Random thoughts from the sea
Days 5-9, 2026 Grand World Voyage Thursday to Monday, Jan. 8-12, 2026; Barbados and Belem, Brazil. Despite being distinctly (at least to my eyes) not on the Amazon River, Belém, Brazil, is considered by many to be the gateway to the Amazon. I’m guessing it achieves that distinction because the
Continue reading
Day 7, 2024 Grand World Voyage Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024; Devil’s Island, French Guiana A friend in Andorra is tracking our journey and noticed yesterday that we were sailing down the northeast coast of South America, past Venezuela toward Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. “Are you going to Jonestown?” he
Continue reading
Day 65, 2023 Grand South America and Antarctica Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023; Devil’s Island, French Guiana We are at Devils Island today, and appropriately, it’s hot as hell. I didn’t check the temperature, but on land it felt like the hottest day so far. It’s hard to remember that just
Continue reading
Day 8, Grand World Voyage 2020 Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020; Devil’s Island, French Guiana The monkeys are posing and preening for the tourists, and I reach in my bag for my iPhone to snap a picture. It isn’t there. I had forgotten to pack it before I came ashore today
Continue reading
Recent Comments