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EARLY OCT 98 – LEAVE SASSAFRAS RIVER (PAT’S PARENT’S HOUSE)
MID OCT 98 – ENTER INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY (ICW) AT NORFOLK
OCT –NOV 98 – THRU VA/NC/SC/GA VIA ICW
MID NOV 98 – FLORIDA VIA ICW
END NOV 98 - FT. LAUDERDALE/MIAMI AREA – STOP AT UNCLE BERNIE’S
EARLY DEC 98 – LEAVE FOR BAHAMAS
DEC 98 – JAN 99 – TRAVEL THRU BAHAMAS
EARLY FEB 99 – DEPART BAHAMAS
MID FEB 99 – ARRIVE SAN BLAS ISLANDS (SOUTHEAST OF PANAMA CANAL)
EARLY MAR 99 – LEAVE SAN BLAS AND TRANSIT PANAMA CANAL
MID/END MAR 99 – ARRIVE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS (STAY APPROX 1 WEEK)
MID APRIL 99 – LEAVE GALAPAGOS FOR MARQUESAS ISLANDS (LONGEST LEG OF TRIP – APPROX 30-35 DAYS)
EARLY MAY 99 – ARRIVE MARQUESAS ISLANDS, FRENCH POLYNESIA
MID JUNE 99 – LEAVE MARQUESAS ISLANDS FOR OTHER FRENCH POLYNESIAN ISLANDS (Tuamotuan Archipelago, Tahiti, Moorea, Tahaa and Bora Bora)
END JULY 99 – LEAVE FRENCH POLYNESIA FOR KINGDOM OF TONGA.
EARLY AUG 99 - ARRIVE VAVA'U GROUP, TONGA
END AUG 99 – LEAVE TONGA, ARRIVE FIJI ISLANDS.
MID SEPT 99 – LEAVE FIJI, ARRIVE VANUATU ISLANDS.
MID OCT 99 – LEAVE VANUATU, ARRIVE NEW CALEDONIA.
END OCT 99 - LEAVE NEW CALEDONIA FOR AUSTRALIA
27 OCT 99 - ARRIVE BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
6 DEC 99 - SIMMER OUT OF WATER
7 DEC 99 - FLY FROM BRISBANE TO PHILADELPHIA, USA
7 DEC 99 - 22 FEB 00 - HOME, "MOOCHING" FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS (10 WEEKS)
22 FEB 00 - FLY FROM USA TO AUCKLAND, NZ (3 WEEKS IN NZ)
15 MAR 00 - FLY FROM AUCKLAND, NZ TO BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
MID MAR - EARLY APR 00 - WORK ON BOAT AND BACK IN WATER