tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:04:50 +0000TahitiMooreaFriendsBora BoraThanksgivingAmerican SamoaDownsizingProvisioningCook IslandsRongelapmedicalKids OnboardbirthdaysMarquesasElectronicscourtesy flagsBoatChacalaTravelPlanningSailingFoodtuvaluSan BlasWomen Cruisingmaintenanceboat projectsSan CarlosPassagesTuamotustsunamiHolidaysweatherFishingcruising preparationsBudgetLa CruzCookingSailing Rendezvousunderwater photosTarawatoysJaltembaSuwarrow Atollnight watchesMazatlanMarshall IslandsGalapagosMajurosea lifesea of cortezKwajaleinHauling OutPacific CrossingHikingMexicoIsla Isabelwildlifehttp://savannahsails.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)Blogger267125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-5972632416573091575Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:44:00 +00002012-02-11T18:45:52.161-08:00I hadn't intended on updating the blog so quickly but we had a conversation with Jake last night that I really wanted to share. We had put his tooth in the tooth fairy pillow I made him out of an old pair of shorts and were just about to put it under his bed when he asked if he had to give it away. The conversation went like this."Do I have to give my tooth to the tooth fairy?""Well, not if youhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/sxZTNkBx5w8/value-of-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/sxZTNkBx5w8" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2012/02/value-of-1.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-3868500781419012457Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:25:00 +00002012-02-10T20:24:12.607-08:00News on the home front...Jake lost his third tooth while eating his pizza today! It's one of the top front teeth, so he's soon to look like a beaver!Since we're writing about Jake I thought I would give a little update on his school progress. I know the family is wondering so the rest who don't care...tune in next week. School is going good. We finished his first grade phonics book, but I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/LpXlJF1NzEs/jake-lost-another-tooth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/LpXlJF1NzEs" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2012/02/jake-lost-another-tooth.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-2902605918192392708Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:04:00 +00002012-02-08T22:07:37.562-08:00I think I briefly mentioned in an earlier post that we were looking for the elusive glass Japanese fishing ball. Well, I may have understated our quest. These were used to float fishing nets by the Japanese and possibly the Koreans. In theory, they float up onto the shore at the high water mark. So we've spent day after day searching the high tide areas, traipsing through trash, buoys, glass http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/cc_B0q3z12g/quest-for-glass-balls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/cc_B0q3z12g" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2012/02/quest-for-glass-balls.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-6547503844319671193Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:30:00 +00002012-02-05T14:27:17.030-08:00My 38th birthday was spent wearing a bikini in Bikini! Cool, huh? I had a seriously good day (I'm having another good day today as I celebrate my birthday according to the state's calendar...gotta love the date line). This place is wonderful. We met all six people on the island and they took us snorkeling yesterday. Afterwards, we just hung out under a tree and chatted with them, getting to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/-i6MCsNGuXU/happy-birthday-to-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/-i6MCsNGuXU" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2012/02/happy-birthday-to-me.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-6856832446277640556Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:45:00 +00002012-02-03T13:42:30.931-08:00We've been waiting a long time to post this. There is a movie coming out on Feb 24 in the states called Act of Valor. We care for two reasons. One, it's about a bunch of Navy seals (played by Navy seals) and in general is a kudos for the Navy...we, being retired Navy and Andy having worked extensively with the seals, like that very much. Two, and much more personally, Andy's last gig in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/AIk7UrmtE0M/act-of-valor-opening-feb-24.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/AIk7UrmtE0M" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2012/02/act-of-valor-opening-feb-24.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-2997784550586814624Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:05:00 +00002012-01-31T16:10:17.705-08:00Marshall IslandsRongelapSorry for the long wait on pictures.  We're sitting in a tiny little room next to a big dish using the only computer on the island with bugs crawling on me...all for you :).  Here are some pictures we've taken over the last week here on Rongelap.  Enjoy! The Giant clams are EVERYWHERE...all different beautiful colors. It's amazing how much trash comes onto the beach http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/wgn2CYv9iWA/rongelap-pictures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)8<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/wgn2CYv9iWA" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2012/01/rongelap-pictures.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-544020980260087819Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:54:00 +00002012-01-25T21:00:16.507-08:00We left Bigee Sunday morning and arrived in Rongelap early Monday afternoon. Rongelap is one of the atolls in the Marshall Islands that got most of the fall out of the hydrogen bomb testing the US did in the 50's on Bikini atoll. As a result, the residents have all been moved to other atolls while they clean up and rebuild Rongelap. They're on their last phase of that rebuilding and we've hadhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/WBpCuuSIrLw/where-are-we-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/WBpCuuSIrLw" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2012/01/where-are-we-now.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-4530259940216506130Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:57:00 +00002012-01-17T14:53:38.963-08:00We finally had to say goodbye and leave Kwajalein. We didn't go far. We're back up in Bigee enjoying ourselves as we get back into the swing of things (literally, the swinging of the hook). We've snorkeled, gone scuba diving, expored the beach and just hung out under the boat. I was having trouble thinking of something interesting to write (since I know you guys probably get tired of hearing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/FBSuEuA_3Fc/back-on-hook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/FBSuEuA_3Fc" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2012/01/back-on-hook.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-4576892380849256823Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:08:00 +00002012-01-12T18:08:30.068-08:00Kwajalein<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal.dotm 0 0 1 417 2378 N/A 19 4 2920 12.0 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/dSz9hiYL-wk/boob-tube.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/dSz9hiYL-wk" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2012/01/boob-tube.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-7607222804668328007Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:42:00 +00002012-01-04T18:42:06.543-08:00Kids Onboard<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal.dotm 0 0 1 585 3339 N/A 27 6 4100 12.0 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/7mXTpb45vvQ/looking-back2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/7mXTpb45vvQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2012/01/looking-back2011.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-1976559219258286176Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:45:00 +00002011-12-27T14:45:43.644-08:00KwajaleinHolidays<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal.dotm 0 0 1 341 1946 N/A 16 3 2389 12.0 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/9QX0yMDJijQ/happy-holidays-from-kwajalein.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/9QX0yMDJijQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2011/12/happy-holidays-from-kwajalein.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-6660586577322661236Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:14:00 +00002011-12-21T15:14:42.102-08:00Marshall IslandsKwajalein<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal.dotm 0 0 1 420 2396 N/A 19 4 2942 12.0 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/HCtIBwL1HiY/kwajalein.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/HCtIBwL1HiY" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2011/12/kwajalein.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-7213230394252576861Sun, 18 Dec 2011 04:01:00 +00002011-12-17T19:59:09.270-08:00Before I begin to describe our passage from Majuro to Kwajalein, I'll take the time to reassure everyone - my mother - that we weren't in any danger what so ever. With that said and out of the way...We saw 12 foot seas, squalls with 40 knot winds, and at one point we had a hull speed of 12 knots. Some catamaran crews dig 12 knots. I do not. The 12 foot seas I'm talking about were "confused" http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/q9QCL_rzKtI/sailing-is-overrated.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/q9QCL_rzKtI" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2011/12/sailing-is-overrated.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-6695392248997328662Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:13:00 +00002011-12-10T15:16:37.316-08:00Majuro<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal.dotm 0 0 1 452 2582 N/A 21 5 3170 12.0 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/6Wlzi8NkwCQ/marshallese-canoes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/6Wlzi8NkwCQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2011/12/marshallese-canoes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-8083775994619026898Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:32:00 +00002011-12-06T16:41:04.922-08:00Majuro<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal.dotm 0 0 1 515 2937 N/A 24 5 3606 12.0 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/2pns3NqnviE/latest-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/2pns3NqnviE" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2011/12/latest-update.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-7974707845810823041Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:17:00 +00002011-12-02T17:18:36.400-08:00Majuro<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal.dotm 0 0 1 370 2114 N/A 17 4 2596 12.0 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/uVtvUmKi-UE/is-that-sunshine-i-see.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/uVtvUmKi-UE" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2011/12/is-that-sunshine-i-see.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-2624389133670281498Sun, 27 Nov 2011 04:15:00 +00002011-11-26T20:41:48.904-08:00MajuroThanksgiving My apologies for the lack of posts lately.   Due to my laziness and a few technical difficulties (Andy accidentally erased my last post I had ready), we’re a little behind.  So this post is a conglomeration of the past week or so – several unrelated activities. One of the most exciting things since we’ve been here has been Jake getting to ride on a surfboard behind a boat.  Our friends on http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/Vs7KRfGRBvc/majuro-thanksgiving-and-other-stuff.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/Vs7KRfGRBvc" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2011/11/majuro-thanksgiving-and-other-stuff.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-4824985559139931920Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:05:00 +00002011-11-16T14:08:41.973-08:00<!--StartFragment--> Here’s a test… look at the following symptoms (and lack of symptoms) and tell me what you think it is… Severe Headache Red, itchy rash on entire body Fever Slight tingling and muscle soreness Eye balls hurting Lethargic, complete lack of energy Yeah, that’s what we think too.  Looks like mama’s got Dengue Fever. At first we didn’t know what it was.  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/z7asV0-IzGw/more-fun-in-majuro.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/z7asV0-IzGw" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2011/11/more-fun-in-majuro.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-3167223612327833241Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:30:00 +00002011-11-12T13:30:00.750-08:00Majuro<!--StartFragment--> Dengue Fever… we’ve been in places before with dengue fever, mainly Mexico.  And I’ve even known a few cruisers who have contracted Dengue.  I hear it’s not fun.  They also call it the “Bone Break Fever” because it feels like your bones are breaking. There’s a recent outbreak of it here in Majuro.  It’s carried by mosquitoes and there’s no cure or vaccine for it.  You http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/jkogp4tkVds/dengue-fever.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/jkogp4tkVds" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2011/11/dengue-fever.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-239018547219527908Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:28:00 +00002011-11-09T13:28:26.912-08:00<!--StartFragment--> After ordering our new computers and a few other things, we thought it might be nice to head out to one of the other islands in the atoll to swim, snorkel, dive, whatever…basically, stay away from places where we can spend money and go ahead and get our minds off all of our latest setbacks. There are two islands here that have free moorings.  I would love to tell you http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/NMJ9sKq3wew/having-fun-in-majuro.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/NMJ9sKq3wew" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2011/11/having-fun-in-majuro.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-4554291213723664152Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:26:00 +00002011-11-02T16:26:40.466-07:00<!--StartFragment--> He's the Hammerhead Pirate onPirates of the Carribbean 2! Our first few days here in Majuro have been spent trying to get money (the two ATMs here on the island have been down), groceries (hard to do without money), and internet.  Internet here is even more expensive than in French Polynesia and we can’t get it from the boat.  So when we need it, we pack up our laptop http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/2J4Eg3jh4U8/10312011-happy-halloween.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/2J4Eg3jh4U8" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2011/11/10312011-happy-halloween.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-7628365844531587015Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:09:00 +00002011-11-02T16:09:56.148-07:00PassagesSorry for the delay in posting... communications have been very difficult here.  Below is a post from our passage.  I'll follow up soon with our Halloween posts. <!--StartFragment--> It was another windless passage, not entirely surprising to us, as we knew they would be “light.”  This one was different though in that we didn’t have enough diesel to motor the whole way.  We haven’t filled up http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/z_NRlXAjgcY/10262011-passage-to-majuro.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/z_NRlXAjgcY" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2011/11/10262011-passage-to-majuro.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-2481259978758299622Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:50:00 +00002011-10-23T15:51:02.000-07:00Tarawa Andy and Jake with one of the Japanese WWII guns inTarawa As I'm writing this, Andy is checking out with Immigration and Customs and with any luck, we'll be underway in a few hours.  I won't be able to post from sea this time as I wasn't able to reload the sailmail software to our backup computer.  It needs a special program to load onto the MAC and I don't have that (and I'm not quite http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/K_YLjEOPAe4/checking-outheading-to-majuro.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/K_YLjEOPAe4" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2011/10/checking-outheading-to-majuro.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-902753985022420273Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:05:00 +00002011-10-21T18:05:50.178-07:00 I spent the last few days trying to figure out how to describe this place.  I wanted to have an open mind and not be so judgmental.  I wanted to believe that under all the trash, stench and leering there were kind people and a charming atoll.  Maybe there are, but I don't see it.  Yesterday we were robbed.  In broad daylight.  They broke the lock off of the door and went through all of our http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/nPzaI0DbLTU/robbed-in-tarawa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/nPzaI0DbLTU" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2011/10/robbed-in-tarawa.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453818187056226035.post-1345927659160553848Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:30:00 +00002011-10-19T20:31:02.039-07:00 Jake got in the habit of waking up every morning at5:45 for sunrise.  This particular morning he was WIDEawake. After six days at sea, three of them motoring, we finally made it to Tarawa.  We got here late at night and decided to make the entrance at night...not one of our better decisions.  Andy did a great job of driving by radar and electronic charts while I stood on the bow with ahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~3/p4x9Eo-0C1s/we-made-it-to-tarawa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Crew of Savannah)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/KPAu/~4/p4x9Eo-0C1s" height="1" width="1"/>http://savannahsails.blogspot.com/2011/10/we-made-it-to-tarawa.html