Weekend on Narnia
Taking advantage of this wonderful February Spring-like Sunday to enjoy some time on Narnia. Tide is a little too low to head out sailing.
Position Update
Update from S/V Narnia via Garmin inReach Time (UTC): 1/18/2023 8:56:45 PM Lat, Lng: 30.998525, -136.294820 Course, Speed: 225.00 ° True, 33.9 km/h Message via Garmin inReach: Position Update Dan’s inReach
Update: Marco Polo 2023. Itinerary Changes and Plane Tickets
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 […]
Video: Delta Paddle 10-27-2022 with Otters
Another beautiful warm October day for a paddle around the delta. Was visited by 6 river otters. Camera set on 45 second time-lapse. Enjoy. Click below to watch video:
Video: Quick Tuesday Paddle Around the Delta
Since it’s been awhile since I’ve done a Kayak post, I decided to take advantage of the gorgeous Fall day and make a short time lapse video of today’s 3 mile paddle around the delta (while Sue was working). The camera shy wildlife was out in abundance. Kayak mounted camera was set to take a […]
Video: Crossing the Pacific. Exploring Nuku Hiva and Passage to Fakarava.
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 […]
Video: Final Few Weeks of Crossing the Pacific. Landfall at Nuku Hiva, Marquises
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 […]
Machu Picchu / Antarctica December 2023
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 […]
Lisbon: Belem Tower, the Jeronimos Monastery and of course Pasteis de Nada!
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 […]
Visit to Sintra & Cascais from Lisbon
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 […]
3 Old Men in a Boat (Narnia’s Post Refit Shakedown Sail)
My long time friends Frank and Paul both retired this year from the company where we had spent most of our adult lives. We became friends back in the 90’s when we worked together “Transforming the World of Healthcare” with such “bleeding edge technological innovations” as Desktop Computers, Networks, Email, Chat, Virtual Meetings, and the […]
The Boatyard Refit is DONE! (mostly)
It’s been a hectic couple of months. We hauled Narnia for what was expected to be a 1 week stay in the boatyard, but of course it turned into 15 days. We didn’t really have any unexpected issues, it is just that everything takes more effort, time and $ then originally planned. As with any […]
Video: First Few Weeks of Crossing the Pacific. Las Perlas, Galapagos, Doldrums and Beyond
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. […]
The Refit Continues/Time to Haul
Narnia’s refit began way back in October 2021(See here and here) when, after attending the Boat Show in Annapolis, Maryland, we decided to replace most of the circa 2005 electronics/navigation gear. We made good progress in November (see here) removing/replacing the Nav Pods, Chart Plotter, Wind and Depth Gauges while bridging the old RobNet, Simnet […]
The Avon is back in business!
About a month before Dan left for his South Pacific Ocean crossing, we pulled the Avon inflatable runabout off the dock behind our home and put it in the garage The fiberglass hull portion of the boat had developed a fairly steady leak that required us to run the bilge pump frequently every time we […]
Another Bucket List Trip, Portugal/Spain: August 2022
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 […]
Video: First Days of the Pacific Ocean Crossing. Las Perlas Whale Sharks.
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 […]
Goodbye Marquesas, Hello Society
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 […]
2022 Pacific Ocean Crossing From Panama City, Panama to Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
From March 15 – April 20, 2022, Dan crewed aboard S/V Dreamer. Along with the boat’s owner, David and his son Chris, Dan sailed 4000 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean from Panama City, Panama to Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia. The posts and position information for this trip are located here.
Anchored in Nuku Hiva!
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 […]