May 31 Hi All, Can you say FOG, FOG AND MORE FOG….arghhhhhhh!!!! Yep…..came in last night around 2200….ugh….thick, <1/4 mile visibility…..hoping it burns off today so we can see the Kamchatka peninsula!!! Yesterday we were treated to many snow covered mountains/hills on the islands….beautiful. But the best was the bird show out the PH windows…..a … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Kushiro Japan to Petropavlovsk Russia: Day 3
May 29 Hi All, Day 3, All is well!!! Oops, yesterday I reported the air temp was 30*F….my bad…it was 40*F….still cold to us!!!! Yesterday during the day was sporty. As we were crossing the 40nm wide Friza Strait between Ostrov Urup and Shibetoro the winds went W – NW….very beamy….15-30kts, 6-8′ seas, some … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Passage to Petropavlovsk; Final Japan thoughts
May 28 Hi All, Day 2 on passage to Petropavlovsk Russia and all is well!! Final thoughts on Japan: Overall the experience was positive…..certainly some high highs and some low lows!! The people, culture, history and food were highlights – very impressive, experiences of a lifetime. Cruising was a challenge and at times a PITA … Read More →
Captain’s Blog: Kushiro Japan to Petropavlovsk Russia: Day 1
5/27/2018 Hi All, Yep…we are on passage to Russia….still a bit hard to believe, a bit surreal for this Kansas boy who grew up in the Cold War!!! We have had trawler conditions for the first 24 hours…..sweet as!!! The winds and seas are forecast for the next 24 hours to strengthen to 15-20kts, … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Leaving Kushiro Japan for Petropavlovsk Russia
May 26 Hi All, I just wanted to send a quick email that we are leaving tomorrow, May 27 at 7am for Petropavlovsk Russia. It is ~890nm and will take us close to 5 days so we hope to be in Petropavlovsk Friday, June 1 in the am. We have a good weather window if … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Safely arrived Kushiro Hokkaido Japan
May 22-23 Hi All, Yes……we have FETCHED KUSHIRO HOKKAIDO JAPAN….whoa….we had to pinch ourselves a little to let it sink in….this little trawler that can!!!!! Another huge milestone on our way to Sitka Alaska!!! Leg 3 of MMMAC is completed….Mystic Moon Malaysia to Alaska Cruise…..say MAC…..still no one has come up with a better name…..Okinawa … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Fun in Hakodate!!
May 14-21 Hi All, “Hakodate is one of the main cities on Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island. Looming over the town is 334m-high Mount Hakodate. The mountain’s summit, reachable by aerial ropeway gondola, offers dramatic nighttime views. At its base is Motomachi, a neighborhood of steep streets with Western-style, early-20th-century buildings. A city landmark is the … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Reunion in Ogi; Overnighter to Hakodate
May 10-13 Hi All, They say it’s your Birthday…..pipe in Beattle’s music here…..yep, that’s right….gee John, what did you do for your birthday….how did you celebrate….well, we did an overnight passage from Ogi to Hakodate on the island of Hokkaido….hmmm, that doesn’t sound like too much fun….why pretell….well, you see there is this Mr Weather … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Charming Noroshi
May 8-9, Hi All, A pretty good summary of our emotions/thoughts on Japan as written by Kathy in an email: We are moving right along here! We had hoped to spend several days in Kanazawa sight-seeing there, but the authorities refused to let us stay where we were moored and couldn’t find another place for … Read More →
Captain’s Log: More Officialdom/Kicked out in Kanazawa….arghhhhh!!!
May 6-7, Oh just another unwelcoming big city for cruisers in Japan…..ugh, ugh, ugh!!!! Just for the record: We are now 7-6-2 for the 15 ports we have been to in Japan…..7 ports all went well, no hassles/moves…..6 ports we had to move 2-4 times….and TWO ports we got kicked out…..that’s a 47% success rate….not … Read More →
