horta 1,846M. Slow sailing and some motoring when wind died off. We poled out the genoa and were going downwind for several hours through the night, only doing 2-4kn speed with only 5-8kn of wind.
Bermuda is around 80M to the north, hoping for a bit more useful wind today and onwards...we shall see. Decisions today about how far north to move to gain best advantage of weather systems during next 4-5 days.
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Vessel Name: Spruce
Vessel Make/Model: Hallberg Rassy 42 - Enderlein Design
Hailing Port: Portsmouth, UK
Crew: Sue & Andy
About: Sue is an artist, plays the flute and guitar. Andy enjoys technical challenges. Both are working hard, harder than last time, at learning French while in French Polynesia again.
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During 2013 and 2014 we sailed across the Pacific to New Zealand and then Australia. 2015-18 brought us from Asia to Washington State via the North Pacific Rim. In 2019 we cruised BC and then south to Mexico. In 2020 we headed back out into the Pacific with a 3,200M passage to Les Gambiers in [...]
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We arrived from Azores to Milford Haven . A quick road trip to see family and friends. Spruce and her crew then set off to Scotland towards the Northern isles of Orkney.
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We spent about 4 months in this area, most of it in Shelter Bay Marina, then onto Cartagena
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Created 5 June 2022
A month in Cuba on our way north from Panama
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Created 4 June 2022
We spent 2 months on our way back to the UK from Panama awaiting the Northern summer.
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Created 4 June 2022
On our way from the Bahamas to the UK we stopped in the Azores, an archipelago situated 2,500M east from the Bahamas and approx 1,300M south-west from the UK.
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Created 27 November 2020
We arrived in Les Gambiers on the 6th March, a few months later we are still enjoying the islands.
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Created 22 July 2020
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Created 16 December 2019
From La Paz we traveled northwards up to Santa Rosalia.
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From Tahsis to Tofino our last port of call on Vancouver Island.
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After cruising the Gulf Islands we sailed north into the channels and though to the Broughton Islands for a look-see before going on towards the West Coast of Vancouver Island.
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We arrived in Prince Rupert on the 19th of September 2018. Prince Rupert to Kannish Bay.
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Prince William Sound to the Inside Passage.
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Alaska, Aleutian islands 2
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Spruce sailed from Japan to the Aleutian islands in May 2018.
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Spruce arrived in Okinawa on 12th march 2018. Cruising up the island s of Japan northwards.
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Created 7 May 2018
50th Yap day celebrations over a 3 day period at two diifferent locations on the island.
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Created 14 March 2018
World War 2 Wrecks on Yap Island.
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We visited Yap , a small island one of the Federated States of Micronesia for over a month. Plenty of time to get to know a few folk and learn more about this ancient culture.
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Sorong and Misool
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West Papua
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SailMalaysia Rally 2
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Cruising Anambas Islands Indonesia during May 2017.
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Vietnam. Life on the River.
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Created 5 March 2017
We spent a week in Campodia, mainly to see the wonders of Angkor Wat.
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17 glorious days in Nepal, starting in the Katmandu valley.
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Created 15 June 2016
Onto the beautiful Agra , what a stunning place. So many ancient buildings the Taj Mahal being the crown, obviously the best known.
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Created 13 June 2016
All too soon, we were lets loose on Delhi. Thank goodness Lydie and Abdulla had given an insight to being in India. India is an assault on the senses, smelly, loud, physical and above all colourful... what an amazing place.
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Created 13 June 2016
Our first taste of India, we enjoyed 5 days in Chennai with our friends Lydie and Abdulla. A great way to ease into the way things run in India. Lovely company, gorgeos food, great temples amazingly busy roads and markets. Thnk goodnes Abdulla was driving !
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We spent a couple of facinating days learning about the history of Melaka.
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Our last island in Indonesia.
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Created 27 October 2015
Belitung is one of islands to the East of Sumatra in the Indonesian Archipelago.
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ON our way up to Darwin
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Our final destination in Australia was to be Darwin..... along way to sail up the east coast and the top of Australia.
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Created 5 July 2015
We spent 21 eventful days in a small van driving to experience the size of Austalia. We saw some wonerful sights and met many intersesting people. After 7,777 km we felt we had given it a good go. So here are a few images taken along the way.
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Created 15 May 2015
We left Hobart on the 26th February to make our way back up the coast of Australia to Brisbane.
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Created 24 March 2015
A wonderful 4 day event in the middle of Hobart.
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Created 10 February 2015
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Our time in Tasmania Jan 2015
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Created 9 January 2015
Spruce is now in Port Stephens a lovely spot with pleanty of bays to explore.
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Created 12 November 2014
The 2014 voyages of Spruce culminated with her arrival in Australia. The first large continenet encountered since leaving the Americas almost 2 years ago.
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Created 28 October 2014
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Spruce sailed to Vanuatu in early Sept 2014. We cruised the islands Aneityum through to Efate
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Yet more piccies from our trip to SA
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We arrived in Opua North island on the 24th of October after a 7 day passage from Tonga.
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Created 24 October 2013
We visited the Ha' Api group of islands , then Tonga tapu.
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Created 12 October 2013
We have had such a brilliant time in in the Vavau area of Tonga.
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Created 18 September 2013
We have arrived in the beautiful Kingdom of Tonga, a group of many islands. Most seem to be uplifted limestone slabs with beautifully coloured cliffs and deep caves.
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Created 27 August 2013
We have fallen in love with this island of beautiful landscapes and people and cannot seem to drag ourselves away.
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Created 19 August 2013
A small island a thousand miles from Bora Bora
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Created 12 August 2013
The island of Huahine, 90 miles south of Tahiti.
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In June 2013 Spruce visited some of the atolls in the Tuamotus
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After 21 days at sea we finally reached these beautiful islands.
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We arrived in the enchanted islands after only a 6 day passage from las Perlas.
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Created 9 February 2013
A group of little known islands that lie about 35miles south of Panama city.
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Created 22 January 2013
On 21st December we joined a group of other cruisers for a trip up the Rio Chargres to one of the Embera indigenous peoples villages
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Created 22 December 2012
During mid-December 2012 Spruce transited through the Panama Canal into the Pacific. Here are photos of the first days on the Panamanian Pacific coast.
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Created 19 December 2012
On the 15th of December we started our journey through the Panama Canal. An overnight stop in Gatun lake, then our passage through the last locks into the Pacific.
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A trip back to the UK. Quite a contrast from Panama both in temperature and culture. A short break before tackling the Pacific Ocean
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Created 10 November 2012
Travelling up through the San Blas ( Kuna Yala)
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Created 6 November 2012
After sailing from Cartagena and visiting islands en route towards Panama we made a last stop in Colombia in the Darien region jut south of the Panama - Colombia border.
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Created 23 August 2012
Spruce sailed from Santa Marta to Cartagena in Colombia in early August 2012. This album has photos of our time in the city.
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Created 6 August 2012
The boat was berthed in Marina de Santa Marta ready for a trek to the old city occupied from 800-1525 AD. La Ciudad Perdida (Lost City) or La Ciudad Teyuna (The Nature City)
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Created 23 July 2012
This album includes some images from our trip into the mountains of Colombia
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Created 13 July 2012
We are anchored in a small bay (Bahia Taganga) near the town of Santa Marta Colombia.
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Created 22 June 2012
Another of the Dutch Antillean islands, Curacao
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In May we sailed from Grenada to the island of Bonaire some 400M to the West. Bonaire is world renowned as a dive destination.
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Created 11 May 2012
Son Robin and his partner Hanneke joined us for a couple of weeks for some diving and sightseeing in Grenada and the Grenadines. Here are some photos
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Created 8 April 2012
A quick sail through the Grenadines before we head up to USVIs at theend of March
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Created 13 March 2012
A group of photos showing some of the scenery encountered during a couple of Hash meetings in Grenada
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Created 25 February 2012
Originally we planned to have left Grenada by now. With Sue's trip back to the UK Spruce will stay a bit longer. Here are photos for those extra weeks.
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Created 11 February 2012
Every year in February the Island of Grenada holds workboat races in Grande Anse Bay near St Georges. Here areb a selection of photos.
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Created 5 February 2012
A selections of piccies from our last week or so in this beautiful island
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Created 2 February 2012
Getting on top of the jobs that will be more difficult to accomplish when we get into the Pacific...and embarking enough spares for comfort.
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Created 14 January 2012
In December 2011 we completed our Open Water dive qualification and followed up in January with our Advanced Open water...some photos of the experiences
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Created 6 January 2012
On 30th December 2011 a group of 9 intrepid sailors from 5 different vessels hopped into a minibus for a tour of the island.
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Created 30 December 2011
On 27th December De Big Fish hosted a Cruisers Pot Luck meal and an Open Microphone Session for musicians aboard cruisers to show their latent talents.
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Created 28 December 2011
Passage from Cape Verdes to Grenada during Nov/Dec 2011
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Created 9 December 2011
A return visit after 2009/10 cruise. This time focusing on Grenada and ABCs before going West.
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Created 9 December 2011
After Sal we visited Boa Vista, Sao Nicolau and Sao Vincente. Here are some memories of those islands
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Created 22 November 2011
Pictures from first island in Cabo Verdes
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Created 6 November 2011
On to a destination visited during the cruise in 2009/10. The island of La Gomera, another favourite.
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Created 7 October 2011
Spruce sails from Madeira to the Canary Island of La Palma
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Created 2 October 2011
A return vsit to Madeira almost exactly 2-years after our we sailed here aboard our Ohlson 38, also named Spruce.
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Created 13 September 2011
After all the work to prepare Spruce for setting off cruising we finally got away in the middle of August...and sailed from Portsmouth, UK, to the Madeiran Archipelago.
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Created 27 August 2011
Spruce II needed a new deck and other TLC so off we went to North Wales for a while.
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Created 13 July 2011
Having found our new boat we are in the throws of preparing to set off. The boat is delayed on re-decking but we are busy getting the house ready for letting and sorting what we will keep and what must be sentenced.
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Created 6 May 2011
Our search for another boat was successful and we procured a Halberg Rassy 42. This album shows the preparations for setting off cruising again.
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Created 20 February 2011
After travelling back to the UK aboard the Snoekgracht in late October 2010 we started the hunt for Spruce II
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Created 14 December 2010
Between 21st and 31st October 2010 Spruce was transported across the Atantic aboard a ship, M/V Snoekgracht, with the Sprucettes aboard the same ship.
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Created 2 November 2010
Due to our shipping date being delayed from late September until mid-October we have spent more time in Newport than envisaged. Some more piccies of our sojourn.
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Created 12 October 2010
While anchored at Newport the Sprucettes had a day's outing with cruising friends Bert & Marlene from Heimkehr. Here are sojme photographs of the day at Mystic Seaport Museum.
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Created 11 October 2010
Spruce sailed from Provincetown, Cape Cod, and on to Newport RI with an overnight stop at Onset in Buzzards Bay.
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Created 21 September 2010
Spruce left Shelburne in Nova Scotia and enjoyed just over 2 weeks in Maine before heading down to Cape Cod
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Created 12 September 2010
Spruce left Les Iles Magdelenes on 12th August and after anchoring for a night at Port Hood Island on the West coast of Cape Breton Island went on to the Bras d'Or Lake via St Peter's Canal.
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Created 16 August 2010
A small group of islands lay between Gaspé and Cape Breton Islands. Some photographs of the few days spent there.
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Created 15 August 2010
The St Lawrence is now some 80 miles wide, as large as the English Channel between the UK and France. Past Ile de Anticosti we move out of the river and into the Gulf.
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Created 6 August 2010
Our journey from Montreal and down the impressive St Lawrence River and Spruce's return to the Atlantic Ocean.
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Created 12 July 2010
This album covers our time in Montreal (provincial capital) and Quebec City, two major cities in the French speaking province of Quebec.
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Created 12 July 2010
Spruce transited the (approx) 100M of locked waterway from the St Lawrence River to Montreal between 8th and 11th July 2010.
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Created 12 July 2010
Spruce sailed from Oswego, USA to Collins Bay, near Kingston in Ontario, Canada, over thhe weekend of 3rd-4th July 2010. This album covers time in Ontario and the trip towards the St Lawrence Seaway.
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Created 6 July 2010
After a brief stop in New York the Sprucettes, already behind time, hheaded up the Hudson River to start their river and canal journey to Oswego and Lake Ontario. Photos of that stage of the voyage.
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Created 25 June 2010
Spruce arrived in New York after an over-night trip from Cape May, on 19th June 2010.
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Created 20 June 2010
Spruce arrived in the USA at Cape May, New Jersey, on 16th June after 5 days at sea. An album to show the trip and our first port of call in America.
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Created 20 June 2010
On 30th May 2010 Spruce arrived in Bermuda afyter 13-days at sea dodging bad weather en-route from the BVIs. Soime photographs of the time on this distant island 650 Miles from the US Coast.
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Created 9 June 2010
On 17th May Spruce left the BVIs to start an expected 6-day sail to Bermuda some 850 Miles to the North. The first tropical depression of the season and a selection of other weather phenomena conspired top extend this to 13-days at sea. Here are some photographs of that passage.
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Created 30 May 2010
Latest pictures from BVIs
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Created 11 May 2010
Spruce arrived in BVIs at Virgin Gorda on 29th April.
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Created 1 May 2010
Some piccies of our couple of days moored in a marine reserve
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Created 27 April 2010
A selection of photos from our day out amongst the Classic Yachts
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Created 18 April 2010
Spruce arrived in Barbuda, from Guadeloupe, on 25th March 2010. Some photos of our adventures there.
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Created 26 March 2010
Spruce sailed from Dominica to Les Saintes on 17th March 2010. These islands are just south of and part of the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. This album captures memories of this, our next, island in the Antilles.
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Created 18 March 2010
On 7th March Spruce sailed into Prince Rupert Bay at the north west side of Dominica. The last island with rain forest before Puerto Rico! An album of memories from our next island visited.
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Created 10 March 2010
Spruce arrived in the Caribbean on 18th December 2009 after crossing the Atlantic from the Cape Verde Islands. This album shows the various albums covering our time cruising the Caribbean.
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Created 2 January 2010
Between 2nd December and 18th December 2009 Spruce sailed from Mindelo, Cape Verde Islands, to Barbados, caribbean. This album shows some of the photographs taken at sea during the 15 Day and 21 hour crossing.
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Created 20 December 2009
Spruce sailed from La Gomera, Canary Islands, for the Cape Verdes on 14th November 2009 and arrived at Mindelo on the island of Sao Vincente after 6 days at sea. This album captures the passage getting there and the time in Sao Vincente and the adjacent island of Santo Antao.
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Created 30 November 2009
Friends who are planning on heading off on future cruising trips themselves have expressed interest in feedback on our thoughts about the various systems and equipment aboard... what works well, lessons learned and general thoughts based upon experience. We have divided the blog into two categories: News and Updates; Boat Systems... the general news items uploaded so far will by under "News & Updates" and the equipment etc will be under "Boat Systems" ... you should be able to filter what categories you view when you access the blog.
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Created 6 November 2009
To follow
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Created 20 October 2009
Spruce arrived in Madeira main island on 9th September after leaving Porto Santo earlier the same day. Here are photos as we travel around the island.
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Created 11 September 2009
The passage from Cascais, near Lisbon, to the Madeiran island of Porto Santo took four days of downwind sailing at sea and some beautiful images were captured.
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Created 5 September 2009
Spruce arrived in Portugal on 14th August 2009. This album and sub-albums shows a few photographs of our travels within Portugal.
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Created 17 August 2009
Spruce arrived in Spain at La Coruna on 11th July 2009 after a four day sail from Dingle 550 sea miles to the North-North West.
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Created 17 August 2009
Spruce cruised from Baltimore to Bantry Bay and then up to the Aran Islands in Galway Bay. After spending the summer solstice celebrations at this most northerly point of the cruise we headed back to the Shannon and Dingle before sailing for Galicia in Spain.
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Created 13 August 2009