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Ocean Images: Many More To Come

Posted on February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 by mraymus in Adventure, Global Hitchhiking, Sailing, Uncategorized

Decided to share some of the images I have in my collection in an article on Medium. They are examples of what I saw as I circumnavigated the globe. I hope you like them. https://medium.com/@mraymus/ocean-shots-images-from-circumnavigating-the-globe-cb70198f9903?source=friends_link&sk=f380afb8afc739f45c9a327b31622c92 If you can't get to the link shared above, try this one: https://medium.com/@mraymus/ocean-shots-images-from-circumnavigating-the-globe-cb70198f9903?source=friends_link&sk=f380afb8afc739f45c9a327b31622c92 Thanks for following along on the adventure. … Continue reading Ocean Images: Many More To Come →

Saying Good-bye to Prince Diamond

Posted on May 5, 2019May 5, 2019 by mraymus in Global Hitchhiking, Uncategorized

Saying good bye to Prince Diamond was a bitter sweet experience. We spent a day or two exploring Grenada. And I joined a new boat for my passage to Bonaire.

Medium Article About My Journey

Posted on April 27, 2019May 29, 2019 by mraymus in Uncategorized

A friend of mine wrote an article about my beautiful life. I hope you enjoy it and clap on her article to show your appreciation.

Sailing from Namibia to St Helena, March 5th

Posted on March 6, 2019 by mraymus in Uncategorized

March 5th 2019 Tossed and turned all night tonight, trying to sleep for my 4 am shift. Have a crick in my lower back that doesn't want to go away. I know it would if I took a walk. Oh yeah, I'm in the middle of the Atlantic and can't do that right now. Cruiser's … Continue reading Sailing from Namibia to St Helena, March 5th →

Sailing from Namibia to St Helena, March 6th

Posted on March 6, 2019 by mraymus in Uncategorized

March 6th, 2019 Wow, what a difference a day makes! The last couple days have been overcast and gloomy. Today has been sunny and warm. We've been chugging along on our genoa, but the wind has dropped off quite a bit. So we broke out the spinnaker. Brian has a huge, beautiful spinnaker with his … Continue reading Sailing from Namibia to St Helena, March 6th →

Sailing from Namibia to St Helena, Day 1

Posted on March 4, 2019 by mraymus in Uncategorized

Saturday, March 2nd, 2019 We left Walvis Bay, Namibia, this morning. We started off for the first several hours with the motor and sails as there wasn’t enough wind to push along without some help from the motor. A few hours later, however, the wind picked up and we are only running the motor for … Continue reading Sailing from Namibia to St Helena, Day 1 →

Sailing from Namibia to St Helena, Day 2

Posted on March 4, 2019 by mraymus in Uncategorized

Sunday, March 2nd, 2019, 2:30am on the midnight shift The wind has backed and is now on our back port quarter. The mainsail is still reefed but the genoa is completely out. We are now averaging about 5 knots and it’s cold out here. I put socks on! I rarely put socks on! The motor … Continue reading Sailing from Namibia to St Helena, Day 2 →

Day 3, en route to Namibia

Posted on February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 by mraymus in Crewing, Global Hitchhiking, Sailing, Uncategorized

Day 3 on our way to Namibia. A little bit about our destination and a huge pod of Dolphins.

Rock & Rolling, Waiting for the Storm

Posted on November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 by Admin in Adventure, Crewing, Global Hitchhiking, Hiking, Minimalistic Living, Sailing, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized

As we sit here in the bay of Alhaca Island, Mozambique, waiting for the storm to come thru and ravish the ocean around us, (but hopefully more so out there, than in here) we are rocking and rolling. We anchored in 7 meters of depth and put out all of our 60 meters of chain … Continue reading Rock & Rolling, Waiting for the Storm →

Sailing Towards a Storm

Posted on October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 by Admin in Adventure, Crewing, Global Hitchhiking, Minimalistic Living, Sailing, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized

The past three days, after leaving Bazaruto, we have been sailing south to find an anchorage that will be safe from a southern storm heading our way that is supposed to hit us on the 1st. It's now 2 AM on the 31st and we are motoring towards that anchorage although it's still about 40 … Continue reading Sailing Towards a Storm →

Bazaruto, A Sand-dune Slice of Heaven

Posted on October 28, 2018October 28, 2018 by Admin in Adventure, Crewing, Global Hitchhiking, Minimalistic Living, Sailing, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized

Today we decided to go to the island and explore. We could see sand dunes from the boat and that seemed like a good adventure to us, but we had no idea all the amazing things we would end up seeing. First off, I don't know how I can even begin to share with you … Continue reading Bazaruto, A Sand-dune Slice of Heaven →

Arrived Safe and Sound in Mozambique

Posted on October 21, 2018November 6, 2018 by Admin in Adventure, Crewing, Global Hitchhiking, Minimalistic Living, Sailing, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized

We spent the last 3 days sailing from Baly Bay, Madagascar, to Ilha Casurina, Mozambique. It's really just a small island off the coast of Madagascar that has an anchorage and gives us a little bit of protection from the storm that has been blowing now for 24 hours. The channel between Mozambique and Madagascar … Continue reading Arrived Safe and Sound in Mozambique →