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Manuela's Beach Treasures
Saturday, August 14, 2010. Jewelry from Beach Treasures. It's always fun strolling along the beach collecting shells and beach glass. It's especially a challenge to find colored beach glass. Here are some samples of what I do with my beach treasures:. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Los Angeles to Cabo San Lucas
Los Angeles to Cabo San Lucas. Sunday, January 22, 2006. October to December 1997. To view Album scroll to end). Aid that getting ready for cruising was easy, the closer the departure date c. Ame the more hectic it got. Especially departing with all the junk we had in our storage, deciding what to bring on board and what needed to be taken off. One of my favorite was filling up all the empty Evian bottles with cat litter which we stored in the bilge. I t. Ay yet, was. Due to Santana conditions we decided...
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Cartagena to Florida
Sunday, January 22, 2006. January to June 2001. To view Album scroll to end). I was glad to have read Mi. Tchner’s fascinating book “Caribbean” just before arriving in Cartagena, what perfect timing. I could see th. For the first week, we anchored in front of Club Nautico de Manga. Although the entire harbor of Cartagena is well protected and very calm, the many tourists water taxis make it quite uncomfortable at times, leaving huge wakes. Bob’s wife Judy on Lyon Around was in the States at the sam...
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Angel Falls and Gran Sabana
Angel Falls and Gran Sabana. Monday, February 18, 2008. A normally 3 ½ hour bus ride to Ciudad Bolivar turned into an uncomfortable 6 ½ hour sauna trip as the AC of the bus didn’t work, usually the buses are more like freezers, not this one. We arrived late afternoon in. And went straight to Da Gino’s Hotel across from the Airport that Tony had recommended. I met Tony our tour guide last year when Helene and Peter organized a trip with him to Los Llanos. Tony is definitely Steve Erwin of. The flight was ...
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TRINIDAD TO VENEZUELA
Thursday, August 7, 2008. June to July 2008. To view Albums and Films scroll to end). You have no idea what a relief it was to have all the boat work done and being able to live a normal life again. Although I don’t think we were quite ready to leave. Of course just about 20 minutes before we headed out of the slip the wind started to blow with strong gust. Minute longer, you have to leave. We went ashore and joined all the other cruisers, 3 French boats with Swiss people aboard, 2 Canadian, 1 Argentinea...
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Venezuelan Outer Islands
Saturday, April 24, 2010. February - April 2010. To just view photo stories scroll to end). Alarm was set for. And what a surprise to see our neighbors Debi and Rob already sitting in their cockpit waiting for us to get up to send us off. We sure had a good time with them, especially Debi and Manuela with shopping trips. They planned to finish up their work and follow us a few days later. At. Carnival started so everybody was off and joined us at the remote island. To ourselves. We walked along the b...
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BONAIRE
Friday, August 13, 2010. April - September 2010. At 10 in the. A bit down but. Fishing pool set up. We had a bite. 8217;t even in the. A man of war jelly. On top of the. On top of the. Wind was a steady. Last leg in 15 knots with. Trip was 42 miles. We had met them. Built a house and. Check in. We headed. Station. We ended. I was starving and. 8217;s Bar where. Had run out a long time ago. Store made me feel. House “Villa Blue. 8221; Wow, what. A computer program and. Single room as those. A tour of the.
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SANTA MARTA TO CARTAGENA
SANTA MARTA TO CARTAGENA. Tuesday, June 7, 2011. March - June 2011. It’s safe to walk around anywhere, the shopping is great, the dollar goes a long ways and to Sid’s. Liking they sell box rum! Everybody is super friendly though even the horny taxi drivers and best yet they do not cheat us on the fair because we are tourists, there is a flat rate of 4000 peso. S about US$ 2 in town and to Rodadero or Taganga neighboring villages 8000. And travel in the country. Thanks to President. We’ve been walki...
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SAN BLAS WITH GABY
SAN BLAS WITH GABY. Monday, January 2, 2012. Finally went to the airport to pick up Gaby and meet her after 35 years; that was exciting. She likes roughing it so I took her back on the chicken bus and man did they pack it full again, but she survived and loved it. Gaby and I had having a wonderful time catching up and especially talking about our childhood, so many things we forgot have come in to our minds again. It was really good to have her here. What is a mola? This was the first day we did not rece...
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La Paz to Puerto Vallarta
La Paz to Puerto Vallarta. Sunday, January 22, 2006. December to May 98/99. To view Album scroll to end). The next morning around 11 am we departed Partida for the 235 mile sail across to the mainland. Going through the Channel towards Isla Ceralvo, we caught a sierra and a nice yellow fin tuna and while Sid was cleaning the tuna I was sitting up on deck with Wasabi and Soya sauce already and Jeanette was drooling in the cockpit, waiting for the Sas. On arrival Sid noticed that we had a problem with the ...
