Two years ago Michael and Layne and their trusty dog, Rusty, retired—actually Rusty retired much earlier—and moved onboard a Dodge van with a custom interior which they named with my approval, GANNET 2. After a shakedown cruise around the United States they headed south, crossing the border into Mexico at Laredo, Texas, on September 25, 2023. Fifteen months and 17,000 miles later finds them at the blue dot on the map, near 55ºS, overlooking Harberton Ranch at the end of the world, only 75 miles from Cape Horn. To put this in perspective, New Zealand extends to 47S. Tasmania to 44S. Africa to 35S. Life on GANNET 2 is similar to living on a boat, but unless they actually start floating her, the crew of GANNET 2 have no where else to go except turn back north. Well done, Michael, Layne, and Rusty.
You can follow their voyage at:
https://conchscooter.blogspot.com/
(Denver, North Carolina is just north of Charlotte. Carol and I are visiting her family for a few days.)
3 comments:
I miss reading their stories but AT&T my internet provider keeps blocking their blood site. I also cannot look at it through my Verizon phone. If you let them know maybe they can make their site secure again.
That is unfortunate. I have notified Michael of your comment. I enjoy following him myself.
I have bought a safety certificate from Godaddy hence the https designation. I don’t understand why it’s blocked. I told Godaddy some accounts were blocked but they had no explanation. It’s really annoying.
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