A blog by nerds afloat
After several days of running on adrenaline after crashing our boat, the Burnetts themselves are crashing. Mel has handled this by getting a terrible sore throat and laryngitis to go along with her grumpy mood. Greg hasn’t been able to … Read More
Just a quick update to allay fears. Mel doesn’t have access to her laptop, which is what she normally posts with, due to America’s insistence on not going with the 220 V Europe is wired with. Europe’s plugs look stupid, … Read More
First of all, at the moment EVERYONE IS SAFE. Greg insisted the Coast Guard take Mel and the kids off the boat, and he is still on the boat trying to save it. EVERYONE IS SAFE. I don’t even know … Read More
Greetings, friends! The Burnetts left Las Palmas at 3:30 pm local time today, bound for Barbados! We are FINALLY crossing the Atlantic! We have 2600+ nautical miles to go! Should take us about 16-18 days, hopefully less! We are not … Read More
The Burnetts are still biding their time in Gran Canaria. The Trades are still tardy this year. This is despite the fact that on New Year’s Eve some of our wonderful Austrian friends accidentally sacrificed eight kilograms of pork, and … Read More