[Kyle]We would really have liked to sleep in, but we had to get up after only eleven hours of sleep to go clear Customs and deal with variou...

[Kyle]We had really been hoping to make it into Hilo in time for the big Lei Day festival, so we did just the bare minimum aboard Begonia to...

[Maryanne]For some time now we've been posting to the blog from way out at sea using our satellite phone. When we do this, we don't...

Sent on arrival! [Maryanne]For those of you following our blog, a quick note: we made it! Arrived yesterday and will clear customs today ...

Sent from sea Weather: [More of the same, mostly overcast and windy enough to be chilly] Sailing conditions: [More of the same, mostly sa...

Sent from sea Weather: [Overcast, cooler, windy; we remain well wrapped up at night] Sailing conditions: [Good speed, we spend most of th...

Sent from Sea Weather: [Sunny, Humid.. Pretty miserable inside the boat but fine if we are outside in the breeze.] Sailing conditions: [G...

Sent from sea Weather: [Sunny, nice] Sailing conditions: [seas are much bigger (3m waves) and choppier, and the ride is 'fun', wa...

Sent from sea Weather: [Sunny, with clouds] Sailing conditions: [Mostly downwind sailing, the Spinnaker has been up for over 24 hours now...

Sent from sea At around 6:30pm on the 1st April - Kyle and I were dining in a pizza restaurant when the owner(?) rushed into the store, too...

[Kyle]As we were finishing off our beers after collecting our passports, a man came in from the street walked over to our table and started ...