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July 15, 2021 You probably have not hear about this place before. I think even French people doesn’t know about Mangareva, Rikitea, Gambier Islands so let me quickly explain. French Polynesia is an overseas French territory it is comprised of 4 groups of Islands, 5 if you count Gambier as an extra group. The fourContinue reading “Gambier Islands”

May 10, 2021 This crossing is dedicated to my dad who passed away a couple of days prior to our departure. He was always there, supportive force behind our accomplishments. 2900 nautical miles was our goal, the distance from Puerto Villamil to Rikitea in straight line. At the end we did a total of 3100nm.Continue reading “Trans-Pacific – 2900 nm”

Now we are fully concentrating on the departure. We got our approval to enter French Polynesia, Gambier, Rikitea. I will be 3000nm, yes you are reading correct 3000nm. If you want to see where we are click here We have been a full 4 weeks in Galapagos and the place is truly amazing, I willContinue reading “Next stop French Polynesia”

April 10, 2021 It all started when we went to Leon Dormido, a very famous diving site in San Cristobal. Our first experience, diving with Hammerhead Sharks. Have a look at the video below… but be aware, for sharks!! We did another couple of dives in San Cristobal at “Roca Ballena” which means Rock Whale,Continue reading “Diving Darwin and Wolf”

March 25,2021 We have been here only a week and I have lots of things to tell you. So far we have visited San Cristobal Island. The flora and fauna are really stunning. Species that are only in this island. Let’s start with some of the highlights. Sea Lions Sea lion is one of the most emblematicContinue reading “First glimpse of Galapagos”

March 6, 2021 Many years ago sailors had to go all the way down to Argentina to cross from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. But nowadays there is the Panama Channel. The stories on the channel crossings are endless. Unfortunately, people tend to remember and share around all the bad stories. After listening toContinue reading “Between two Oceans”

February 17, 2021 We left Cartagena just before sunset, passing by the statue of Our Lady of el Carmen By the time we passed Boca Chica it was already dark. Happy Captain sailing out of the bay once again with full sails up. Just on the way out we got a radio call from aContinue reading “Nice ride from Colombia to Panama”

February 12,2021 Since March when COVID started and destroyed everyone’s plans, Colombia as destination was in our minds all the time. We patiently waited until it finally open its sea borders in December and all efforts were compensated by seeing our family. Strange enough that they opened when COVID was still rising and we endedContinue reading “Colombia, even with COVID what a great place!!”

December 22, 2020 Well time has come for Happy Days to get a new coat of paint! Boats normally need to be taken out of the water and get painted with fresh antifouling once a year. The antifouling is the paint that helps to keep all the small marine life getting attached to the boat.Continue reading “Happy Days is getting a coat!”