October 6-22 Hi All, We finally made it back to Mystic after a 3-month break. This is exactly why we brought Mystic back to the USA to allow us to do other things!!! We spent the month of July enjoying family & friends in the Bay Area as well as a trip south to see … Read More →
African Safari Leg 2: Kenya, The Great Migration Safari and Nairobi National Park (part b)
Aug 14-20 Hi All The 2nd part of the Kenya Migration Safari: We left off as we were moving to the Nat Hab mobile Camp by the Mara river: “Maasai Mara, also sometimes spelled Maasai Mara and locally known simply as The Mara, is a large national game reserve in Narok, Kenya, contiguous with the … Read More →
African Safari Leg 2: Kenya, The Great Migration and Nairobi National Park (part a)
Aug 9 – 13 Hi All, Hmmmm….the curse of digital photography….arghhhhhh!!! We took 5485 pictures just in Kenya (Kathy’s Canon point and shoot, John’s Canon Rebel and iPhone 12, plus 64 videos!!!!! And, there are some really, really good pictures and videos. It has taken me almost 2 weeks to sort it all out…whoa! So, … Read More →
Captain’s Log: African Safari Leg 1: Rwanda and the Mountain Gorillas
August 3 – 9 Hi All, We decided to stay at a hotel on 8/3 near SFO as we were concerned about taking Uber early morning on the 4th. We had an 8:30am United flight on 8/4 necessitating getting to SFO by 6:30ish which meant a 5am time to leave the Brentwood house. There is … Read More →
Captain’s Log: African Safari Summary
August 3 – September 7 Hi All, Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow…yep 5 BIG Wow’s. It’s really hard to describe how this trip by far exceeded our expectations….trip of a lifetime hardly describes the pure enjoyment, enthusiasm, and exuberance we had during this trip. We never got tired or sick and were able to keep … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Fun Times w/Darrell & Claudia
June 22 – 29 Hi All, As our friend Jeanette always says…..”did they have fun or what”. Darrell and I have known each other since 7th grade….yep, a long, long time…..one of my oldest friends….whoa!!! We started opening ceremonies on Mystic, progressed to dinner at the Pub, and eventually made it back to Mystic…..it was … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Enjoying Sitka
April 16 – 21 Hi All, Good times in Sitka. We ate out the first few nights as the galley was closed!! Found a good Italian restaurant named Mangiare (means eat up in Italian!!) at the Sitka Hotel….new owners bought out the old place and renovated….actually quite good!! We had dinner with Rick and Pat … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Fishing in Salisbury, then on to Sitka
April 14-16 Hi All Well…as the saying goes….we went salmon fishing but no catching….whaaaaaaa!!! The conditions were just so so in Salisbury Sound the past 2 days. On the 14th there was a 2-4′ swell/chop coming in from the west which made it somewhat uncomfortable to fish at 1-2 kts on Mystic. We tried the … Read More →
Captain’s Blog: Saook, Rodman and Deep Bays
June 11 – 13 Hi All, June 11: It was another sleep in day to 0630….yes, I know, but it’s been daylight for hours:))) Raised anchor at Sitkoh and out by 8am….18nm, got a quick cell signal so downloaded some emails, and made Saook Bay by 11amish…..another DDG brilliant green meadow surrounded by more 2-3’k … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Bear Romance Everywhere – South Arm Hood Bay, Sitkoh and Saook
June 8 – 11 Hi All, June 8: After saying good bye to Beauty and Grandpa, (Brown Bears we saw trying to mate while in Kelp Bay, well he was at least:)))….we sure hope they finally mate), we set off for the 32nm run to Hood Bay around 8am. As we were leaving Kelp Bay, … Read More →
