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• Cruising Namibia’s Skeleton Coast

  

  It’s only a couple of hundred miles from Lüderitz to Walvis Bay, but we broke the trip up to soak in some of the remote landscape. What started out cool and gra... Read more

  The 27 February 2016 by   Behan Gifford
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• A Week in Luderitz, Namibia

  

  The weather always wins: we planned on just a couple of days in Lüderitz. We didn’t want to make Ty, crew arriving in the next port north- Walvis Bay- sitting... Read more

  The 21 February 2016 by   Behan Gifford
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• Last Days in South Africa

  

  Simon’s Town was our base for a month do power through pre-Atlantic preparations. There were rounds of maintenance catch-up, some new projects, and a few... Read more

  The 13 February 2016 by   Behan Gifford
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• Passage Report: Cape Town to Lüderitz, Namibia

  Totem’s anchor dropped late in the day in Lüderitz, the southern of Namibia’s two ports, three days after leaving Simon’s Town. Read more

  The 11 February 2016 by   Behan Gifford
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• Chasing Ghosts in the Namib Desert

  

  The obligatory tourist stop while in Lüderitz isn’t actually touristy at all: it’s a ghost town called Kolmanskop, a 15 minute drive into the desert. Read more

  The 23 February 2016 by   Behan Gifford
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• Passage Prep: Getting Ready to Depart South Africa

  

  As our time in South Africa draws to a close, we’re focused on preparing for the big miles ahead to cross the Atlantic. Although I felt like we spent a lot of... Read more

  The 03 February 2016 by   Behan Gifford
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• Iridium GO! with PredictWind for Weather and More

  

  About one year ago, we purchased an Iridium GO! satellite wifi unit. This was a big decision as it is a significant expense and we had been happy using HF... Read more

  The 01 February 2016 by   Behan Gifford
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• One Simple Question: What’s It Like to Go Cruising?

  

  I thought I knew what One Simple Question was about: it was the tale of an environmentally-focused expedition to give witness to global warming, by visiting a... Read more

  The 17 February 2016 by   Behan Gifford
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• Kicking out to the Atlantic: Caribbean Or Bust!

  

  Pacific, 2010. Indian, 2015. 2016 is the year our little crew points across the Atlantic, and we couldn’t be more excited about it! Yesterday morning we left... Read more

  The 29 February 2016 by   Behan Gifford
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• Reading on Board: Ebook Or Print?

  

  In 2007, Jamie added bookshelves to Totem. LOTS of bookshelves. We felt important to accommodate our family before moving aboard. At the time, ereaders were... Read more

  The 15 February 2016 by   Behan Gifford
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