Monthly Archives: November 2014

Wonderful Thanksgiving and Heading Back to the Boat

Our trip home for Thanksgiving has been a wonderful success. We not only reconnected with many friends and family, but also reconnected our taste buds and stomachs with many of our favorite foods. Too many! Our stomachs were about to … Continue reading

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Flying home for Thanksgiving

As mentioned last week, we booked our flights and today we are departing South Africa to head home to the US. We are so excited for the opportunity to see some of our friends and family. We wish we had … Continue reading

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Five Years on Tahina

On November 14, 2009 we departed from Carolina Beach, North Carolina beginning our circumnavigation of the Earth which we planned to take about 5.5 years. We are now in South Africa planning to return to the US next year by … Continue reading

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Post Boatyard Plans

After the boat was in the water, and our important tests on repairs worked, we had a few days of putting our belongings back where they needed to be and a few unfinished tasks for the workers to complete. Meanwhile, … Continue reading

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Tahina Back in the Water

On Friday, Tahina finally got back in the water! We were on the hard for over 30 days and it was yet again a very “hard” time. Despite hiring a team of workers (at seemingly low rates) to do the … Continue reading

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Pride of Lion at Night

While on our first visit to an African game park, we hired a guide for a night trip. They have large enclosed jeep-like vehicles with big windows and each row has a big spotlight we got to use. The highlight … Continue reading

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