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There we were, with a bigger chunk of solid ground under our feet than we’d seen since leaving Baja. That chunk of ground is the southern end of the Ryukyu island chain, which extends from mainland Japan almost to Taiwan, separating the South China Sea from the Philippine Sea. For the map inclined, we made…

As usual, it’s been a while. But then again, we’ve been a bit busy with lots of sailing. From the last post (Kiribati) we made our way up to Majuro, in the Marshall Islands. After a 2-week wait for a permit to visit outer islands, we finagled one and visited Ailingilalap for Christmas. The next…

*pronounced Kiribas – there is no “S” in the written language, so “ti” has the “S” sound- eg Kiribati being pronounced Kiribas, or Betio = Beso ) Language lesson complete. Remember how that last blog post ended with us thinking that the south pacific convergence zone (SPCZ = squalls and icky weather) was south of…