SV MOOSE - Cruising the world
 "Lovely it is, when the winds are stirring up the waves on the sea, to gaze out from the land on the great efforts of someone else." (Lucretius)
Hi, we're Duncan & Irene. I come from New Brunswick, Canada and Irene is from Groningen in northern Holland. We met when we were living in Curacao in the Netherlands Antilles and got the boat bug there. Since then we have sailed more than half way around the world on the dear old "Moose", our 39' cutter. Right now we're in Richards Bay, South Africa and our first observation is that the people are extremely hospitable. We had a fairly good run down from Ilha de Mozambique, especially when compared with the boats that came from south of Madagascar, half of which were towed in. But the day after we arrived a cold front came through with gusts at 50 knots and with lightning. On one hand you can agree with old Lucretius. but we felt a very real empathy with the boats that were still out there when the storm hit. The next morning we found that most had broken gear and people looked red-eyed and spaced out, like delayed stress was coming on. The coast south of here is called "The Wild Coast"; I wish they wouldn't do things like that. Tomorrow we're off to a game reserve, where the locals tell me there's a hyena petting area (I'm sure they're pulling my tail.) On another level, our traveling has given us fresh perceptions of people and the places that are their homes; views through doors that were previously closed. At the same time we've changed; we've sort of become citizens of the water and what was originally a voyage turned into a lifestyle. So, welcome and please check out the stories, movies and photos Send us a mail! svmoose@gmail.com Have a look at more pictures and movies at Cruisingworld The Cruising Yacht SiteRing |
Our latest 5 diary entries
| 18th Sep 2009 | ||||
| Mozambique - Duncan | ||||
| Moose made landfall at Ilha de Mozambique, an ancient island city built just offshore with the clear intention of protection. The Portuguese took over the island in the early 1500’s and the colonial archi... | ||||
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| 18th Sep 2009 | ||||
| Mozambique - Irene | ||||
| Ik dacht dat Madagascar heel arm was, maar Mozambique is toch echt wel een stuk armer….We kwamen aan in Ilha de Mozambique. Vroeger, lang voordat de Europeanen er kwamen (en ook nog lange ... | ||||
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| 15th Sep 2009 | ||||
| Mayotte - Duncan | ||||
| In the middle of the Mozambique Channel, half way between Madagascar and Africa, lies the very attractive island of Mayotte. It’s part of the four island Comoro group and more specifically it is the part of ... | ||||
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| 15th Sep 2009 | ||||
| Mayotte, niet echt schoon maar interessant (Irene - Nederlands) | ||||
| Mayotte, een stukje Europa in het midden van het Mozambique Kanaal. Het enige Europese is hier eigenlijk alleen maar het feit dat alles zo verschrikkelijk duur is: 4 Euros voor een kilo tomaten, 2 Euros voor een l... | ||||
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| 1st Aug 2009 | ||||
| Madagascar (Duncan + Irene - English) | ||||
| The run west from the Chagos Archipelago to Cap d’Ambre on the northern tip of Madagascar was a routine 1600 mile passage. Routine in that we didn’t encounter any or the shiploads of Somalian pirates tha... | ||||
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