Shearwater passed through the channel of Majuro Atoll reef just at sunset. We had barely enough light left to identify the channel markers and then made a two hour run inside the lagoon to the moorings off the main commercial area. It is now mid-day Saturday; we've cleared Immigration, Customs & Quarantine and have acquired new SIM cards and purchased wi-fi time for use at the local "hut spot" which is a grass hut / wi-if hot spot (with power for charging your Internet device!).
We've got a modest list of chores before getting underway again. Just nice to sleep through the night with pounding or watch-standing... More later
Home for us is Sebastopol, CA, USA, where children, grandchildren and surviving parents still reside. We lived aboard in SE Asia, except for short visits home spring of 06 til fall 09, primarily in China, Macau, Hong Kong, Philippine Islands and Malaysia. [...]
Sept 09 - June 2010 we attended classes at Seattle Maritime Academy in Ballard.
Late summer 09, summer 10, winter 10-11 and summer 11, all spent in SE Alaska.
Sept '11 - Oct '13 in Bodega Bay CA
Now back in PNW
while building, commishioning and shaking down, the boat was the 'ends'; now she's become the 'means' to explore new places, live there awhile, get to know folks before moving on.
"David Ellis" is named after David J. Nagle & Ellis D. Peterson, Dave & Dorothy's dads. Both have passed, but [...]