Tag Archives: Mauritius

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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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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Grand Baie in Mauritius

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Frank Taylor

After a few days at Port Louis – the port of entry in Mauritius, we moved Tahina 10 miles north to Grand Baie – which is a large protected anchorage. This is the preferred location for cruising sailors to keep … Continue reading →

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Passage to Port Louis in Mauritius

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Frank Taylor

On Tuesday morning we completed the clearances to leave Rodrigues starting at about 9 AM. Our friends on s/v Gryphon 2 decided to leave in the morning as well. Karen and I got in the dinghy and rode back to … Continue reading →

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Rodrigues Photo Album

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Frank Taylor

Tomorrow we are planning to leave Rodrigues for the 350 mile sail to Mauritius. We have had a wonderful respite at Rodrigues after the 2000 mile sail to get here. But, there is a weather window opening for the next … Continue reading →

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Enjoying Rodrigues

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Frank Taylor

We are enjoying our time in Rodrigues. The first few days were spent getting settled, getting SIM cards for our phones (for Internet), cleaning up the boat and making minor repairs, and finding out what we needed to know about … Continue reading →

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