The Adventures of Scotty, Sue and Dan Aboard Narnia (and other adventures)
The Adventures of Scotty, Sue and Dan Aboard Narnia (and other adventures)
It has always been a dream/bucket list item to visit the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and on October 29th, 2023 we were able to realize that dream. To begin our journey, we boarded the QuickSilver Wave Piercer fast catamaran in Port Douglas, Australia for a 90 minute trek offshore to the reef and the […]
It’s been a long travel day and there is still a long way to go. We landed in Doha, Qatar after a 14.5 hour flight from SFO. We spent 3 hours navigating the massive Hamid International Airport along with a quick visit to the business lounge for snacks and refreshment before boarding the plane for […]
It’s Easter Sunday in the US and after many months of planning, itinerary changes, and travel visa applications, we are finally off on our 52 day trek. The car service picked us up at the appointed hour and whisked us off to the airport. For the 1st leg of this journey we decided to fly […]
As folks know, we generally tend to plan our longer duration bucket list travels well in advance, and this trip is no exception. We have been in the planning stages for well over a year and yesterday we reached another milestone. We have finalized our high level itinerary, ticketed all of our flights, and reserved […]
Today we have the 4th installment that covers exploring the island of Nuku Hiva, Marquises, and S/V Dreamers onward passage to the Fakarava Atoll with only David and Chris onboard (Dan flew from Nuku Hiva to Papeete, Tahiti to reunite with Sue) You can find the 1st Video Here, the 2nd Video Here, the 3rd Video Here, or […]
Chris Huang took video during our voyage from Panama to French Polynesia in March/April of 2022. Today we have the 3rd installment that covers the last couple weeks of the ocean crossing and the arrival at the island of Nuku Hiva, Marquises. You can find the 1st Video Here, the 2nd Video Here, or check […]
The temperature outside our based land home was hovering above 112 degrees over the last weekend, a bit too hot for outdoor activities, so we passed the time surfing our favorite travel sites. Oh, the danger of Labor Day Travel Sales! As some may remember, we had to cancel the Machu Picchu portion of our […]
Today we set off to explore just a small portion of old town Lisbon. Our first stop was the Belem Tower (or Tower of St. Vincent). This historic 16th century fortification was the official ceremonial gateway of Lisbon. The surrounding park and waterfront was alive with mobile port wine vendors in their trucks. A replica […]
August 15, 2022; Lisbon, Portugal: With an 8 hour time difference from home, we were a bit jet lagged on our first full day in Portugal. We had booked an all day small group tour to Sintra and the surrounding areas so we pulled ourselves out of bed @5:30 AM, had breakfast, and set off […]
Chris Huang took video during our voyage from Panama to French Polynesia earlier this year. Today we have the 2nd installment that covers the first couple weeks of the ocean crossing from the Las Perlas Islands in Panama, past the Galapagos Island, through the doldrums and to about the 1/2 way point of the crossing. […]
We were looking for somewhere to go between now and our Asia/Middle East/Europe trip in early 2023 when an unexpected opportunity presented itself. We were able to book 2 weeks travel in Portugal and Spain, including a cruise along the Douro River, on a previously sold out Viking tour! We were thrilled, Portugal has been […]
Chris Huang took video during our voyage from Panama to French Polynesia. This is the 1st installment that covers our days to the Las Perlas Islands in Panama. David, Chris and I were aboard S/V Dreamer. Peter was aboard Early Bird (Dreamer’s buddyboat since the beginning). Dreamer and Early Bird parted ways after Las Perlas […]
After more then 5 weeks on board SV Dreamer, the time has come to say farewell to David and Chris in Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands and fly to reunite with my lovely wife in Tahiti, Society Islands. I woke up early Sunday morning, and after quick breakfast, David transported me, my luggage and Dreamer’s trash […]
After 28 days at sea and sailing over 4000 miles across the Pacific Ocean from Panama City, Panama, we have finally reached Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. What an amazing adventure! Dreamer stayed off-shore overnight so that we could enter the anchorage at first light. What a site! After living for over 6 weeks […]
Update from Dan aboard: S/V Dreamer Time (UTC): 4/20/2022 9:30:00 AM Lat, Lng: -9.068635, -139.812998 Course, Speed: 270.00 ° True, 8.0 km/h Message via Garmin inReach: Position Update Dan’s inReach
Update from Dan aboard: S/V Dreamer Time (UTC): 4/20/2022 1:07:30 AM Lat, Lng: -8.909536, -139.080005 Course, Speed: 270.00 ° True, 10.1 km/h Message via Garmin inReach: Today, April 19, 2022 @ 420PM local, we spotted the island of Ua Huka 20 miles ahead. Arrive Nuku Hiva tomorrow!?3944 done/56 left.
Update from Dan aboard: S/V Dreamer Time (UTC): 4/19/2022 9:00:00 AM Lat, Lng: -8.448196, -137.653091 Course, Speed: 247.50 ° True, 11.3 km/h Message via Garmin inReach: Position Update Dan’s inReach
Update from Dan aboard: S/V Dreamer Time (UTC): 4/18/2022 8:09:30 PM Lat, Lng: -8.227225, -136.417966 Course, Speed: 270.00 ° True, 11.1 km/h Message via Garmin inReach: Sailed by orange moon rising over dark seas. Passed sea turtle ? going our way. 3781 done/219 left.
Update from Dan aboard: S/V Dreamer Time (UTC): 4/17/2022 8:09:15 PM Lat, Lng: -7.848003, -134.024448 Course, Speed: 247.50 ° True, 13.2 km/h Message via Garmin inReach: What better place to spend Easter then a sailboat cruising the blue waters of the South Pacific? 3 more days. 3637 done/363 left.
Update from Dan aboard: S/V Dreamer Time (UTC): 4/17/2022 9:00:00 AM Lat, Lng: -7.737283, -132.840693 Course, Speed: 247.50 ° True, 12.9 km/h Message via Garmin inReach: Position Update Dan’s inReach
