<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944</id><updated>2012-02-16T07:02:50.250-08:00</updated><title type='text'>News from SY Sirius!</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>46</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-6405857007331999163</id><published>2011-03-18T15:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-18T15:05:47.455-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Martinique</title><summary type='text'>Just a short update on our whereabouts: We are now in Martinique which means we have entered the European Union again! Our friends on Ypake were here already, and had invited us to Pilis 10th birthday! Of course we couldn't miss the occation and headed out from Rodney Bay in northern St. Lucia just before noon. We had left Marigot Bay the day before, as we wanted to visit Pigeon Island before </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/6405857007331999163/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=6405857007331999163' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/6405857007331999163'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/6405857007331999163'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2011/03/martinique.html' title='Martinique'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-8599759173184080539</id><published>2011-03-07T10:04:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-07T10:05:52.577-08:00</updated><title type='text'>St. Lucia</title><summary type='text'>We've been on this island for nearly three weeks now, the island called Helen of the Caribbean, due to the many conflicts between France and England over "her". St. Lucia changed flag 14 times during 150 years up to 1814! Even if it ended up as a British colony with English as the official language the remains of French is evident in geographical names and not least in the local language of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/8599759173184080539/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=8599759173184080539' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/8599759173184080539'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/8599759173184080539'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2011/03/st-lucia.html' title='St. Lucia'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-6075829422834500064</id><published>2011-02-13T08:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-13T08:59:49.978-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Grenada</title><summary type='text'>One month in Grenada, the Spice Island. Stein has been away on a two weeks trip to USA again, but the rest of start to feel at home here! Like so many times before, the attraction to a place we visit becomes stronger and stronger the longer we stay. We have "done" many of the things we have read about in the tourist guides: Fed the monkeys at Grand Etang, hiked in the rainforest and visited some </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/6075829422834500064/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=6075829422834500064' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/6075829422834500064'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/6075829422834500064'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2011/02/grenada.html' title='Grenada'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-7358152637622478638</id><published>2011-01-19T09:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-19T11:18:51.225-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Caribbean, at last!</title><summary type='text'>So, here we are, in the Carribean. Already in Grenada but this report will have to be about Trinidad as I have been on "Island Time" on updating the blog recently..We have celebrated Christmas and New Year in Trinidad with friends in other boats. Ypake and Karma and others. Some we have met earlier and some we haven't seen before.We were lucky to have the bar area of the TTSA (Trinidad and Tobago</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/7358152637622478638/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=7358152637622478638' title='1 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/7358152637622478638'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/7358152637622478638'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2011/01/caribbean-at-last.html' title='Caribbean, at last!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-1302896944657958838</id><published>2010-11-25T06:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-25T06:21:33.791-08:00</updated><title type='text'>We are in Kourou!</title><summary type='text'>Just a short update! We have stopped briefly in French Guyana. We try to find out about the Ariadne launch tomorrow, may be we get to see it from the beach. This is a community that has been build around the space center. Nice and clean in many quarters, and friendly! But also poverty in other places. The reggae music tells us we are approaching the Carribean!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/1302896944657958838/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=1302896944657958838' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/1302896944657958838'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/1302896944657958838'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/11/we-are-in-kourou.html' title='We are in Kourou!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-2343683240348915333</id><published>2010-11-20T09:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-20T09:20:52.200-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Guinea Current</title><summary type='text'>At the moment we are sunbathing in the Guinea current which brings waterfrom the southern Atlantic up to the Carribean. The temperature is 29.2Cin the water, 28.4C in the air. There are only very light winds, butwhether we have reached the Doldrums or not we don't know. There isafter all some wind, 7 knots or so. We have been motorsailing for sometime now, to charge the batteries and to get some </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/2343683240348915333/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=2343683240348915333' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/2343683240348915333'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/2343683240348915333'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/11/guinea-current.html' title='The Guinea Current'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-2414895582835130182</id><published>2010-11-17T11:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-17T11:48:09.663-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Somewhere outside the Amazone delta</title><summary type='text'>We left Fortaleza after only 5 days. I'm sure the city is nice andexciting in many ways, but everyone told us how dangerous it was. Youhad to take a taxi wherever you were going, to avoid being mugged! It'shard to say how dangerous it really was, but all the yachties seemed tohave the same attitude. There is a favela just outside the marina/hotelcomplex, but the guards were always there to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/2414895582835130182/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=2414895582835130182' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/2414895582835130182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/2414895582835130182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/11/somewhere-outside-amazone-delta.html' title='Somewhere outside the Amazone delta'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-800110628488233520</id><published>2010-11-05T02:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-11-05T02:03:47.597-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Breaking up from Jacare!</title><summary type='text'>Stein came home after more than two weeks in the U.S.. He came from frosty nights and autumn mood in Moses Lake. And in his baggage he had a lot of things from various chandlers in Seattle. There was a birthday gift for me, iPod! (I had  already got a hammock..) and also a new and better stereo system for the boat. But most important, the thread inserts for the generator did unfortunately not </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/800110628488233520/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=800110628488233520' title='1 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/800110628488233520'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/800110628488233520'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/11/breaking-up-from-jacare.html' title='Breaking up from Jacare!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-7425418630552977973</id><published>2010-10-17T02:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-17T07:34:04.286-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Two months in Jacare!</title><summary type='text'>We have experienced a new phenomenon here in Brazil. Both when we were at the Port Administration checking in and when I was at the eye doctor for a check up. The limited language abilities of the Port Officer and of the receptionist at the doctor alike is compensated for by using Google translate! They were both very quick to start typing their questions and answers in Portuguese and letting me </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/7425418630552977973/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=7425418630552977973' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/7425418630552977973'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/7425418630552977973'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/10/two-months-in-jacare.html' title='Two months in Jacare!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-136969981822088925</id><published>2010-08-20T03:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-20T06:14:16.022-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Rio Paraiba, Brazil!</title><summary type='text'>Finally, we made it!We had a good breeze ever since crossing the Equator, and made the last part of the crossing in just one week! It really felt good when we could sense the smell of the tropics! Green, green landscape, other boats, people.. There is a substantial tide here, and we had to time our entrance to the river accordingly. 2,4m tidal difference and a shallow river. We made it in time </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/136969981822088925/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=136969981822088925' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/136969981822088925'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/136969981822088925'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/08/rio-paraiba-brazil.html' title='Rio Paraiba, Brazil!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-6189532951506141870</id><published>2010-08-07T05:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-07T05:37:00.199-07:00</updated><title type='text'>We have crossed the Equator!</title><summary type='text'>  It has taken us another two weeks before we could finally cross the Equator. The course we had laid out for the passage turned out not to be a good one.A short while after I wrote the last report we started to realise that we were being taken west by some quite strong currents. And the boat would hardly be moved by the wind! During our short swim in the Doldrums we had seen some nasty looking </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/6189532951506141870/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=6189532951506141870' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/6189532951506141870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/6189532951506141870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/08/we-have-crossed-equator.html' title='We have crossed the Equator!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-9011966452439264861</id><published>2010-07-24T00:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-24T00:57:45.686-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Doldrums</title><summary type='text'>  A short report from us here in the Doldrums! We startet out from Cape Verde last Thursday, 9 days ago, after having given the hull a big scrub while at anchor off Santa Antao. We never visited this island, but were actually visited by some islanders who came swimming out! They were obviously curious about the newcomers, and what they might have been after was to make us come ashore the next day</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/9011966452439264861/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=9011966452439264861' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/9011966452439264861'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/9011966452439264861'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/07/doldrums.html' title='The Doldrums'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-3202225315455837632</id><published>2010-07-13T07:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-14T01:19:27.260-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Update from Mindelo</title><summary type='text'>We are very close to leave for the longest stretch towards Brazil now, and will give a short update from our stay in Mindelo before we go. The two weeks we have spend here has been relaxed, walking around the streets, looking in some of the numerous China-shops, watching football from South Africa, visiting the nearby tourist complex Point d'Agua for a dip in the pool or drink in the bar and so </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/3202225315455837632/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=3202225315455837632' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/3202225315455837632'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/3202225315455837632'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/07/update-from-mindelo.html' title='Update from Mindelo'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-2486246092854681244</id><published>2010-06-25T08:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-25T08:56:17.985-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Marina Mindelo!</title><summary type='text'>We arrived in Mindelo, Cape Verde Islands this morning. It took more than the week we anticipated, but then we have not motored at all. There was a steady wind from NNE, which meant we had to gybe some times. The boat was rolling in the waves, so the activities onboard were limited to reading, some games, cooking, eating, sleeping. But every day seemed to be so short we seldom felt like arranging</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/2486246092854681244/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=2486246092854681244' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/2486246092854681244'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/2486246092854681244'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/06/marina-mindelo.html' title='Marina Mindelo!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-2850920758781142982</id><published>2010-06-25T07:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-25T08:55:21.475-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Thorsteins blog's from last week</title><summary type='text'>Blog 1The first days towards Cape VerdeNow we've been out at sea for 36 hours, so I guess it's time for the first report. I must say things have been very nice so far, with decent wind (at least until lately) and not too bad waves (they are quite tall, but they aren't steep, so it's just a continuous roll). Everything seems to work the way it should. We are testing the wind rudder for the first </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/2850920758781142982/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=2850920758781142982' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/2850920758781142982'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/2850920758781142982'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/06/thorstenis-blogs-from-last-week.html' title='Thorsteins blog&apos;s from last week'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-5951996733628235083</id><published>2010-06-13T09:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-13T09:56:37.347-07:00</updated><title type='text'>We are leaving Las Palmas!</title><summary type='text'>Tomorrow we are leaving Gran Canaria, Spain and Europe. We are heading for Cape Verde Islands where we plan a short stop before continuing our journey to Brazil. Whether we end up in Fortaleza or Cabedelo in Brazil depends on the weather and currents. This morning another boat came in to our pontoon, and they are heading towards Cape Verde and then Trinidad in a couple of days. This means we </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/5951996733628235083/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=5951996733628235083' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/5951996733628235083'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/5951996733628235083'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/06/we-are-leaving-las-palmas.html' title='We are leaving Las Palmas!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-232834847283673146</id><published>2010-06-01T05:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-01T05:54:18.652-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Film from Dia de Canarias!</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/232834847283673146/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=232834847283673146' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/232834847283673146'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/232834847283673146'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/06/film-from-dia-de-canarias.html' title='Film from Dia de Canarias!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-666698572460067737</id><published>2010-05-30T09:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-30T09:40:15.500-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Dia de Canarias!</title><summary type='text'>Today is the National Day of the Canary Islands. Ingeborg and I went to Pueblo Canarias, a museum/restaurant complex, where there was going to be traditional dancing and music. It was very nice! Colourful costumes and guitar music, and also some traditional songs which seemed to be well known among the audience! We took lots of photos and videofilms, so we'll try to make a small thing for YouTube</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/666698572460067737/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=666698572460067737' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/666698572460067737'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/666698572460067737'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/05/dia-de-canarias.html' title='Dia de Canarias!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TAKTis1NNrI/AAAAAAAAAyg/OwM0JTZMC0Y/s72-c/IMGP4598.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-1274518741088612988</id><published>2010-05-23T11:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-23T12:32:45.156-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>May month in Las Palmas.We have enjoyed many weeks in Las Palmas now, but start to look forward to the Atlantic crossing at last! There are always some more preparations you could do, but I think we have covered the most important now. The captain is away for some days, and this trip that came up is the real reason we haven't left already. It has been good to have some quiet weeks for the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/1274518741088612988/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=1274518741088612988' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/1274518741088612988'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/1274518741088612988'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/05/we-have-enjoyed-many-weeks-in-las.html' title=''/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-1082062520424467038</id><published>2010-05-04T05:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-04T05:44:44.186-07:00</updated><title type='text'>St. Patricks Day, Gibraltar!</title><summary type='text'>Just found a short film I took while celebrating St. Patrick's Day in Gibraltar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZr4KkdUaiIEnjoy!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/1082062520424467038/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=1082062520424467038' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/1082062520424467038'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/1082062520424467038'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/05/st-patricks-day-gibraltar.html' title='St. Patricks Day, Gibraltar!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-4294739600671722639</id><published>2010-04-29T07:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-29T08:34:47.333-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Still here in Las Palmas!</title><summary type='text'>We are still here, preparing for the next step. We think it will be Brazil somewhere, if we are not stopping at the Cape Verde Islands. But first we must do a few things, like installing an extra solar panel, repair some scratches on the bow.., change a broken piece of the watermaker, hook up the SSB, install the Hydrovane... And Ingeborg and Thorstein have a period of more intense studies as we </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/4294739600671722639/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=4294739600671722639' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/4294739600671722639'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/4294739600671722639'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/04/still-here-in-las-palmas.html' title='Still here in Las Palmas!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-8037894970041002857</id><published>2010-04-06T06:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-06T06:56:53.097-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Las Palmas!</title><summary type='text'>We have arrived safely in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, after a smooth sail from Gibraltar. Originally we planned to stop for a day in Lanzarote, but after a couple of days at anchor south of Isla Graciosa we decided to go directly to Gran Canaria. Anniken, Ingeborgs friend will arrive tomorrow, and we didn't want to have a too tight time schedule. The summer has arrived also, with a forecast of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/8037894970041002857/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=8037894970041002857' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/8037894970041002857'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/8037894970041002857'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/04/las-palmas.html' title='Las Palmas!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-4041686287214990587</id><published>2010-03-27T01:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-27T01:40:24.704-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Setting sail again</title><summary type='text'>After almost 3 weeks in Gibraltar, we are now setting sail again, this time our destination is the Canary Islands! It will be the longest trip yet, at 688 Nm, but if the weather doesn't misbehave it should take about 5 to 6 days. The island we are aiming for is Gran Canaria.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/4041686287214990587/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=4041686287214990587' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/4041686287214990587'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/4041686287214990587'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/03/setting-sail-again.html' title='Setting sail again'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-7629261825614607868</id><published>2010-03-09T07:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-09T08:43:06.002-08:00</updated><title type='text'>In Gibraltar</title><summary type='text'>We are now moored in Ocean Village Marina, Gibraltar, after a pretty hard trip from Cartagena. We did get the wind with us this time, but when it reaches storm strength, it isn't that comfortable anymore. It took 3 days. All crew were well when we came to port.Then we experienced another storm yesterday night. This time our boat was struck into the concrete pontoon, which we obviously couldn't </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/7629261825614607868/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=7629261825614607868' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/7629261825614607868'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/7629261825614607868'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/03/in-gibraltar.html' title='In Gibraltar'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-5500610415624676201</id><published>2010-03-05T02:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-05T02:37:44.108-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Leaving for Gibraltar</title><summary type='text'>We are leaving Cartagena today, going towards Gibraltar. If the weather is anything like the forecast says, we should be able to get there in a few days. If the weather goes bad we'll find a sheltered anchorage (we are sailing along the coast, so there's bound to be one close by). It's about 225 nautical miles to sail.Hasta pronto!Thorstein</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/5500610415624676201/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=5500610415624676201' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/5500610415624676201'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/5500610415624676201'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/03/leaving-for-gibraltar.html' title='Leaving for Gibraltar'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-2184122357866134532</id><published>2010-03-02T04:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-02T04:15:11.491-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Cartagena!</title><summary type='text'>We arrived in Cartagena on Saturday after a days sail from San Pedro. Not too much wind, but we had fog! It was the first time that we were navigating with the aid of a fog horn. We heard the sound from the light house at Cabo the Pelos far ahead of us as the coast landscape disappeared, and we could easily recognise it as we passed. Of course, we have all the other means of knowing where we are,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/2184122357866134532/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=2184122357866134532' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/2184122357866134532'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/2184122357866134532'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/03/cartagena.html' title='Cartagena!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-5359042678861713204</id><published>2010-02-24T03:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-24T03:45:17.868-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A bumpy sail to San Pedro de Pinatar!</title><summary type='text'>We arrived on the peninsula, by Torrevieja just after midnight on the 22. The trip should have taken around 40 hours if we could have sailed a straight line.. The weather forecasts were not too bad before we started, but it turned out they were too optimistic! We sailed almost twice the distance and spent more then 80 hours at sea. The wind direction was not NW as we had thought it would be, but </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/5359042678861713204/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=5359042678861713204' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/5359042678861713204'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/5359042678861713204'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/02/bumpy-sail-to-san-pedro-de-pinatar.html' title='A bumpy sail to San Pedro de Pinatar!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-7126295985026336639</id><published>2010-02-14T12:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-14T13:03:35.485-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Back again..</title><summary type='text'>We turned around after half an hour. A leakage in a diesel line this time.. Well, it's a small thing and we don't want to get depressed over such a bagatelle. Now we'll meet with the people from Rigging Mar again tomorrow, and we will hopefully get rid of the sinus infections that has caught up with us the last week. And I will have time to write up some reports and load up more photos to our web</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/7126295985026336639/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=7126295985026336639' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/7126295985026336639'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/7126295985026336639'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/02/back-again.html' title='Back again..'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-7247667712299752408</id><published>2010-02-14T00:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-14T00:34:03.410-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Goodbye Mallorca!</title><summary type='text'>We are leaving Mallorca today! We have sails on the boat, but they are not quite perfect yet. So we will get them done in Murcia on the mainland. That is where the factory is. We hope that we won't get in more trouble, and that we can leave Murcia shortly after we're there. We think the trip will take about 40 hours, so that we are there the day after tomorrow. Wish us good luck!Mom will come </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/7247667712299752408/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=7247667712299752408' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/7247667712299752408'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/7247667712299752408'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/02/goodbye-mallorca.html' title='Goodbye Mallorca!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-5597522730211755705</id><published>2010-01-29T05:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-29T06:33:37.594-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Still in Palma de Mallorca..</title><summary type='text'>We should not be amazed anymore, when things take longer than expected.. Now we are waiting for sails, again. When the mast was stepped we thought the sails were just days away, but that was not the case. They say the instructions from Sailtainer (the rollerboom system), on how to make the sails were wrong. So the mainsail had been cut wrong and had to be resewn! Who's to blame? It doesn't really</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/5597522730211755705/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=5597522730211755705' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/5597522730211755705'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/5597522730211755705'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/01/still-in-palma-de-mallorca.html' title='Still in Palma de Mallorca..'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-7059244158028688502</id><published>2010-01-15T05:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-15T08:04:22.649-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Good news!</title><summary type='text'>I just wanted to update you on our progress. Today the new mast was stepped by the people from Rigging Mar. The mast looks so nice and we hope that everything will work as it should now! The sailmaker from Hood sails came by once we were back in our berth. He will come by Monday morning to take the last measurement when the rig has been tightened. Then the electricians will come to connect all </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/7059244158028688502/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=7059244158028688502' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/7059244158028688502'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/7059244158028688502'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/01/good-news.html' title='Good news!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/S1CQ9ncjutI/AAAAAAAAAug/2rEHI51xDnQ/s72-c/IMGP3503.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-7970234421827001296</id><published>2010-01-02T05:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-02T06:22:54.671-08:00</updated><title type='text'>We are setting out for Mallorca</title><summary type='text'>Hi! Today we are leaving Ibiza for Mallorca. It will be great to move the boat, and of course to get a new mast over there. We have been waiting for quite a while now, but we think we have used the time well. Christmas has been relaxed and cosy. We rented a car to see more places on the island. So now we know Ibiza better. The weather has been a lot of rain and wind, but since yesterday it has </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/7970234421827001296/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=7970234421827001296' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/7970234421827001296'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/7970234421827001296'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2010/01/we-are-setting-out-for-mallorca.html' title='We are setting out for Mallorca'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-7978147274823472405</id><published>2009-11-09T02:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-09T02:47:29.032-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Short visit to Norway!</title><summary type='text'>A couple of weeks ago it was finally decided that the repairs should be done by Rigging Mar in Mallorca. Then at last the new mast could be ordered from Z-spars. It will take another 3-4 weeks before the new mast arrives and can be stepped on Sirius. We are getting quite impatient, but doen't really have any problem finding things to do! Reading, school work, running, swimming, shopping.. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/7978147274823472405/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=7978147274823472405' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/7978147274823472405'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/7978147274823472405'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2009/11/short-visit-to-norway.html' title='Short visit to Norway!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-1281124474743918580</id><published>2009-10-11T01:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-11T01:16:32.370-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Late summer in Ibiza!</title><summary type='text'>It's three weeks now since we were dismasted, but we are still here in Ibiza.. We are not happy about how long it takes before they can even start on the work, order materials and all that is necessary in order to get us ship shape again..But then it is understandable that it takes time to produce the offers as there are so many details to work out. Well, there are four companies that have been </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/1281124474743918580/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=1281124474743918580' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/1281124474743918580'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/1281124474743918580'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2009/10/late-summer-in-ibiza.html' title='Late summer in Ibiza!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-5462207077934924510</id><published>2009-09-18T06:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-18T06:54:16.120-07:00</updated><title type='text'>DISMASTING!</title><summary type='text'>We lost our main mast last night! Disaster, but we are all fine except for a little scratches and bruises and some sore muscles.. We don't really know why it happened, but we have written a report to the insurance company about what happened and I think I'll just publish the same report here now.  We need a lot of comforting now, so please write mails and messages in our guestbook.. Ingeborg </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/5462207077934924510/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=5462207077934924510' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/5462207077934924510'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/5462207077934924510'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2009/09/dismasting.html' title='DISMASTING!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-6257407797251030244</id><published>2009-09-15T15:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-15T15:59:18.544-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The rain in Spain..</title><summary type='text'>Well, a lot has fallen over Mallorca these last days, with a lot of thunder and lightning accompanying the water!  Stein and Ingeborg are back in the boat after a visit to Porsgrunn in beautiful autumn weather. So they did not bring the rain! Well, it's September and probably quite normal, and after all the temperatures are still well above 20degC. Another water related issue is that we have </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/6257407797251030244/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=6257407797251030244' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/6257407797251030244'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/6257407797251030244'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2009/09/rain-in-spain.html' title='The rain in Spain..'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-7766004049740867298</id><published>2009-09-06T04:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-06T04:25:58.629-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Still here  in Porto Colom!</title><summary type='text'>We are still here in Porto Colom in Mallorca. At least Thorstein, myself and Sirius are here. Stein and Ingeborg has taken a trip back to Norway to keep up with work and school! Ingeborg's class has started at a new school this year, ungdomsskolen, and she wants to keep up with the rest! This week she will hopefully establish routines for the contact with the new school. And, of course, she will </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/7766004049740867298/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=7766004049740867298' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/7766004049740867298'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/7766004049740867298'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2009/09/still-here-in-porto-colom.html' title='Still here  in Porto Colom!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-4665023531846223172</id><published>2009-09-02T03:39:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-02T03:46:56.142-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hola Mallorca!</title><summary type='text'>We arrived in Mallorca, Porto Colom yesterday morning. Everything is well, and no problems arised during this crossing! Just too little wind like on the previous crossings.  We lost the hook twice from the fishing line, and didn't catch any fish so..  there must have been some really big ones there.. Porto Colom seems to be a quite nice little harbour, not too many tourists! We'll stay some days </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/4665023531846223172/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=4665023531846223172' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/4665023531846223172'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/4665023531846223172'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2009/09/hola-mallorca.html' title='Hola Mallorca!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-9062763717720884393</id><published>2009-08-27T00:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-27T00:49:47.068-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Next stop Mallorca!</title><summary type='text'>We are leaving Tunisia today, and plan to go directly to Mallorca. Then we will skip Italy alltogether this time, but it shouldn't be too difficult to go there some other time! It is a longer crossing than we have had before, more than 500 nm, so we think we might have to spend a week at sea before we get there. Anyway, it's good to have some more practice on long distances before the Atlantic </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/9062763717720884393/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=9062763717720884393' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/9062763717720884393'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/9062763717720884393'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2009/08/next-stop-mallorca.html' title='Next stop Mallorca!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-6650262022636570468</id><published>2009-08-24T23:41:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-24T23:45:05.404-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sahara!</title><summary type='text'>We have been to Sahara, and Ingeborg and Thorstein have been running in the sand dunes, great! We found a real nomad to guide us around his village and the surrounding desert including a French fort at the border of the desert. We spent only a few hours there but it was great! Toufik was a very enthusiastic person, and if you ever want to get a taste of the desert and the lifestyle of the nomads </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/6650262022636570468/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=6650262022636570468' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/6650262022636570468'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/6650262022636570468'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2009/08/sahara.html' title='Sahara!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-4638442897026486519</id><published>2009-08-21T10:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-21T13:12:19.292-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Africa!</title><summary type='text'>We arrived in Tunisia yesterday, more precisely in Hammamet. For tomorrow the plan is to rent a car and take a trip to the south of the country. Some of us want to get a taste of Sahara! I also have to mention, we got another 5.5 kg tuna on this crossing! I need more recipes for variation!That last comment seems meaningless now as I just read about the tragedy of more than 70 refugees having died</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/4638442897026486519/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=4638442897026486519' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/4638442897026486519'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/4638442897026486519'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2009/08/africa.html' title='Africa!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-6383556353099754932</id><published>2009-08-16T13:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-16T14:01:42.532-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Planning to leave for Tunisia!</title><summary type='text'>After more than a week in Grand Harbour Marina we are ready to leave tomorrow morning. We plan to anchor in a bay somewhere around here before we start the crossing. They say the snorkeling is superb in these waters! A letter and photoalbum from our stay at Malta will be published soon!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/6383556353099754932/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=6383556353099754932' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/6383556353099754932'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/6383556353099754932'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2009/08/planning-to-leave-for-tunisia.html' title='Planning to leave for Tunisia!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-6587519622678712694</id><published>2009-08-08T04:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-08T04:31:22.346-07:00</updated><title type='text'>We have arrived in Malta!</title><summary type='text'>All is very well! This weekend we will celebrate St. Lawrence here in this wonderful place. And take a look around at everything..</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/6587519622678712694/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=6587519622678712694' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/6587519622678712694'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/6587519622678712694'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2009/08/we-have-arrived-in-malta.html' title='We have arrived in Malta!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-1557481603644550029</id><published>2009-08-01T03:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-01T09:10:13.375-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Kalamata!</title><summary type='text'>After 4 days in Kalamata we are ready to leave for Malta. We haven't found anyone selling the courtesy flag of Malta here, but I think I can make one while underway. We were surprised to find a good sized city here in Kalamata, with a lot of life in the streets. And the old railway station made into a park with old locomotives and trains to look at and play with. The graffiti artists had added to</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/1557481603644550029/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=1557481603644550029' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/1557481603644550029'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/1557481603644550029'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2009/08/kalamata.html' title='Kalamata!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-3757911030156325458</id><published>2009-07-22T03:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-22T03:32:09.708-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Telemarkssendinga!</title><summary type='text'>I dag morges har jeg vært på radioen igjen, på NRK Telemarkssendinga. Og Ingeborg også, forresten. Som vanlig blir det alltid sånn at vi glemte noe vi skulle sagt, noen flere vi skulle hilst til, og lurer på hvordan det hørtes ut. Jaja, kanskje vi lærer etterhvert. Jeg glemte spesielt å etterlyse en reparasjonsmanual for generatoren vår...(Kubota E300-ES01) Hvis noen skulle ha en er vi veldig </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/3757911030156325458/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=3757911030156325458' title='0 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/3757911030156325458'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/3757911030156325458'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2009/07/telemarkssendinga.html' title='Telemarkssendinga!'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989690007650453944.post-8115694486430416384</id><published>2009-07-20T06:22:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-20T06:41:52.439-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hilsen fra Agios Nikolaus</title><summary type='text'>Naa sitter vi paa en internettcafe midt i byen, Agios Nikolaus. Skikkelig sydenplass, masse turister.Vi har leid bil og har vaert paa storhandel paa LIDL. Bilen er stappfull av appelsinjuice, UHT-melk, greske poelser, tomater, kaffe, dopapir, cornflakes, oel og andre noedvendigheter... Dessuten fant vi en trelasthandel med granmaterialer fra Nord-Sverige, saa naa skal matvarene holde seg paa </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/feeds/8115694486430416384/comments/default' title='Legg inn kommentarer'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5989690007650453944&amp;postID=8115694486430416384' title='1 Kommentarer'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/8115694486430416384'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5989690007650453944/posts/default/8115694486430416384'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sy-sirius.blogspot.com/2009/07/hilsen-fra-agios-nikolaus.html' title='Hilsen fra Agios Nikolaus'/><author><name>SY Sirius</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08326637541563493037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYDrJwcNWPs/TI9TwCxtOaI/AAAAAAAAAzM/yznFOzKfr6M/S220/P8070227.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
