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	<title>Rosario Sailing Reports</title>
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	<description>The Cruising Adventures of s/v Rosario, by Tni and David Newhoff</description>
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		<title>Rosario Video Slideshow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s our year-long trip in a four minute video&#8230;


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		<title>Big News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I apologize in advance for droning on in this blog but there is just   so much to say&#8230;
What&#8217;s our big news??? We have sold our beloved Rosario.
Fundamental to our plans has been the belief that we would/could sell   our boat at the end of the year. Being a tiny bit superstitious, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=314</link>
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		<title>Our Palma Days</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Palma is proving to be a wonderful city in which to plant ourselves   and work on selling the boat. Incidentally, Joel brought a little   luck with him during his visit as we had our first nibble of interest   on the boat while he was here. We were out for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=313</link>
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		<title>The Fastest I Have Moved in a Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We took the ferry from Palma to Barcelona to go hang out out with our   good friends Marilee and Jon who were there for work. David and I   could not stop marveling at how quickly this monster sized boat moved   over the water. The ease with which it glided [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=312</link>
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		<title>Friends Visit Mallorca</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few days after arriving in Palma we were joined by two people who I   had been looking forward to seeing since they told me they were   coming more than a year ago. Glen flew over from SF and Debbie from   London. I&#8217;ll let it be known that during [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=310</link>
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		<title>Beautiful Palma and Cruising Contrasts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been thinking about how vastly different our European and   Caribbean experiences have been. The Caribbean was all about the   universe of its beautiful waters &#8211; anchoring in it, swimming in it,   fishing in it, or simply just basking in it. Europe has been about   the culture, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=309</link>
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		<title>More Jellyfish, an Amazing Sunrise, and a Mallorcan Landfall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We made our way up the north coast of Ibiza, staging for our next   passage to Mallorca. We found a nice spot on a small island off the   northeast tip of Ibiza, perfect for an early AM departure. It was a   lovely anchorage that ended up being such a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=307</link>
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		<title>Paradise Found&#8230;Again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I realize that I&#8217;ve used this subject line before (you may remember the little slice of heaven that I wrote about called Conception Island), but this place is also truly deserving of this moniker. This   is the Ibiza that you rarely hear about. Not the Ibiza of all night   clubbing and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=304</link>
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		<title>36 Hours from Almerimar to Espalmador: Fog, Dolphins, and Flying Downwind</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We left Almerimar in the morning to make the our 36 hour, 243   nautical mile passage to The Balearics. The first 6-8 hours brought   light winds and an easy motor-sail around Cabo de Gata. As the sun   went down a dense fog surrounded us. It&#8217;s one of my least [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=292</link>
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		<title>Caleta de Vélez&#8230;.twice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After three short days in Marbella, we headed for Caleta de Vélez. As   a side-note, our good friend Ludy&#8217;s mother&#8217;s family is from the   village of Vélez which is just inland from the port town of Caleta de Vélez. We did not know this until later, but it&#8217;s still pretty  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=291</link>
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		<title>Marbella: So Chic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it is true, we were quite happy to be on our way from Gibraltar   and eager to get back to Spain. The trouble is that the southern   coast is littered with highrise resorts and apartment developments   and during the summer months, is completely overrun with   tourists. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=286</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t touch the monkeys!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We spent about a week in Gibraltar. For the most part it&#8217;s a pretty avoidable destination, but sailing into the port was fun and felt historical.
One day we took the cable car to the top of the famous Rock. Signs   were posted everywhere warning visitors to avoid touching or feeding   the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=284</link>
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		<title>Africa and The Strait of Gibraltar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This little blurb written en route to Gibraltar:
It&#8217;s 9:15 on Wednesday, August 7. We are in transit from Barbate Spain to Gibraltar and I just spotted Africa. This is SO surreal! We are on our boat, our little boat that has traveled thousands and thousands of miles, and now this&#8230;the continent of Africa lays before [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=283</link>
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		<title>Viva Seville: Flamenco Dancing, Moorish Architecture, and Jamon Iberico!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My latest ambition is to become a flamenco dancer. David will play   flamenco guitar. I&#8217;m crazy&#8230;I know, but one can dream right???
We spent 3 wonderful days in Seville. After debating taking the boat   up the Guadalquivir river to get there, we decided it was too long   a journey for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=282</link>
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		<title>Photos From Rota</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are some photos from our time in Rota (David is the resident photographer&#8230;I just write the blogs so can&#8217;t take credit for his   photography magic). The church here was one of the most special that we have seen with its painted ceilings (sorry I don&#8217;t have any pics of them). I loved [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=281</link>
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		<title>What I Was Doing on a Naval Base in Rota</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our first stop in Spain was Ayamonte. We stayed there only a few days   before heading on to Rota which is just across the bay from Cadiz in   the heart of Andalucia. 
Ten miles offshore, I tune into a radio   station. It&#8217;s playing American tunes. This comes as no [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=279</link>
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		<title>Lagos to Faro and a Few Places in Between</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Laurent was flying out of Faro so we began edging our way east along the coast. Leaving Lagos we were blessed with a perfect day of   sailing. No engine needed, the winds were exactly where we wanted   them as we glided past stunning sandstone cliff faces. The grottos   that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=271</link>
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		<title>Racing Rosario in Lagos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After arriving from the Azores and completing the Atlantic Crossing,   we stayed in the marina without doing any sailing for a week. The   rest was nice, but we soon felt the hunger to sail. The local sailing   club (Lagos Navigator&#8217;s Club) was holding a friendly regatta and we  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=272</link>
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		<title>Our Surprise Guest, Lisbon, and Silves</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guess what?? We&#8217;re in Spain now! I&#8217;ll attempt to bring you up to date   on what we&#8217;ve been up to.
David&#8217;s friend Laurent made a spontaneous visit to us from France   which was such a treat! He flew into Lisbon and we rented to car to   go up and meet [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=270</link>
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		<title>Sao Miguel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I realize that I&#8217;m going backwards but I would be remiss if I did not   tell you about the final island that we visited in the Azores, Sao   Miguel. It would have been a shame if we had bypassed it   altogether&#8230;which we had considered doing. Besides the stunning natural [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=269</link>
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		<title>A View of Horta</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I thought that I would share some photos from our time in Horta where   we rented scooters, hiked a volcano, and were awed by yet another   lush and picturesque island in the Azores archipelago. Can you   believe those flying saucer clouds??? I have never seen anything like   [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=268</link>
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		<title>The Golden Gate Bridge &amp; Rosario Immortalized in Horta</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Horta there is a tradition that all arriving mariners should paint   the name of their vessel on one of the marina walls. As a result all   of the walls and walkways throughout the entire marina make up a   colorful patchwork mural. To ignore this tradition is considered to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=267</link>
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		<title>Resting in Lagos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s hard to describe the tranquility on Rosario right now. A week   ago the boat was pounding through tall seas while healed at 45   degrees. Motionless in the marina, we find it hard to believe it&#8217;s   even on water anymore. We love the change.
Lagos is a wonderful seaside, European [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=250</link>
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		<title>Joy of Joys</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We made it! We are now officially on the European Continent&#8230;terra   firma and it feels so good! Our last leg took exactly six days. It   was a tough one (surprise, surprise). In part b/c we were just so   close that we could taste it and in part b/c our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=248</link>
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		<title>Bye Bye Flores</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are slowly making our way through the wonderful archipelago of the   Azores. After Flores, we headed roughly 130 miles east to Horta on   the island of Faial &#8211; our original destination for making landfall.    After 18 days at sea, it was a breeze of an overnight sail. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=247</link>
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		<title>More photos of our arrival in Flores</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As we were about to make landfall in Flores, we were greeted by a   welcoming committee of no less than 100 dolphins. It was   unbelievable, they came from every direction jumping, swimming, and   racing to dance in our bow wake. I kid you not, it was straight out  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=246</link>
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		<title>Some Photos from the Crossing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are some more photos taken during the crossing&#8230;
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		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=245</link>
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		<title>John Log 10- Horta, Island of Faial, Azores</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sitting in a small restaurant two streets back from the waterfront waiting for the rest of the crew to meet for lunch. David, Tni, and Jeff went back to Rosario to move her so that a boat rafted inside of us on the quay can depart for points unknown. We were three out from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=260</link>
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		<title>John Log 9 &#8211; Flores</title>
		<description><![CDATA[38 deg, 50 min north latitude, 29 deg, 38 min west longitude.
I just woke up from a couple of hours of sleeping for the 12:00am to 2:00am watch, my first watch in four nights. It was awfully nice to sleep through the night in a largely unmoving bed for the three nights we were anchored [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=259</link>
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		<title>Safe in Flores, Azores</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Landfall!!!!
Diverted by a strong low pressure system, we managed to sneak into Flores. Flores is about 130 miles from our original destination of Horta. All of us feel incredibly lucky to arrive here ahead of the strong wind and waves. It´s also a treat to visit one of the islands that most skip enroute to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=243</link>
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		<title>Jeff Log 7</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Land Ho!
Smiling faces all around as we sited land about 2 hours ago and will arrive in another 2!  We can see a beautiful (though still kind of fuzzy from here) mountain rising 2000 feet into the sky.
The Azores are made up of three sets of islands.  The largest city, Horta, our main [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=242</link>
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		<title>John Log 8 &#8211; Gunning for Flores</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night&#8217;s weather report from Herb contained more bad news for us. He&#8217;s still predicting near gale force winds from the afternoon of Monday (today) through Tuesday and maybe Wednesday. We listened to the communications betweeen Herb and other boats in our area and one in particular was very interested. A boat about 60 miles [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=258</link>
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		<title>Detour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have decided to take a detour and will make landfall in Flores in lieu of Horta. We don&#8217;t know anything about the island beyond what we can garner from our charts. What we do know is that it is 100 miles west of Horta which means that we will be there TOMORROW!!! Whooo hooo.
Things [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=241</link>
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		<title>Rotton Luck</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By now you have read the previous posting from Jeff. It was so deflating to be dealt that bit of news given all of our previous delays at the beginning of this passage. Yesterday was the first day that I had dared to allow myself to feel the excitement of the anticipation of having completed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=239</link>
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		<title>Jeff Log6</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First Mate Golden reporting:
Yesterday was a real doozy for us.  While it was not so bad for me compared to a few days ago &#8212; I played the guitar a lot &#8212; generally I think it was a low morale-wise for everyone.  It&#8217;s mostly the monotony and how long this trip has ended [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=240</link>
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		<title>John Log 7 &#8211; Going for it, and Cinnamon Rolls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Things change quick over night. David downloaded current weather reports over night during his watch and spent some time reviewing them and so in the morning Captain David made the decision that we&#8217;d continue on, keeping as much sail up as possible, trying to maintain seven plus knots in order to get into Horta before [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=257</link>
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		<title>John Log 6 &#8211; More bad weather news</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we moved the clocks forward to UTC -1 (UTC stands for &#8216;universal coordinated time&#8217; and is what we used to refer to as &#8216;greenwhich mean time&#8217;. Pilot&#8217;s refer to all UTC times as &#8216;zulu&#8217;). Its 6:12pm as I write this and I just woke up from a nap. I&#8217;ve been taking naps pretty much [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=256</link>
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		<title>Jeff Log6</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First Mate Phoenix reporting:
Personally three days ago was one of the hardest days for me.  While the conditions are 100 times better than that first week &#8212; good weather, we&#8217;re able to sleep, and we&#8217;re actually moving in the right direction, and at a good clip.  But not being able to read or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=238</link>
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		<title>Thursday June 7</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Was it not for the fact that there was not even the slightest suggestion of wind, I would have considered today perfect. The sun is warm but there is a slight crispness in the air. The water is glassier than I have ever seen. Are we on a lake??? I spent the morning whale watching [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=237</link>
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		<title>John Log 5 &#8211; A Swim in a Pond</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A high pressure system moved further south than anticipated and we were stuck in it for the better part of two days. We burned off about half of our remaining diesel supply motoring through these doldrums.
Its sure easy to see where sailors in the old days would have found this tough to endure. Glassy seas, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=255</link>
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		<title>The Stars Are Out Tonight</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I came up on watch at 12AM and a universe of stars awaited me. I don&#8217;t think I have seen so many in quite some time. Some are so low on the horizon, I could mistake them for ships. Off in the distance I can make out two ships &#8211; two more than we have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=236</link>
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		<title>Daily Routine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am surprised by how quickly the days whiz by. It&#8217;s not like we&#8217;re busy, but our days are plenty full &#8211; what with our position reporting, logging, several daily net chats, a couple of games, reading, and meals, sunset comes along sooner rather than later. We&#8217;ve spent the past two weeks on Bermuda time [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=235</link>
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		<title>John Log 4 &#8211; Marlinspike Seamanship</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Repairs on the gennaker yesterday were successful, though we haven&#8217;t had any weather yesterday or today where we need to use it.
Today has been a pretty relaxing sail overall. We&#8217;ve been close hauled all day, but the winds haven&#8217;t been too strong and we&#8217;ve made 5 to 6 knots towards the Azores all day. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=254</link>
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		<title>A Simple Truth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Something changes the human ear on long passages; it becomes ultrasonic. As a result I&#8217;ve had a hard time sleeping. I can hear a wind shift, a slacking jib sheet or even loose parts in one of the lockers. It has come in handy once or twice, but most of the time it just keeps [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=234</link>
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		<title>Jeff Log5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First Mate Hare Herb reporting:
You&#8217;ve seen a cow chew its cud.  It doesn&#8217;t compare with sailors talking about the weather.  About 25% of the words uttered on this ship refer to the weather and our course.  The high point of the day comes at 5pm when we get our daily dose of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=233</link>
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		<title>Saturday June 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning I woke up certain that I had arrived in the Twilight Zone. First of all, I slept REALLY hard and did not wake until after 8AM. As it turns out, I was the last to arise&#8230;given that aside from the person on watch, I am usually the first, I was amazed. The reason [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=232</link>
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		<title>John Log 3 &#8211; Eating amazingly well</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, we&#8217;re still going to end up taking probably more like 18 to 20 days for this passage rather than the originally estimated 14, but at least the last three days have seen us making good progress. We&#8217;ve finally managed some beam and broad reach sailing in somewhat lighter winds with the &#8216;gennaker&#8217; (a combo [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=253</link>
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		<title>Jeff Log4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First Mate Fish Whisperer reporting:
Wrote this sometime during the wrathful waves and rain that characterized most of our first week at sea:
&#8220;Our blood is merely an evolved form of these very ocean waters that flowed through the single cell bodies of our ancestors 5-6 billion years ago.  And yet I&#8217;m hypersensitive to how dangerous [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=231</link>
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		<title>Friday June 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not a lot to report today. We continue to try to make northerly progress in hopes of getting above a high pressure ridge that will give us the magical southwesterly winds to send us on our way straight to the Azores. So far this passage has been very all or nothing which is a continual [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=230</link>
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		<title>Jeff Log3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dishwasher, First Rank, Golden reporting:
Ahhhh&#8230; First night of good sleep in a week.  Calm seas and no wind meant a night of motoring directly towards the Azores &#8212; and no war zone conditions to sleep in.  7 hours total quality sleep for me.  Feels good.
Fulll moon and Venus on my watch last [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=229</link>
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		<title>Thursday May 31</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The dance seemed to have worked, we awoke this morning to blue skies and glassy seas. And though there was only a whisper of wind, I think glee would be the word to best describe the feeling this crew had upon coming on deck this morning. Not only was it dry, but is was also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=228</link>
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		<title>More Thoughts From Jeff Log2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First Mate Golden reporting:
Sailing.  Let me say a couple things about it that might seem obvious to most of you but which as someone who has not ever been sailing before were striking to me.  First, sailing is very slow.  When we are actually going at our max speed of near 8 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=227</link>
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		<title>John Log 2 &#8211; Where on earth are we going?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hola,
I&#8217;d originally planned on sending out an email about this trip every few days, but its turned out to be difficult to work on the computer. For obvious reasons, I can&#8217;t really use it up in the cockpit. I&#8217;ve been drenched more than once by a stray wave in sailboat cockpits. In the cabin however, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=252</link>
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		<title>A Message From Jeff  Log1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[May 30 &#8211; First mate/potato scrubber/deck swabber Golden reporting:
Writing time is precious.  It&#8217;s been stormy weather for days now so the laptop cannot go above deck.  And to go below deck is to invite seasickness.  And to work on a computer below deck is sure death.  Seasickness is my current nemesis [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=226</link>
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		<title>Wednesday May 30 Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did I say &#8220;drizzle&#8221; in my last posting??? I&#8217;ve certainly jinxed myself then, b/c &#8220;drizzle&#8221; has been replaced by a steady downpour. Jeff was the first to take advantage of the many showers with a shower himself.
We&#8217;ve again been witnessing a lot of bird activity. I am completely awed by them. Where are they going? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wednesday May 30</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Here comes the sun&#8230;here comes the sun&#8230;here comes the sun and I say, it&#8217;s alright&#8221;. I send this to the sun god with the hopes that we will be graced with the sun&#8217;s presence sometime in the near future. We have not felt its warmth since Saturday and though we are only experiencing a small [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=224</link>
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		<title>Tuesday May 29</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is a good day for two very good reasons: The rain has subsided, the seas are not quite as steep, no more 30 knt gusts, and everyone seems to be feeling better. David and I celebrate our three year wedding anniversary somewhere near the middle of the Atlantic! Pretty amazing&#8230;I don&#8217;t think we will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=223</link>
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		<title>Monday May 28</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m starting to feel like I&#8217;m sounding like a broken record&#8230;but here it goes. Conditions for the past 36 hours are reminiscent of parts of our passage to Bermuda. Squalls, steep seas, 35 knt gusts. Unfortunately, the abatement of the guy&#8217;s seasickness was short lived and as weather conditions worsened, so did theirs. The good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunday May 27</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday&#8217;s trend of light winds continued. We finally threw up our genneker and though we were making a mere 3 knots, we were happy to have the engine off. The seas were perfectly glassy and we enjoyed the calm of the ride. Funny how entertainment takes on a more loose definition out here. Spending the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=221</link>
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		<title>Dolphins and Light Winds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally&#8230;dolphins! We have not seen them since Conception Island and what a treat to be visited by them on the first day of our passage. They were playful and hung out for a while. We are convinced that they like when you clap for them, so we of course gave them a standing ovation.
We began [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=220</link>
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		<title>John Log 1 &#8211; Bermuda Departure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We departed Bermuda yesterday (Friday) morning at about 7:30am, after delaying our departure two days for more favorable weather and to take in the dinghy races taking place on Bermuda Day (national holiday). The races ended up getting canceled due to high winds.
The channel out of the harbor is a very narrow cut, after which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=251</link>
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		<title>We&#8217;re Off&#8230;Again!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is early morning on Friday, May 24 and we are just about ready to   hoist the sails and sail out of Bermuda Harbor enroute to the Azores!   In roughly 1800 miles and  2 weeks we should arrive at our   destination in Horta. We are now a little [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=219</link>
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		<title>We&#8217;re Here! Bermuda at Last</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Leg 1 of our passage is complete and we are resting comfortably in   Bermuda! It was a long and arduous journey, especially for just two   people, and after eight days and 900 miles at sea, we were incredibly relieved to get here, get some sleep,   and start ramping up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=218</link>
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		<title>Afternoon 7</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Blue skies, nothing but blue skies. We enjoyed a beautiful, rainless   sunrise this morning. Our limp has been elevated to a skip and we are   now blazing along at a good clip. The seas have calmed and the   slamming has subsided. We are in the homestretch with less than [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=217</link>
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		<title>Day 7</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Surprising: How many birds we have seen out here in the middle of   nowhere. I think that they are just as surprised at the sight of us   as they circle our boat and we call to them. Disturbing: The plastic that we continue to see floating by our boat.
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		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=211</link>
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		<title>Day 6</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have been doing so much &#8220;hurry up and wait&#8221; as of late. By   midnight last night, the winds had clocked enough that we were able   to make a move. Because we were getting so beaten up by the waves, we   decided to fall off our course a bit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=210</link>
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		<title>Day 5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We spent another night last night getting beat up by squalls. The   worst of it now seems to be over, that is as long as we say below 27   degrees north&#8230;which is proving to be a bit of a challenge given   that the winds have kicked up and even [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=209</link>
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		<title>Night Three</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Conditions changed dramatically overnight. Whereas before the   Atlantic was like a placid lake offering us perfect winds, those   conditions have been replaced by rain&#8230;sheets and sheets of it never   ending, wind, and lightening in every direction. Not exactly the kind   of thing you want to see when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=208</link>
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		<title>Day Two</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sailing downwind is so nice and quiet compared to the upwind sailing   we&#8217;ve been doing for the past six months. We have the spinnaker out,   there is no swell, and it is downright peaceful. There is not a soul   in sight and standing on the bow looking 360 it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=207</link>
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		<title>A Bit of Comedy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After catching and filleting the tuna, David saved a few pieces to   use as bait. We had our pole out and were just sitting chatting when   suddenly, the entire rod goes flying over the rail. Our reflexes had   no time to react and all we could do was look [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=206</link>
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		<title>Day One</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are having a beautiful day of sailing. 15 knots of wind on a nice   beam reach. We haven&#8217;t turned the engine on yet and will be so   grateful if our passage continues on like this. David caught a   beautiful tuna within an hour of setting out and it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=205</link>
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		<title>Day One Time to Go</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are heading to starting line and are very excited!!! Such a weird thing but I have to admit that I am feeling a bit emotional. We have put so much of ourselves into getting to this place and now it is here. Wish us luck. I will try to continue to post via SSB [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=204</link>
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		<title>T Minus 24 Hours</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We had our safety inspection yesterday and passed which is pleasing   and a bit of a relief given that we have been scrambling for the past   few days to get a few items that we did not have. Among a host of   many other things, David has our additional [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=203</link>
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		<title>The Countdown is On</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are now a mere two days from the first leg of the crossing! We&#8217;ve   spent the past week getting the boat and ourselves sorted out and   ready. With each passing day, our task list seemed to grow but now we   have finally made a dent and we are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=202</link>
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		<title>A Big Milestone: Antigua</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve made it&#8230;we&#8217;re here! It is hard to believe that after almost 6   months of cruising in the Bahamas and the Caribbean, we have arrived   at the place that we have been preparing for for so long. We are in   Antigua and will spend the next couple of weeks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=201</link>
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		<title>Our Giant Kite</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we flew our gennaker (a type of spinnaker) for the first time   and wow, was it beautiful! We had not flown it up until this point   for two reasons: 1. we&#8217;d never flown it before and David and our   dealer had only taken it out of the bag [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=199</link>
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		<title>Chutes de Carbet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Chutes de Carbet are these magnificent waterfalls on the interior   of Gaudaloupe. David and I had a wonderful hike up to see them. We   snuck across the barrier and got as close as we could, enough to feel   the mist on our faces. Felt like being back in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=198</link>
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		<title>What do Cows and Egrets Have in Common?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is the strangest thing. I&#8217;d say that at least 60% of the cows that   we saw in Guadaloupe had an egret friend standing next to it. I can&#8217;t   quite figure it out. David thinks that perhaps the cow is unearthing   some kind of food that the egret can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=197</link>
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		<title>An Ultra Special Guest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We were SO thrilled to have David&#8217;s dad come and stay with us for a   week. It was very special to have him finally see the boat and we   loved sharing St. Barts with him. He was with us for Easter and we   went to a mass given in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=196</link>
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		<title>A Day at the Sereno</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We had always wanted to travel to St. Barts together and though they   were missed on this trip, Ludy and Monte made their presence greatly   felt. They surprised us with a very generous treat of a day at the   ultra chic Sereno, complete with lunch, an afternoon of lounging [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=195</link>
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		<title>The Bucket</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We were incredibly lucky as we just happened to be in St. Barts during The   Bucket, a three day race for boats over 100 feet. The   megayachts that once filled the marina were ushered out to make room   for the mega sailboats. These things were amazing! We had seen [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=194</link>
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		<title>The Best Free Entertainment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We could stand there endlessly (and did sometimes&#8230;over and over   again) watching the planes land in St. Barts. I wonder if there   exists anywhere a runway like it. It lies at the base of a hill which   makes for a very steep and quick descent. At the end of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=193</link>
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		<title>David to the Rescue</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a great pic of David helping a young motorist in distress.   Anna, as it turns out, ended up being our waitress at not one but two of the local restaurants.
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		<title>St. Barts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it is true, we loved St. Barts. We had a feeling we would, as   did Ludy and Monte who have been going there annually for years.   Beyond the natural beauty with whitewashed buildings and red tin   roofs peppering the landscape of rugged hills that melted into the  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=191</link>
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		<title>Colombier</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After our bumpy ride from St. Martin we were thrilled to arrive at   the beautiful, semi-secluded anchorage of Colombier on the   northwestern coast of St. Barts. While in St. Martin we were anchored   in a lagoon which did not allow us to swim off the back of the boat, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=189</link>
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		<title>Monte: &#8220;St. Martin or Bust!&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just had to add that on our short but treacherous journey from St.   Martin to St. Barts, Monte (the dinghy, not the person) decided that   he was not ready to leave St. Martin and attempted to make his way   back. I happened to be gazing at the horizon [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=185</link>
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		<title>BVI to St Martin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We had a very nice crossing from the British Virgin Islands to St.   Martin, leaving at 4:00pm and arriving the next morning around   7:00am. Winds were favorable for the first 7 hours, so we enjoyed   some great sailing. It was one of those rare passages of nice winds,  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=184</link>
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		<title>Bubbles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Those who  know me well know how much I love champagne. Those who   know me even better know how much I love Ruinart champagne. It has   been my favorite for years, it is the champagne that my husband   proposed to me with, and sadly it has been absent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=186</link>
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		<title>My Husband the Watermaker</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of things that I envisioned would happen on this trip   that have proved not to be exactly so. Perhaps they have ended up   being some variation of my vision but many times, nowhere near. I   thought we would be swimming off the back of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=187</link>
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		<title>Tortola Art Festival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Before leaving Virgin Gorda headed to St. Martin, we hopped over to   Tortola to go to an art festival that featured artists from all over   the Caribbean displaying their work. The day ended with dance, music   and the lighting of the &#8220;fire ball&#8221;, a carved metal sphere full of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=183</link>
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		<title>Photos from Ludy &amp; Monte&#8217;s Visit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thought I would share some photos from our wonderful week with Ludy   and Monte. We had great sailing just about every day that they were   here and covered quite a bit of ground throughout that BVIs. We   explored Virgin Gorda, Tortola, and Peter Island (loved!). Thanks so   [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=182</link>
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		<title>Exploring the North Sound</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been having such a great time exploring the North Sound via   the wonderful trails that snake all over the islands. Every run takes   me to some amazing summit and I usually have the trails all to   myself. We&#8217;ve spent a lot of time at the Bitter End [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=180</link>
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		<title>More Time in the North Sound</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We had hoped to leave the BVIs with Aurora headed for St. Martin on   Tuesday, but we didn&#8217;t get the weather window that we needed. It has   been quite some time since this has been an issue given that we have   been traveling to islands in such close proximity [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=179</link>
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		<title>Sunday morning in Cane Garden Bay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We awoke this morning to the wonderful sounds of church music. We   peeked out of our bedroom hatch to find that there were baptisms   going on on the beach. A group of people were in the water and the   rest sang along the shore. It was refreshing to catch [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=178</link>
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		<title>A Very Old Distillery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we visited a two hundred year old rum distillery in Cane Garden   Bay, Tortola. We were struck by the texture of the the heavily worn   machinery and the incredibly old building. During their production   season they bottle about 25 gallons a day.
The simplicity of the process and ingredients [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=176</link>
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		<title>Ah&#8230;The Baths</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Virgin Gorda
The baths are so incredible. Everywhere we would go people would say   &#8220;you have to see the baths&#8221; &#8220;you have to go to the baths&#8221; well&#8230;I   get it. Amazing. I almost don&#8217;t believe that nature placed these   boulders. Up, under, over, and across. We were smart and heeded [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=175</link>
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		<title>They&#8217;re Here!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I cannot say that I have experienced homesickness yet since leaving in  November. I certainly miss everyone but I have been pleasantly surprised by how easy it has been to maintain contact with all who are near and dear. It is rarely more than a week that we go without being able to check [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Culebrita</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Unbelievable! The best word to describe the chiquita Culebra.   Culebrita is a beautiful little island just off the east side of   Culebra. We hiked up to the lighthouse and had an evening picnic at   the top, swam in the baths, and snorkeled off the back of the boat.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=174</link>
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		<title>Boqueron, a Birthday and a Rainforest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You may have noticed that there are parts of our recent journey that   have been skipped over, namely a good deal of the time that we were   in Puerto Rico (excluding the Spanish Virgins). I was sick for half of the time that we were there :( hence the lack of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=173</link>
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		<title>A Fabulous Gift!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a going away present, Joel and Leslie gave us a gift certificate   that was redeemable at one of four restaurant options on St. John. We   selected Asolare which sits in the trees upon a hilltop, overlooking   Cruz bay, with further views of St. Thomas. We got dressed up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=168</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Lobster Season!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[David speared his first lobster yesterday! Yes, he is my hero! Paul   from Aurora caught two and we all shared a fantastic meal of grilled   lobster that night.
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		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=169</link>
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		<title>Biking on Culebra</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we spent a fun day of bicycling across the beautiful island   of Culebra (the Spanish Virgin Islands). I don&#8217;t know that I have   ever ridden up more hills in my life but the 7 mile ride was worth it   when we came out on the eastern side of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=170</link>
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		<title>Whales</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While making passage from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico we   received an incredible gift. Off the northwest tip of the DR, we saw   a whale breach nearly a dozen times less than 100 meters from our   boat! I have never seen anything like it before. It felt as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=171</link>
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		<title>At last!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[GO COLTS!!!!
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		<title>Luperon, Dominican Republic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Four days at sea and we arrived in the wonderful Luperon, Dominican   Republic. After becoming accustomed to the arid lowlands of the   Bahamas for the past couple of months, the lush green mountains of DR   were a feast for our eyes. The passage was a smooth (albeit long)  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=164</link>
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		<title>The flying fish used to be cute, but not so much anymore&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have just completed my longest passage to date. It is nice to have   these kind of miles under my belt and to continue to build on my   sailing knowledge and experience. We left Conception Island on   Tuesday evening and arrived in the Dominican Republic on Friday   [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=161</link>
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		<title>Paradise Found</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We spent a week on Conception Island, an uninhabited island in the   southern Bahamas and it is no exaggeration when I say to you that it   is the most beautiful place that I have ever seen! David caught his   first fish the day before yesterday as did some friends [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=162</link>
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		<title>Marina Bliss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We left Georgetown and decided to take advantage of the winds and   headed north to get south (this is a common technique). Which would   also give us a better angle on the winds for the following day. Our   plan was to head north to Emerald Bay and from there [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=160</link>
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		<title>Georgetown Cruisers VHF Net</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Georgetown is a haven for cruising yachts enjoying the winter season   or as a stopover on the route South to the Caribbean. There are   hundreds of boats in the area that form a rather solid community.   Each morning they have a cruising net broadcast on VHF channel 72  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=159</link>
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		<title>Big Majors and the Bay of Pigs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We spent several days in the heart of the Exumas at a wonderful   anchorage off Staniel Cay called Big Majors Spot. It offered great   protection from the wind and waves, as well as an abundance of   activities. We started immediately by snorkeling and having a cold   beer. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=158</link>
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		<title>Black Point Cay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Though our anchorage at Big Majors has been my favorite so far, Black   Point Settlement is my favorite village. We were there for two nights   along with Shazza. We also met another boat Crux there who it looks   like we will try to make the trip down to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=157</link>
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		<title>Thanks!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This blog is just to say Thank You for all of your comments!!! It   means so much to have you all reading our blog and following our   adventures. Knowing that we are in your thoughts and getting your   messages from across the miles puts smiles on our faces. Thinking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=156</link>
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		<title>The Exumas at Last</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right now we are in the Exumas. Their beauty is like nothing I have   ever seen before &#8211; they are stunning in a way that words cannot give   justice to&#8230;but I&#8217;ll try ;) After waiting for our &#8220;weather window&#8221;   in Nassau, we finally got it yesterday morning. More than [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=154</link>
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		<title>Nassau</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Marilee and Jon arrived on Friday and we were so happy to see them!   We spent only 4 days in Nassua&#8230;which is definitely more than enough   time to experience it. It&#8217;s a &#8220;city&#8221; and while we were not thrilled   at having to be there when where we really wanted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=153</link>
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		<title>My Hemingway Moment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a huge appreciation for slowing things down and enjoying the   simplicity of a good meal with good people (especially now that I&#8217;m   being afforded that luxury more and more in our new life)&#8230;this was   our Christmas in Bimini. It was very special to have Mary with us [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=155</link>
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		<title>Bimini or Bust</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We arrived in Bimini on Christmas Eve after an 8 hour crossing from   Miami. We left the Miami Beach Marina at 2AM. We had hit the hay   early so we were all fairly rested (relative term when it comes to   making crossings). Our greatest task was keeping track of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=152</link>
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		<title>36 Bridges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am happy to report that we finally left West Palm Beach! As much as   we enjoyed our little marina, it was nice to hit the water. Mary   joined us on Saturday and we spent a few days showing her West Palm, but once we realized that we were not going [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=151</link>
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		<title>I&#8217;m a Ham!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s official, I am a ham&#8230;not that you didn&#8217;t already know   that ;) The truth is that last week I passed the written exams for   both my technician class (level 2) and general class (level 3) ham   radio licenses. This was a huge relief given the weeks that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=150</link>
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		<title>More prep work&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So today I put my fear of heights to the test. With a harness   attached to a jib halyard, Tni raised me up the mast using the   electric winch in the cockpit. It took a while to get comfortable. I   first installed a radar reflector before getting up the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=149</link>
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		<title>Some Rosario Photos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi all,
Here are a few shots of Rosario. We are almost done with the   commissioning and only have a few projects left. Weather permitting,   we&#8217;ll leave Sunday for the Bahamas. Let&#8217;s hope the weather improves;   right now it&#8217;s raining cats and dogs. My brother would say, &#8220;yeah, I  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=148</link>
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		<title>Weekend Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We did not head to Ft. Lauderdale as planned yesterday. After speaking with our sailing club looking for marina or anchorage recommendations they have suggested that we bypass it altogether (even though that is where they are headquartered) and head straight to Miami. We have heard this from many others as well and may heed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=147</link>
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		<title>Warm weather sailing in the rain&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today was a great day. We had hoped to sail on Friday or Saturday,   but that was not possible due to rain. We decided yesterday, that   rain or shine we would venture out today. We were eager to both get   in some sailing time as well as practice our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=143</link>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey everyone, we obviously have a lot to be thankful for these days. We&#8217;ve been here for two weeks and have loved every minute. We&#8217;ll miss sharing Thanksgiving with family this year. 
There&#8217;s much still to do, but the process is very fun. We had our first sail the other day. The boat is amazing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=142</link>
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		<title>Weather, Weather, Everywhere</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Up bright and early this morning. Today is part two of  a two day   weather course (Basic Marine Meteorology Workshop) that David and I   are taking. The two days go from 8-5 and are taught by this weather   guru at the Merchant Marine weather center about an hour [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=140</link>
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		<title>The time has come!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We FINALLY get to go out tomorrow. After almost a week of living on the boat and getting everything sorted out, we finally get to take Rosario for spin tomorrow. We do the official check-out where we are basically out all day and go through every aspect and detail of the boat with our production [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=139</link>
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		<title>Our First Visitor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yay! We had our first visitor today. The very lovely Danielle Gowdy   happened to be in town for work and stopped by this AM for a visit. I   was filled with so much joy over getting to share Rosario with her   and her enthusiasm made it all the more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=141</link>
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		<title>Day One</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We just spent our first night on the boat. I slept really well. The   bed is surprisingly comfortable and thankfully its strange shape did   not affect its comfort. We woke up to blue skies peeking out of our   little sunroof&#8230;how cool is that&#8230;we have a skylight above our bed! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=138</link>
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		<title>We are here&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well&#8230; we are here! It is no longer this intangible thing, it is   real and we are living it. I say this as I look around the salon and   am amazed at how quickly we have settled in. Still much to be done   but it has certainly taken on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tnianddavid.com/?p=137</link>
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