Project BlueSphere

What a work day!!! I went to the yard with my buddy Chuck today after spending about a grand on supplies (epoxy, sandpaper, glass, etc) and 4, T-105 6v batteries and a starting battery, what a work day. We didn’t get to the yard till around noon but knocked out a solid work day, I’m […]

Well the system (Dark Side) is pulling me in. I bought a Blackberry on ebay and went to AT&T to buy a pre paid plan. As many of you know I don’t have any bills or people taking money out of my account until now. I didn’t sign a contract but AT&T will be taking […]

As soon as I landed in Ft. Lauderdale I drove out to my boat! My first reaction was “Oh my god what did I do”! I knew the boat was a mess but I was so tired I just wanted to find a place to sleep. You know what they say “no rest for the […]

Back on a plane today. I don't think I've ever flown so many miles in one month in my life.   I need to buy batteries for the boat and I've been doing the AGM, Gel, and Wet cell comparisons again, and I think I'm going to stick with 4, or 6 T-105 6V batteries. […]

Looking back at my stress over the past few months seems silly now. My destiny was to buy Splendid and no other boat. She presented herself as soon as I got back just as she was supposed to. I've been chatting with her previous owner and she feels the same way I did when I […]

I know periodically my log titles are “Hung Over”, but that happens every once and a while. My friend Steve threw a wonderful party last night. I saw some old friends, and made some great new ones. I'm smiling from ear to ear even though my head is split open.   I've also bought a boat…, […]

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY, FAST, FAST   I just arrived in California, and I really feel home, it is nice.   I'm off in 10 minutes to the Long Beach airport to fly to Florida to look at a boat, and I'm flying back to California on friday for a week or so then back to […]

Good, good, good, good vibrations!!! Well I’m flying back to California today. The flight should be under 10 hours. I hear it’s pretty rainy and cold so I’m not expecting a warm reception (from the weather). I’m planning on taking a few sleeping pills as soon as I get on the plane to try and […]

Wow, I really got slammed by the Flu!!! I know I’ve been a bit quiet lately but I’ve been really stressed out, not to mention out of my element. My trip to Tokyo is turning out to be a bust and I’ll be returning with less money for a boat then I had to begin […]

I caught the Flu. I had hoped to fly back to LA on Sunday but I have to push it a few days. I’m going to look at a few boats in LA, then fly to my buddies place in Florida. It’s been about 6 years since I’ve been back home to LA, and I […]

Now this is getting strange…, bare with me. I had a dream that Namaste was at a floating dock and sinking. I could see both of her bilge pumps were working overtime and she was listing to port. The water between us was really polluted and someone stopped me as I was about to jump […]

I’m a video editing, boat shopping, youtube’n monster!!! I’ve looked at my computer screen more in the past 6 weeks then I have in the last few years, I swear my eyes are getting worse! For all intensive purposes I’m done with the DVD. I probably only have another 20 or so hours of placing […]

All work and no play makes Alex a dull boy! I’m really sorry my bloging has been minimal lately but I’ve been soooo busy trying to put my new life together. I did get into the YouTube thing and I’m really impressed by it. I’ve uploaded some videos that you guys haven’t seen. The first […]

Well guys, I have an “unofficial” copy of the DVD preview. I still need to work out the sponsor stuff but thought you might want too see some of the result of all my work. This is only 3.5 minutes, the other 90 minutes is the tuff part. You will need good bandwidth to watch […]

Someone caught a picture of Namaste on her trek across Australia and emailed it in, I wanted to post it. It’s always a strange spectacle seeing a sailboat on a truck, isn’t it? By the way, I really think that Asthma tea works if anyone is interested. I’m getting a few boats for sale coming […]

Not much going on today besides work. My life used to be so interesting, ahhhhh, I guess I can hold on a few more weeks ;) Hay if your interested in SSB & Ham communications, there is a reall good thread in the forms section, check it out at http://forums.projectbluesphere.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=147   Cheers. Alex  

I spoke to Wojtec. Namaste has been on her own adventure trucking across Australia, I must say I’m a bit jealous. Anyway, she is back with Wojtec in Adelaide getting ready to go in the water. I do miss her. My life on the sea seems so long ago. My asthma has been acting up […]

Well the DVD is done for the most part. I’m just sweetening audio and picture at this point and laying in graphics. When I’m not working on the DVD, I’m looking at boats online. I know every boat for sale in my price range all over the world. I’ve extensively been through Yachtworld, and the […]

Remember when I said I was only going to have 2 drinks on New Years, well…., I’m a big fat liar! Taro ended up buying 19 bottles of champagne for our table, plus I had my 2 drinks at the bar, and a few tequilas. It was a bad 2 day hangover but I’m starting […]

I am the voice of reason from the future; I am speaking to you from 2008!!! “GO SAILING”!!! Neener, neener, neener I had a New Year before you (well, most of you). Anyway, I’m off to eat a soba (traditional) Japanese New Years dinner, then to a restaurant/club to watch the count down, obviously not […]

I went to the old section of Tokyo with Taro today. I took, and uploaded a bunch of photos of Tokyo today, and a few from Australia. After lunch I twisted my knee and went through some major PAIN!!!! I hate getting older!!!! I’m still working like a banshee but getting through the DVD. I’ve […]

I’m working like a dog, sorry for the lack in updates, I’m ultra focused on the next movie “Finding Freedom. Alone across the Pacific” I’m finished cutting picture and editing the sound for the most part. I have all of my music tracks laid in, and I have the script written. All I have to […]

I had a really nice evening at Taro’s house. Taro had photo albums of us back in high school (26 years ago) I looked so young, what happened? I used to be not half-bad looking a realllllly long time ago. We had a big traditional Japanese hot pot for dinner, and a few large bottles […]

Happy Holidays everyone. I’m a day before most everyone else so I’ll be in 2008 first, neener, neener, neener! I’m off to Taros house for dinner tonight. My friends Shin and Tomo will be there as well. I’ll take some pix and upload them. I’m kind of behind on uploading pictures but I’ve been really […]

Life is strange! I get up, take a shower, eat breakfast, drink coffee, and go to work. I work for about 12 hours a day while dreaming of being on the sea again (strange-o-reverse-o)!!! I even drink the evil brew of Starbucks ($4 for coffee… right)! Tokyo is a cool city, actually its pretty cold. […]

I’ve been working triple time! I get up early in the morning, around 6:00, work till about noon and go for a stroll to find lunch. After lunch I’m editing until I’m ready for bed. This is what I really needed, a quiet place to finish my DVD with a solid internet connection. I think […]

I’ve really been busting my ass on the DVD, I can see the end in sight, and I’m thinking I’ll have it done in 3 weeks. I went out yesterday and bought another hard drive so I could backup my project, I’d really freak out if I lost it at this point! Anyway I did […]

I’m all set up and working on the next DVD which is coming out quite good. I’m really missing being warm! I always cold and wrapped up more then everyone else. I could really use a good dose of heat & sunshine. I’m also working with Taro and Tomo on my funding proposal which is […]

I don’t want to get soft!!! My apartment in Tokyo is very nice. I can take as many hot showers as I wish, the refrigerator runs all the time and I can set the ambient temp to anything I’d like. I have full time fast internet, a phone, and a really comfortable bed. Taro runs […]

It’s WINTER!!! I knew it would be winter, but my salty bones are take’n a good shock from the cold! I will miss my friends in Australia. I was only there a week but Ross, Kevin, Maria, Roseanne and Maddy, really made my stay unforgettable, thanks guys. My flight was good; I think Japanese Air […]

Well I’m off to Tokyo in the morning, I’m really excited. My time in Australia has been to short and busy, I’ve been running around with my head cut off! I asked Wojtect to write a log about his experience over the past month, here it is: Alex asked me to write a log, now […]

I’ve been busy, busy, busy, packing and dealing with travel agents, the Japanese consulate, and so on. I did get a chance yesterday to go to “Lone Pine” which is a kangaroo and koala sanctuary. Kangaroos are strange animals, but kind of cool. Later in the day I drove back to Manly with Ross to […]

Well last night was my first night off of Namaste. I stayed with my buddy Ross. We had a BBQ last night and I watched a movie on a real television, not my laptop, “weird”! I slept in a real bed and slept like a baby, “ZZZzzzzzz”. Today I need to do a bit more […]

Hi everybody, I’m crazy running around packing, and moving my stuff to my buddies house. I wanted to post a picture of Brisbane; it’s really a nice city. I’ve been a bit bummed, it’s not so easy leaving my home. Change is always a bit scary however necessary in life, right?? I’ve got a ticket […]

EastCoast marina is where I will leave my beloved Namaste, and this will be my last log from her. I met my buddy Ross who has been following BlueSphere for around 4 years. He has opened his home to me and will be helping me get my stuff back to the states and showing me […]

I can see AUSTRALIA!!!!   I cant believe I’ve sailed across the entire Pacific in the past 8 months, YAHOOOOO!!!!!   If you look at a google earth image of Morton Bay (Brisbane) you will see it is a labyrinth of sandbars. I’m going to attempt to navigate it tonight with Wojtek. We should be […]

Lat -26.016667 Lon 155.602222 So far we have had really nice SE weather at 15 – 20 knots for the whole trip. We just got a forecast indicating the same for the next 3 days, we have been lucky (knock on wood!).   It looks like we will be entering Morton Bay tomorrow night (Wednesday in […]

Lat -24.256389 Lon 161.313611 The weather has been great (Knock on wood)!!!   We are making fantastic time and are reaching the half-way mark of our trip to Brisbane, with a good forecast ahead of us.   We are both spending allot of time sleeping and chatting thorough out the day. We are on 2 […]

Lat -23.05 Lon 165.094444 Wojtec and I left Noumea yesterday around 10am. It was quite windy but I pulled up to a small island to give the bottom a quick scrub. Wojtec cut open his finger and put his first drops of blood in Namaste’s decks as he was trying to grab mooring with the gaff […]

I’m not wild about the weather but we are off in the morning. Brisbane is a bit over 800 miles and I’m planning on a 7–8 day passage. Lets hope a Cyclone doesn’t decide to visit for dinner! I’ll be off to Tokyo soon after I land on planet OZ to see my buddy Taro […]

At this point Guba has killed 75, and 50 people are missing, not to mention stranding me and Wojtec in Noumea, ARRRGGGG!!!! I went to the river for a nice day with Alexandra yesterday, fresh water seems really foreign to me. We brought a Sashimi lunch along with a bunch of fruit. I made a […]

I’m a bit frustrated as I want to move on with my life. Wojtec is anxious to go to Australia as well.   Cyclone Guba has graduated to a category 3 Cyclone and I’m really happy we didn’t leave a few days ago as expected, it could have really turned out to be a nightmare. […]

Well, Wojtec and I were just about off yesterday when a low pressure system over PNG (Papua New Guinea) developed into Cyclone Guba. Now we are sitting and watching it closely. One model brings it right over New Cal, that being said, it’s not a good time to go to sea. My old friend Taro […]

Wow, I sand of Pines is spectacular. I cant post pictures from here, I’ll have to wait for Brisbane, ARGGGG!   Alexandra and I got back last night, we really had a fantastic weekend!   When I got back to Namaste she seemed a bit different. Wojtec had cleaned up, fixed a few things and […]

Sorry about the laps in logs, I’ve been preoccupied with Wojtec and Alex.   I got the new starter installed yesterday and the motor seems to be running normal. It took a few hours as I had both injectors out as well as all the fuel lines disconnected. I was a greasy sweaty mess and […]

I signed Namaste over to Wojtek today, the deal is done!   We should get the new starter motor today or tomorrow and be off to Brisbane by the end of the week.   I found a 36′ Tayana Pilot House out here I’m interested in but it needs a good spot of work, and […]

Wojtek is great, I couldn’t ask for Namaste to go to a better owner, he’s like an old Polish hippie and our philosophies blend well, he reminds me of my uncle Sasha.  We are enjoying hours of good conversations. Namaste will be embarking on noble journey to Poland and the Baltic sea in the near […]

One if the coolest things about my weird, mixed-up, torn-down, upside-down life, is I never know what tomorrow brings.  Today is my last day as Namaste’s owner, I will be homeless soon.   Wojtec is arriving today to buy Namaste. I woke up a bit sad. Namaste is my home and friend. She has safely brought […]

Bouncing back hasn’t been so easy the years are catching up with me. Tonga to New Cal was a really tuff run!   Ever since I’ve been in port I’ve felt run-down and not myself, not to mention spraining my ankle learning how to walk again. I feel like I’m a bit of a mess.   […]

Namaste and I are happily at a slip believe it or not. I’m at Port Moselle on the “C” pontoon. It’s a nice marina with power, water, and showers. The next few days of rest will be similar to being in a hotel. I’ll have a few showers a day, not worry about the anchor […]

Lat -21.505 Lon 171.141389 I’m not a handsome man, however I like to think of myself as relativity smart and educated. What I am more then anything (besides a bad speller) is determined. It’s called OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), personally I think it’s an attribute, and as a result I’ve always been an over achiever […]

Lat -22.008056 Lon 169.016111 5.4 KTS COG 262T   If I were Irish and had a son with me he would grow up to write folk songs about how salty his father was. Even though I failed again my son would be proud!   Something dawned on me yesterday, the starter didnt fail, it broke. […]

Lat -20.966111 Lon 172.988056 Well Namaste has been a proper sailboat, and I a proper sailor for a few days now. I  think we are both enjoying the absence of the iron jib to an extent, maybe a bit too much!   Last night I had to do some Northing with the wind and swell, […]

Lat -21.695 Lon 175.033056 Scratch that last log. Sometimes I just need a few minutes to pick myself up off of the floor. Night came, and I god busy. I tore the starter apart again with no luck, and I did try to cross the solenoid with a screw driver. I could get the motor […]

Remember me, the guy with the good attitude, he’s dead, never to return!!!   I don’t know that I can do this anymore. My startor motor died. I don’t have a spare because they are a Volvo part and over $800.00. I can bypass the solenoid and get the starter motor spinning, however it will […]

Lat -19.985833 Lon 176.884167 572 more miles till I reach New Caledonia, I cant wait!   Sorry for bitching in the last blog, I’m just so tired of getting my ass kicked, the weather has been hard!   The new owner Wojtec is flying into Noumea on the 3rd we will sail to Brisbane together. I […]

Lat -19.7725 Lon 177.926389 My moral is quite low.   I’m experiencing very large seas but not that much wind, maybe 25. Namaste and I are getting a good beating. I want to click my heels and go home! I got thrown across the cabin in the night and broke my table. My ribs and shoulder are […]

Lat -19.4175 Lon 179.655556 I don’t have much to say. I am in the eastern hemisphere!   The weather has been quite bad, 2 fronts are rolling through. I tried to stop at an island in Fiji, but 2 dangerous. 12+ seas.   The boat is a disaster, I just managed a half a can of […]

My mood is a bit off on this trip, as it’s my last with Namaste. I fear I may be loosing it.   I may be going a little off.   Ever since I left Tonga I don’t feel like I’m alone onboard, there is defiantly a female presence here and there is a strange calmness to […]

Lat -19.3675 Lon -176.001389 I left yesterday morning with a calm sky and 10 knots of wind. The day before I had a lovely sail through Tonga and picked an anchorage that was good to sail out of as well as being exceptionally beautiful. I spent the night anchored at my own island gazing at the […]

The weather has been really nice and I’m starting to watch it again for my passage. There seems to be something crossing my path in a few days but I’m thinking I should just “Go for it”? If you want a good way to see GRIB files you can download and see them for free […]

I fixed the Radar mount yesterday. I had to shorten it but I’m hoping it will last 4 a while. I also went to the Island Safari dock and took on just under 200 liters of fuel and water. I did a little shopping today and brought in some laundry. I’m hoping to leave tomorrow. […]

If I hadn’t sold Namaste I’d be spending the Cyclone season here, it’s AWESOME! Moorings has a charter business here and it’s easy to see why. The anchorage here is really protected and flat. I had forgotten what a good nights sleep in a calm anchorage is like, it’s been months. The last time I […]

Lat -18.733333 Lon -173.216667 It’s been an interesting 24 hours. The sun was out full force yesterday but no wind. I decided to burn fuel after all and get to Neiafu, I was hungry for food and sleep. I almost had a little accident yesterday. I heard a noise and looked to the stern of […]

Lat -18.868056 Lon -173.666389 So close yet so far! The last miles on this leg are turning out to be slow, in fact, I’m going .05 of a knot backwards. I have some sun this morning which is nice to drink my tea by, but no wind, and about a half knot current against me. […]

Lat -18.990833 Lon -171.787778 I like to think of myself as an optimist, but these dreary days are getting to me.   I left Nuie yesterday around mid afternoon. The wind was fresh and when I got out of the lee of the island found a steep 10′ swell packed tightly together. I made good […]

The swell changed direction and I had a sleepless night in a rollie anchorage, it was like being at sea.   I’m heading off today. The wind has piped up to a solid 20+ knots and by looking at the GRIBS I should have a fast passage to Tonga. The sea is showing to be 8 […]

I went for a snorkel yesterday and found myself amongst half dozen sea snakes, most within arms length. You know what they say about Sea Snakes. “If you get bit, try to make it to shore and sit so you can have a moment to contemplate your life before it’s over”, they are highly venomous. […]

Well yesterday was a wiring day. Bryan came over in the morning with the control head. It’s an ST4000 but a Autohelm one, it’s pre RayMarine. The wiring configuration is different, and I couldn’t permanently mount it, but I think it will work. I spent most of the day pulling the entire seatalk system apart. I […]

Yesterday was a fine day…, rainy, but not so bad.   I spent most of the day at my club, that’s right, my club. I’m not really the yacht club kind of guy, and as W.C. Fields said “I never wanted to be a member of a club that would have me”. Well $20.00 got […]

I must confess about two lies.   1. I’ve said in the past “I’ve never seen it rain so hard”. This is untrue, as yesterday I truly witnessed the heaviest rain I have ever seen. If it was any heavier I would have drowned.   2. When I said that Tahiti had the most expensive diesel, […]

Lat -19.094444 Lon -169.708889 It’s rainy and grey but I can see the small country of Niue (www.niueisland.com) is off my port bow! I will make it to Alofi this afternoon. Man I’m hoping for a good New Zealand steak!!!   Yesterday was decent enough. I managed my first tea since Palmerston. I also managed […]

The past few days have been really rough for me. I’d say last night was the most taxing so far.   Namaste is soaking wet inside and all of the ports have been closed for days. The rain has been torrential and unforgiving, and I felt very lost and alone.   Last night my autopilot […]

Lat -18.756944 Lon -166.861944 The sea subsided a bit yesterday however the waves are still a good ten feet and the wind is blowing 20-25.  I spend most of the day in bed yesterday as I didn’t feel very well. I managed to drink and eat one of my younger coconuts, as well as a handful […]

Written yesterday: Simon, Eddie, and his son showed up at Namaste as promised. They had a big bag of eating and drinking coconuts, fresh fish and bread. They came aboard for morning tea and we had a nice talk about the weather. We had to sit inside as it’s blowing 25 from the east and […]

I now know why the wind forced me to Palmerston. All the Gods conspired to bring me here! As many of you know I’ve been homesick for the San Blas Islands and the Kuna Indians. They live their life simple and without complications. I have not found a place, paradise if you will, until this […]

Lat -18.255556 Lon -163.322222 Check those coordinates in Google earth!!!!   I still haven’t slept. Getting to Palmerston was a chore. The headwinds picked up to 15kts and I had over a 2 knot current against me which made the last 5 hours of my trip quite miserable. I really had to claw my way […]

Bad weather does not always mean strong wind and seas.   I’ve been up all night trying to sail into 8 – 10 knot headwinds and a 1.5 – 2 knot current. Squall after squall, after squall, after squall, after squall have kept me up through the night. The sun is just come up. I’m […]

Lat -18.0325 Lon -162.198611 Well yesterday turned into a work day. I saw that the water flow coming out of the exhaust was a bit down and checked the impeller, sure enough there were 3 blades broken off. I changed the impeller as well as the racor filter and put 15 gallons of fuel in […]

Lat -17.895 Lon -160.883333 The seas picked up yesterday and it was 14:00 before I managed to get any food or tea in me. On my next boat I want one of those one burner, 360 degree gimbaled, propane teapots in the cockpit. It would be perfect for instant soups and tea. I?d never have […]

Lat -17.464444 Lon -157.515833 Today I?m going to tell you the story of the one that got away.   I was in my cockpit reading an old issue of Latitudes & Attitudes yesterday when my reel went crazy. I quickly attended to it and increased the drag. ?Wow, this is big?, It took nearly all […]

Lat -17.184167 Lon -156.260278 I’ve been put, put, putting in flat windlass sea for the last 24 hours. The gribs show 10 knots for today, I hope they are right. If this keeps up I’m going to have to make a slight detor for Pago Pago American Somoa to get fuel.   I’ve been feeling […]

I don?t know what?s been up with me lately; I?m guessing it?s the sea conditions. After my log yesterday the seas built to really ruin my day. The roll on the boat got fierce, and I found myself over the side, listening to Neal Young?s ?Southern Man?, wishing for an airlift. I really envy the […]

Lat -16.961111 Lon -153.311111 All is well. I caught a big bonito yesterday (20lb, looks like a tuna but bloody dark meat), and had a pretty decent sailing day. It’s really rollie with a 10+ foot sea, but not a problem. I managed a few hours sleep last night and feel pretty well but I’m […]

Well I’m off later today or in the morning. I’ll be going by the Palmerston atoll in case I need to stop. I’ll be passing Nuie, and northern Tonga (1500 miles) before heading for New Cal. I’m hoping to get into a good groove with decent weather so I can start packing away some of […]

I can’t remember the last time the wind blew for so long, and for so strong. It’s like the big bad wolf is sitting on the spire of Bora Bora trying to blow all the boats out of the harbor. Today we had torrential rain accompanied by a lot more wind. The system stalled here […]

Remember you can double click on the image to make it bigger. I smile every time I see this picture or look outside, I still can’t believe I’m in Bora Bora. I was playing with my friends kids (Luke, Josh) yesterday and splashing them with the paddles from my inflatable and broke both my paddles. […]

I can?t believe I woke up in Bora Bora this morning. I had to motor for 9 hours to get here yesterday but it was well worth it. I?m on a Bloody Mary?s mooring and visited the restraint for a few beers last night. I had a sashimi appetizer at the bar and returned to […]

I?m sailing for Bora Bora today. I?ve got the hook out and hoping for a tuna.   Bora Bora is in sight and just off of the starboard bow, what a sight indeed!   I?ve been thinking a lot lately about my current change of plans and something dawned on me. I?m checking off so […]

Lat -16.773889 Lon -151.574167 A lot cruisers got together and analyzed all the weather products yesterday. We decided that whoever drew the 95Kt wind barb on the surface analysis had to be on crack. It?s windy but nothing like that. I?m still looking at 10 ? 12? seas over the next few days. I need […]

I really do love West Sails. I was told about one here and that the older gentleman aboard was in need of computer help, his electronic charts were not working. I went over to help and as a result got treated to a nice steak dinner, ?Yummy?.   He bought his West Sail a year […]

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PLACE I?M IN! It’s amazing how far a little sleep goes, I feel like a million bucks with a sunburn today. Tahiti had a strange gravity for me, I feel like I have escaped. Remember Mel Gibson screaming ?FREEDOM? in Braveheart that was me yesterday on the bow of Namaste sailing out […]

Lat -18.443611 Lon -151.538889 I can’t remember the last time I was really sea sick. I know I felt bad rounding Punta Mala, but I think the last time I was sick was running from Cartagena to the San Blas. I didn’t get sick over the last 36 hours but if I had a gun […]

I’m really glad I moved and re-anchored. Pim almost took out two other boats when it started blowing a near gale, they would have been right on top of me. Their dinghy flipped and they lost their outboard as they were getting the anchor up, it was a real mess. The radio was full of […]

Boy am I glad I hung out for a clear day, It really blew like hell last night. The wind is coming from the North and making the anchorage a bit choppy. I’m supposed to get my Zarpe today which will give me 48 hours to leave French Polynesia. I’m planning on staying at the […]

Namaste is PHAT with fuel and water. I’m watching the gribs and waiting for a little system to pass before taking off for New Caledonia, should be tomorrow or the next day. The guy on PIM, turned out to be a real ass. I asked him if he would kindly move as he was dragging […]

I really have developed a 6th sense for the safety of Namaste. A strong squall rolled in this morning. I got up at 4:30 to find “PIM” a French boat just 5 feet off of my bow. Another minute or two and I would have lost the bowsprit. They have been here for a while […]

Why oh why didn’t I find “Cash & Carry” months ago. I found a supermarket over by the airport which is somewhat reasonably priced. I found boxed wine for around 5 bucks each; it also has a really nice Asian section which suits my palette. “Hitting the jackpot” though was finding boxed tofu. I got […]

Yesterday was the day of “no”. I got up bright and early armed with a “to get” list and was eager to accomplish a lot. The first thing I needed to get was alcohol for my stove. I saw stove alcohol, or alcool a bruler (Alcohol to burn), in the supermarket here a few weeks […]

It’s a beautiful day, I’m writing, drinking coffee, listening to Boculli, and watching the morning sun splash over Moorea…, priceless! Well my motor part came in, why does it always take so long? If they tell you it will arrive in 3 days in the states it takes two weeks? I got the new fuel […]