Well folks, Rendezvous Cay has done it. After almost thirteen years, around 40,000 miles, the Panama and Suez canals, six continents, dozens of countries, three hurricanes, and Pirate Alley, we crossed our outbound line of longitude of degrees 25 minutes East just before we pulled into Santa Maria Di Leuca in the heel of Italy. Starting in October 1998 from the Cape Grace in Capetown, South Africa, we crossed the Atlantic, arriving in the Caribbean in early December. After spending 6 1/2 years there, beginning in May, 2005 and into 2008, we started the grand tour with the Panama Canal and the Pacific. In 2010, January to March, we crossed the Indian Ocean, braved Pirate Alley and went on through the Red Sea and the Suez. In the Med, we are now pretty much at the end of our journey.
We'll winter, or maybe more, in Ragusa, Sicily, remaining there until the boat sells.
Cheers
Tim and Rose
P.S.special thanks to Joey, able bodied seaman for three of the last six years. He's now some big shot captain!
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