Friday, March 29

Cruise to Alaska, Then Cross the Pacific, with the Bradshaws on Their Nordhavn 52

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Phillip and Gerri Bradshaw from Fremantle, Australia, bought their Nordhavn 52, Mermaid Explorer, at Dana Point, California, two years ago, and they haven’t stopped cruising since then. First they headed down to Mexico, then up to Alaska, all the way to Glacier Bay, meeting other cruising couples and locals along the way. (One Alaska cruising tip: don’t miss Rose’s Bar, a local watering hole, in Pelican). Then the Bradshaws cruised back down to San Francisco and, after much thought, decided to cross the Pacific, just the two of them. It took 14 days to reach Hawaii, and Gerri says that was “about three days too long.” But then on to Christmas Island, Tonga and New Zealand, where they shot this video. All in all, Phillip says, the boat didn’t miss a beat. “It was stronger than us.” Next on their itinerary: Tasmania, the east coast of Australia, and  probably back to the South Pacific. The Bradshaws are indeed living the dream, and it seems that they’re just warming up.  See them here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYF6ZlMbCUU

http://nordhavn.com

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