Closing our Nautical Chapter Many of you are probably wondering why we haven’t posted any Ithaka updates for awhile. The answer: we’ve been wrestling (more…) read more 11218 11
From Chile to Costa Rica! Ithaka arrived safely in Costa Rica–quite a long journey from Valdivia, Chile! We had a delivery crew on board: Ashley (more…) read more 5979 1
Leaving South America I’m terribly behind in posting… I will come back and “fill in the blanks,” but for now, here is the (more…) read more 5456 0
Falklands to Punta Arenas (including a retreat back to Falklands) April 1. We left Falklands heading west to Punta Arenas: about a 4-day crossing. We expecting one weather system, but (more…) read more 7665 3
Falklands: Westpoint Island We arrived at Westpoint Island just after noon on March 29. We had emailed ahead to Thies Matzen and Kicki (more…) read more 7405 1
Stanley: Anyone Have an Anchor? Saturday March 26: Early afternoon, FIPASS called us to come try and dock again; there was a lull (25 knot) (more…) read more 8189 2
We Made It to Falklands! Just a quick note for those of you monitoring our progress. We arrived in Stanley at 10 am. Just before (more…) read more 6884 1
Days 5 & 6 en Route to Falklands Yesterday was tough. We continued south to get below the center of the storm. And, we kept in touch with (more…) read more 8866 2
Day 4: Quiet Day on the Water Not much to report today. Weather conditions have been very mild, with winds 10 to 15 knots, and waves 1 (more…) read more 6800 0
It’s a bird, it’s a plane…. No, it’s Ann flying across the galley! We have spent the day bucking into the wind and the waves. Wave (more…) read more 5572 0
