Ships Log
Andy and Nicky write a "ships log" as a record of their travels. The aim is to give an honest account of how their travels are progressing. It is sent out via email to people who have expressed an interest, and also posted on this website. They vary in frequency but on average are sent every 2-3 weeks. If you would like to be added to the list of people receiving the log via email please contact us.
Here are the ships logs in date order (most recent first):
27th October 2007 Intrepid Circumnavigation Party
9th October 2007 Intrepid in the Med
5th September 2007 A Kentish Village in summer
24th July 2007 BACK HOME! Blog.
15th June 2007: Racing the US Navy through the Suez Canal - and Circumnavigation declared complete!
5th June 2007: Suez Canal - Catastrophes, Cairo and the Bent Pyramid.
25th May 2007: Egypt - Red Sea, Valley of Kings and Aswan 3500 years ago
6th May 2007: Sudan- Security, Sand, Oil and Discontent
27th April 2007: Eritrea - An African Success story if the West will encourage it.
20th April 2007: Yemen and Aden - wild chaotic and different
16th March - Maldives to Oman - NE Monsoon and Lanah's first Ocean Crossing
4 March 2007: Malevolent Maldives - Coral Atolls, Luxury Resorts and Torture
20th February 2007: Elephants, Tigers, Tea and Topaz - Andamans to Sri Lanka
19th January 2007: The Triumph of Bureaucracy in the Andaman Islands
15th December 2006: Happy Christmas from Phuket!!!
24th November 2006: Malacca, Port Dickson, Penang and Langkawi - Malaysia Old and New
14th October: Bali to Singapore and the islands in between
25th September 2006: Dragons and other adventures - Rinja, Sumbawa and Lombok
11th September 2006: Loweleba, Lamaekera, Larantuka and the Lakes of Kelimotu
30th August 2006: Thursday Island to Timor - Kakadu and Kupang
29th July 2006: Coral, Crocodiles and Currents over the Top of Australia - Cairns to Thursday Island
27th June 2006: The Great Barrier Reef in Winter - Mackay to Cairns
30th May 2006 - The Psychology of Boat Maintenance
6th May 2006: Outback - Roos, Repairs, Opals and Emus
13th April 2006: North NZ, Sydney, Melbourne - Cyclones, Sails and the not so Snowy Mountains
13th March 2006: UK, Canada, NW America, NZ, Friends and Relatives
16th December 2005: Adrenalin Rush Down Under; Cambodia- Killing Fields, Angkor Wat, Landmines
19th November 2005: New Caledonia - French and Cockroaches, Kanaks and Nickel, and ARRIVAL BRISBANE!
8th November 005: Tanna, Volcanoes, Kastom and Cargo
20th October 2005: Kava, Golf and Hunting wild pigs in Vanuatu
6th October 2005: Fiji to Vanuatu
26th September 2005: Fragile Fiji, Coups, Coral and Sugar Cane - and 2006/7 Intrepid Schedule
9th September 2005: Tonga to Fiji - fitful Democracies and Self Sufficiency
26th August 2005: Tonga - Whales, Mats and the Mermaid
13th August 2005: Savaii - Seldom seen Samoa - and danger from an unexpected source
28th July 2005: Pago Pago American Samoa - a contradiction?
16th July 2005 Suvarov Atoll, 0.1 sq mile, Population 2, distance to nearest land 450 miles.
4th July 2005 3 of the 1000 places to visit before you die - Huahine, Bora Bora and Maupiti
19th June 2005 Raiatea, Tahaa and Bora Bora - Changing Fashions
6th June 2005 Apataki, Tahiti and Moorea - Pearls and Fumes
13th May 2005 Tuamotu Atolls and the not so Pacific
2nd May 2005 Slowing Down - Fast Track in the Marquesas
18th April 2005 Marquesas - Usual Stuff of Paradise
3rd April 2005 Arrival Marquesas - Hi Life and Lo Life in the Pacific
25th March 2005 As far from land as we can get - Notes from the Pacific
12th March 2005 Equator, Boobies, Sex and Survival of the Adapted Specialist
22nd February 2005 Pacific, Pirates and the Doldrums - Panama to Galapagos
22nd Jan 2005 Panama Canal Transit into the Pacific
16th Jan 2005 Panama Canal Transit Preparations
9th Jan 2005 Cuba to Panama
27th Dec 2004 A Cuban ABCD Azure Beaches Coral Documentation
11th Dec 2004 Miami to Cuba and the Thanksgiving Day Rescue
7th November 2004 Real Southern Hospitality Carolina Beach to Charleston
21st October 2004 Tobacco Indians and the Great Smokey Mountains
29th Sept 2004 Appallachian Trail Shenandoah Mountains and Hurricanes Ivan and Jeanne
21 August 2004 A Tourist in our own country - Washington DC to Somerset UK
Ships Log 31st May 2004 Washington and the Potomac
Ships Log 16th May 2004: Dolphins, Pelicans, Sharks and the Great Dismal Swamp
Ships Log: 18th April 2004 Bahamas - Exumas, Nassau, Freeport, Abacos and crossing the Gulf Stream
Ships Log: 20th March 2004 Turqoise Water Cruising in Turks & Caicos and Santo Domingo
Ships Log 29th February 2004 Whales, Virgins Puerto Rico and the notorious Mona Passage
Ships Log: 9 February 2004 Antigua, St Kitts, Saba and St Maarten
Ships Log: 19 January 2004 Hard work and intruders - Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe
Ships Log: 2 January 2004 Christmas in the Caribbean - Bequia, St Lucia and the fun regatta
Ships Log: 13 December 2003 Safe Arrival - 20 days 2 hours!
Ships Log: 8th December 2003 Tears Breaks Jibes and Burns (not all on Intrpepid)
Ships Log: 1 December 2003 Forecast: 80 knot gales in mid Atlantic
Ships Log: 26 November 2003The start! The good, the bad, the sick and the broken.
Ships Log: 13th November 2003 Anticipation & Adrenalin-Madeira to Canaries
Ships Log: 18th October 2003 Lagos to Madeira
Ships Log: 19th July 2003 Naples to Sicily - Stromboli and Etna
Ships Log: 28th June 2003: Nice to Naples
Ships Log: 10th June 2003Gale Dodging in the Med - Spain to Nice