I am a Rock, I am an Island

Brita
Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, Indian Ocean, Ocean Crossing, Pacific

Smack dab in the middle of the ocean, thousands of miles from land, there are islands you’ve probably never heard of. These islands don’t show up on a globe, and if you zoom out on google maps enough to see

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Indian Crossing

Brita
Indian Ocean, Ocean Crossing, Passage Making

I crossed the Indian Ocean under sail: nearly 7,000nm/8,000mi/13,000km, just under three months shore to shore, 47 days underway, stopping in Indonesia, Christmas and Cocos Keeling Islands, Mauritius, Reunion and South Africa.  We entered the Indian Ocean on 04 September

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Pacific Crossing

Brita
Ocean Crossing, Pacific, Passage Making

I crossed the Pacific Ocean under sail: nearly 10,000nm/11,500mi/18,500km, six months shore to shore, 90 days underway, stopping in Panama, Ecuador (Galapagos), French Polynesia (Marquesas, Tuamotos and Society Islands), Niue, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu and Australia.  We entered the Pacific with

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