S/V WEREDA                                                      ... to sail freely all the Seas ...
Gallery
Follow the link http://photos.wereda.com for pictures of all the Farewell activities immediately preceding Wereda's casting off for her voyage.
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Condition
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First
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Janusz made his version of
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If you can't stop the leak - go for
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Place is sort of
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Getting ready to cast off
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Leaving Kemah Bridge behind
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Arrived at Galveston
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Pleasant visit from Andre and Lila
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Out in The Gulf. Windpilot at the helm
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So the Crew can get some rest
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But it is good to take charge every once in a while
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Celebrating first full day out with Somerset Brandy from Barry
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Ships passing astern from time to time
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A night watch
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Sometimes ships pass abow
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Overnight visit from petrels
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...or is it an invasion?
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Quite at home on the winch
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Another precious gift from friends about to be consumed
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Another day ends.
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Our favorite off-watch activity
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Double Januszes in rare picture together
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Sailing is good....
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I agree. No argument here
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We do some work on occasion
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Sometimes overboard (fish line in the prop)
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Sometimes at the helm
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Another great sunset
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Arrived at Conch Harbor, Key West
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Janusz is headed for the airport
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Time to go shopping. Wereda safely tucked in
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Shopping was sucessful
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Wereda at new location, King's Pointe on Stock Island
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Pulled my bike to visit the Hogfish restaurant
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Enjoying Grilled Hogfish. Best tasting fish, period
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Let the serious work begin...
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First, need to find me a Volvo shop
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then pick up a good mechanic
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would it be this guy?
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I guess it will be a team work...
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On Sunday morning we had a nice visit from old
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friends from Houston, Eliza and Les.
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Les inspected my cellar and found it adequate...
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also they viewed videos from Gulf crossing
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Key West Manatee waving good bye. Time to get going.....
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Encounters on high seas
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Entertainment is on its way
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Variety in food adds to sense of well being
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One of many stunning sunsets
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Rounding Cayo Lobos. We are out of the OBC
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Enjoying good sailing weather
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Reefing snatch block split open. Managed to bend it back together
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But permanent solution was implemented
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More sunset shots
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The south side of Windward Passage. Cuba's South shores
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How about this sunset?
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Dead calm between Cuba and Hispaniola
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South shores of Haiti
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What fish could resist such a tasty home made lure
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First of my 3 Indian dishes
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AIS info allowed me to chat with Polish ship POMORZE
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After dropping an anchor off the shore of Aruba
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Chasing blockage in water cooling lines
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And finding a missing impeller blade
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A view of the Hotel Row, Aruba
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After clearing in, Wereda displays Aruba's courtesy flag
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On the way to private island
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leaving Wereda tied up to the pier
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Flamingo Beach on private island
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Washing Sails
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Drying out after the passage
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All got wet and needs a wash and drying out
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A glimpse at the Strip downtown Oranjestad
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A hello from a local resident
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A short escape to the beach
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Wereda as viewed from Paddock Restaurant
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Wereda dwarfed by a cruise ship Adventure of the Sea
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Welcome breakfast aboard Wereda for Dorota and Wojtek
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Sampling food at Kepasa Restaurant
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We have guests tonight and Grouper is for dinner
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Hungry guests waiting for dinner to be served
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Party stretched till evening
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Wereda with dinghy at 'ready' will sail to the Malmok Beach
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Anchored at the beach
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View of the Malmok Beach
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Wojtek at the helm on the way back to Marina
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Wereda at her new, less rolly slip
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Wereda zipped-up for my 3 week long absence
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Renaissance's Private Island seen from the airstrip
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Welcome to Venezuela!
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