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Shortly after buying Madeline we rushed south
on the Intracoastal Waterway to Florida. Here we
are anchored for a romantic night in a river
delta marsh in South Carolina. (36.4k) |
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We walked to the Darwin Research Center on
the island of Santa Cruz in the Galapagos and
wandered the paths until we came across a couple
of these ancient tortoises. Just like a Hollywood
special effect, they ponderously lurched about
and ate large grass stalks from our hands.
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On the Galapagos we first met Nathalie and
Robert from the Dutch boat Rode Beer. After
taking careful note of the Blue-Footed Booby
bird's mating dance, we created our own version
at the disco that night! It was hugely successful
and everyone at the nightclub was soon doing it.
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Palmerston Island in the South Pacific ranks
as one of our most favourite stops. Only shallow
draft boats can get into the lagoon and the
Marsters family who own and live on the island
were incredibly hospitable. (27.7k) |
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Probably our other most favourite stopover
was the Banda Islands in eastern Indonesia. We
reunited with our very good friends on Rode Beer,
which certainly added to the charm of the place.
The children were always goofing around and
calling to us with "Hello, mister!" -
the only English they knew. (27.7k) |
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Here we are on an island off the north Borneo
coast of Malaysia. We had just successful
journied through the Pirate-infested waters of
the Sulu Sea, and things were going pretty well.
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A typical laundry day aboard Madeline - this
picture was taken in the Maldives. Water
conservation was always a concern as we didn't
have a watermaker. So laundry was done with as
little as possible. Fortunately we didn't wear
many clothes! (25.6k) |
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One of a zillion fish shots. Alayne is
struggling to hold up the only sailfish we ever
caught. In the Red Sea, where we landed this one,
we had to reel them in quick before the sharks
attacked and shared our catch. The trick to
successful fishing? Go where they are abundant.
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This picture was taken from the spreaders as
we crossed the Bahamas Bank homeward bound. Only
at the end of the trip did we climb the mast
under sail for a photo shoot and do other crazy
things. (25.8k) |
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Before: The next two shots
appear in the book, but for comparison purposes
we've put them side by side in full colour. This
picture was taken as we drove the rental car down
to North Carolina when we first bought Madeline
in 1992. (27.1k) |
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After: This picture was
taken just before we crossed back into Canada in
at the end of the trip in 1996. They were not set
up - Alec didn't intentionally hold out his arm.
Clearly different people! (17.7k) |
