March 25th, 2024 I don’t have a religion but follow certain traditions from Catholic culture. One is eating fanesca during holy week. Fanesca was originally a fish soup, made with potatoes and salted-dry codfish. Over time it evolved to include a variety of grains, corn, peanuts, squash, and pumpkin. It is served with a slice … Continue reading Bangkok: Fanesca, an arrival, and the red monster
February 24, 2024 I arrived at Marina Club de Pesca in Cartagena, where BEHEMOTH resides, seven days ago. Even though this is not a sailing vacation, I have enjoyed my time here. During the day, BEHEMOTH has usually several people on board involved in different jobs; engine, generator, electricity, refrigeration to name a few. I … Continue reading Cartagena: BEHEMOTH’s whereabouts
December 5, 2023 I made it here yesterday afternoon after a long journey from Paris, bringing wit me a computer bag, a carry-on, a 100L duffel bag with presents for BEHEMOTH, and a 40-pounds box carrying the Starlink. My flight from Paris on the 3rd was to Bogota where I spent the night in a … Continue reading Cartagena: reconnecting with BEHEMOTH
September 11, 2021 I have not updated this journal in almost a month. Things became busier during the last couple of weeks and more recently work started to pick-up. Natalia’s mother, brother, sister-in-law and nephews came to visit. It was originally a vacation trip but ended up been also an occasion to get together and mourn … Continue reading Phuket: family; buying a boat virtually; travel plans; European vs. American Doberman(n)
June 7, 2021 Not much to report about last week, except for an excessive consumption of food and wine. Wednesday was the opening night of Anise, my friend Hisham’s bar in Mar Mikhael which had been closed since March last year as a result of COVID19 and the explosion in the port. Natalia, Marina and … Continue reading Beirut: Anise reopens; Middle Eastern, Italian, and Armenian cuisines; sail blogs, and the Singular Story of Paul Ceglia
Sailing to the Pacific 