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Chartering Life |
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November/December 2010 |
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Post show chill out.
To St. Thomas to install solar panels. Back to BVI for official work permit
entry! (A bureaucratic challenge!). Decision to offer One Day Luxury
Charters and preparation. Christmas, hanging out, cleaning the boat and
sipping the occasional cocktail. |
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November/December |
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November 2010 |
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We survived the
show. Not as scary as we expected. More fun, but still very hard work. Lots
of socialising. |
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The
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September/October 2010 |
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Dreaming On survived
Hurricane Earl at the end of August. It was quite a close call. Lots of
cleaning up to do around BVI and in the marina.
Back on board 17th September and lots to do to prepare for
chartering. |
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Preparing to Charter |
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5th Season |
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August/September 2010 |
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Flew back to the UK
via Fort Lauderdale. Only three weeks in UK this year. Some pre-charter
shopping in US. Visiting family in UK. A lfew more DIY house improvements to
complete in our flat in Nottingham. |
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Visit to UK |
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August 2010 |
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Having decided to
charter, there's a lot to do. Many hurdles. We've each taken the STCW
safety, first aid and firefighting course. Also running around to all the
islands we can to get photos of Dreaming On and beaches for our new charter
website. Leaving Dreaming On in BVI for 4 weeks. |
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July & August |
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July 2010 |
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Engine work
finished so we can now plan a future.
Despite the hassles, we are enjoying the Virgin islands so we've decided to
stay a while and charter. Geoff takes his Caribbean Boatmaster's License course.
Simon visits from New York for a few days. |
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May & June 2010 |
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Trips back to BVI
for engine inspections. Denis and Katia arrive in St. Thomas. Honeymoon Bay.
Hanging around Charlotte Amalie and Honeymoon Bay then back to Nanny Cay, BVI for haul
out and hopefully a final engine fix. |
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May & June in the Virgin Islands |
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April 2010 |
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Adam comes to visit
for 8 days and shortly after he leaves the St. Thomas Carnival kicks off. |
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April in the Virgin Islands |
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March 2010 |
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Cruising the
British and US Virgin Islands and more engine trouble. |
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March in the Virgin Islands |
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February 2010 |
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St Thomas
and St John in the US Virgin Islands. Arrival in the
British Virgin Islands and installation of a long-awaited bimini hardtop on
Dreaming On |
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Arrival in the Virgin Islands |
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January to February 2010 |
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Heading east from Puerto Rico,
via the Spanish Virgin Islands. |
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Puerto Rico |
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January 2010 |
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Our journey southeast allows us a brief
and enjoyable look at the DR and chance to meet new friends |
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Dominican
Republic |
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January 2010 |
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Our journey southeast continues through the Turks & Caicos Islands and on to the
DR with a little drama enroute |
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Turks and Caicos
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January 2010 |
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We
finally leave Fort Lauderdale and
journey through the Bahamas on our way to the BVI. |
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Through the Bahamas
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Dreaming On |
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October 2009 to
January 2010 |
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Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach,
Florida. New engines and electronics. |
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Preparing to
Leave Florida |
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August to October
2009 |
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Our summer trip to UK and a short trip to Spain |
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Visit to UK and Spain |
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April to August 2009 |
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Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach,
Florida. An engine seizure and a lightning strike. |
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Repairs in Fort Lauderdale |
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February to April
2009 |
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Fort Lauderdale,
Florida for survey work and to complete electronics upgrade. |
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Arriving in Fort Lauderdale
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December
2008/January 2009 |
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Ft. Myers Beach on Florida's west coast for Christmas, then on to Key
West and Marathon in the Florida Keys. |
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Back in Florida |
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November 2008 .... |
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From the Rio Dulce in Guatemala to Florida's
west coast, via Isla
Mujeres and Cancun in Mexico |
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Guatemala to Florida, via Isla Mujeres |
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October 2008 .... |
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Our maiden voyage from Placencia in Belize to the amazing Rio Dulce in
Guatemala onboard Dreaming On. |
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Rio Dulce, Guatemala |
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September 2008 .... |
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We finally collect Dreaming On, (still called "Dulcinea"), in Belize |
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Dreaming On in Belize |
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3rd Season |
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August & early
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UK |
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Summer in
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June and July 2008 |
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Chesapeake Bay
(Maryland) |
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Maryland |
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June 2008 |
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Chesapeake Bay
(Virginia coastline) |
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Virginia |
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June 2008 |
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Sail Brunswick to
Chesapeake |
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Offshore to
Chesapeake Bay |
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May 2008 |
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Belize (no we didn't
sail there) |
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A Taste of Belize |
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April 2008 |
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A Major Change of
Direction |
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New Plans |
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March 2008 |
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Return to Brunswick Landing
Marina,
Georgia. Preparing Dream On for the Bahamas and
Turks & Caicos. |
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Back Onboard |
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February
2008 |
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Our return from Dubai to UK, UK to Toronto, Toronto to
Brunswick in Georgia via Niagara, Buffalo and West Virginia.
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Enroute to Brunswick |
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Dubai,
UAE |
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August 2006 to
January 2008 |
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Life in the middle
of the world's largest building site. |
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Our Life in
Dubai &
Visitors to Dubai |
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Trips out of Dubai
into Deserts and Wadis. Wadi Beih, Fossil Rock,
Liwa Oasis, Abu Dhabi |
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Deserts & Wadis |
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Musandam: Khasab and the Fjords; Oman: A week camping |
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Musandam &
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Trips out of Dubai |
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Brunswick and Savannah,
New York, |
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From Zero......to
Commercial Operations |
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Jet-Ops & Seawings |
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Second Season |
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March
2006 to July 2006
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Back in the
USA Arriving from Bahamas in Cape Canaveral, Florida to Brunswick, Georgia |
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Cape Canaveral, Florida |
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The Bahamas,
(heading south) |
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Nassau, Shroud Cay, Exuma Park and George Town |
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Islands |
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Provo, French Cay, West Caicos |
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Bahamas, (heading north) |
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Hogsty Reef, Crooked Island area |
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Long Island, Conception & George Town |
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Simon's visit |
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October
2005 to March 2006 |
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Exploring the
East coast of USA (heading south) |
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ICW Charleston to Florida |
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ICW Norfolk, Virginia to Charleston, SC |
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From the Potomac to Norfolk |
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Washington, DC and Potomac River |
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Chestertown and Annapolis, Maryland |
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First Season |
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October 2004 to June
2005 |
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Return to USA |
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The Bahamas |
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Marathon, Florida Keys |
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Christmas with Adam and Simon |
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Maiden Voyage |
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Preparing Dream On in Fort Lauderdale |
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Getting Ready |
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