September 26 – October 24 Posted: 10/13/25: All, YES….we did it….completed the Northwest Passage…..ok, I’ll be transparent….we had CREW:))))) We went on a 26-day Northwest Passage transit on MV Sylvia Earle (total trip was 30 days). This is the same ship we went on for the Antarctica trip in 2023. The Antarctica/South Georgia trip and … Read More →
Captain’s Log: The Great Amazon River Expedition, April 5 – April 15, 2025
April 5- April 15 Hi All, It’s been almost 4 weeks since we have been home and we are still recovering….say whaaaaatt?? Kathy came back with a cold that got worse and of course, then I got it a week later. It’s not Covid, just a coughing, sinus draining, good-old fashioned cold we think….yuck!! We … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Machu Picchu Trip March 29-April 5
3/29 – 4/5 Hi All, Give the Machu Pichu trip 5 WOW’S…..WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW!!! And for those who have been there, yes, Kathy and I do subscribe to the Alien theory:))) The logistics from Brazil to Lima to Cusco, the start of the Machu Pichu trip, is a bit tedious. We arrived around … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Brazil; Iguazu Falls, Rio, Golden Lion Tamarins
March 22 – 28 Hi All, Another fabulous trip….this time to South America….Brazil and Peru all using Natural Habitat Adventures which we highly recommend!! This was a planned 24 day trip but turned out to be 25!! As I mentioned in the last blog on the Northern Lights, we are converting the Mystic Moon Voyages … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Northern Lights from Churchill Manitoba Canada, Feb 13-20, 2025
Hi All, Yeppa, it’s me again with a travel blog. I haven’t posted on the Mystic Moon Voyages website since we sold her last summer. But, I want to continue the website as a travel blog since recording our adventures continues to be the best way we remember the facts and post pictures:)))) People can … Read More →
Captain’s Blog: Parting is So…Mixed
August 5 2024 Hi All, Yeppa, we did the deed. Mystic Moon has been sold. After almost 20 years it feels very different to be boatless….although we are now accepting invitations to visit other boats:))) I have been very remiss in posting anything on The Blog…..last entry was in November 2023. I’m not sure why, … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Back in Sitka to Winterize
November 9-14 Hi All, We’re Back:)))))….well sort of. We are back on Mystic but just for 5N/6D. We thought when we left in June, after installing the windlass and retrieving the anchor and chain, that we would be back in a few months….NOT….ugh!! If you recall, we left in June with Health issues for both … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Success Retrieving Anchor and Chain; Back to CA for Medical Issues
June 14 – 20 Hi All, Yes, we did it….the 4 week windlass ordeal is over….yea….HAPPY DANCE/HIGH FIVES ALL AROUND!!! But, it was not easy…a real pita for sure!!! We arrived back in Sitka on Wednesday, 6/14 after an uneventful but 12 hour door to door travel on Alaska airlines. Wow, both flights were completely … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Windlass to the Seattle Doc; YB’s back to California
May 15 – 20 Hi All, It is with a rather fatigued body & spirit I write this blog. We have had to admit defeat on the windlass and send it back to the doctor in Seattle. So we wait, wait, & wait in Sitka not sure of what to do. However, right now, we … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Happy Mother’s Day Kathy; Happy Birthday John ; Then Problems on Mystic; Back to Sitka!!!!
May 9 – 14 Hi All, Sunday May 14th, Happy Mother’s Day….well not so much for Kathy…ugh:((( Let me interrupt this blog….if you have been watching us on Spot, or the Selene Map, or AIS on Marine Traffic or Predict Wind, you may have noticed that we have returned to Sitka….say what….why did you do … Read More →