Monthly Archives: July 2014

Gear Failure!

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Frank Taylor

We had a frustrating start to our short passage from Mauritius to Réunion, but it got even worse. We left on a nice sunny day, with flat seas on the west side of the island. The breeze was very light … Continue reading →

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Next Stop Réunion

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Frank Taylor

We plan to leave today for the French island of Réunion. It is only about 140 nautical miles from Port Louis, Mauritius (where we are now) to Le Port, Réunion. It will be an over night trip and we aren’t … Continue reading →

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Fueling Adventure

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Frank Taylor

Last Wednesday, I went ashore to evaluate getting fuel at the Grand Baie Yacht Club. When we got our free membership a month ago, they told us it would be possible to get fuel at their fuel dock – that … Continue reading →

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Faster Arrival Back to US Planned

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Frank Taylor

Apparently some of you weren’t aware, that due to our extra year spent in Asia (because of the eye treatments in Singapore), it had a ripple effect on our plans to get home. We had changed our original 5.5 year … Continue reading →

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Cuadan Waterfront Spherical Panorama

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Frank Taylor

Someone told me the latest Google Camera app does a much better job of stitching spherical panoramas (or as Google calls them: #Photospheres). I did some testing, but found it is still important to keep the smartphone camera in the … Continue reading →

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Tahina Moves Down the Coast

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Frank Taylor

We spent three weeks at Grand Baie, a nice place to park the boat. Nice access to restaurants, grocery stores, and shopping centers. And, we were able to pick up free WIFI from a hotel. Last week I went to … Continue reading →

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Sightseeing in Mauritius

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Frank Taylor

Finally getting around to processing the sightseeing we have done in Mauritius. We spent two days with Paul and Gina of s/v Solace visiting some of the main sightseeing destination of Mauritius, and I’ve been meaning to share the photos. … Continue reading →

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First Mauritius 360 Panorama

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Frank Taylor

A couple of days ago, we joined up with our new friends on s/v Solace (Paul and Gina who are originally from New Zealand, but also are US citizens having worked and lived there for 20 years), and hired a … Continue reading →

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