We will be posting the stories of our progress here for you to follow along and share with your friends. While in major ports with internet access we will be able to post photos and more, however while at sea or in remote anchorages, our blog updates will be limited to simple text, since it will all be sent and received through HF radio email.
To see where we are on a map, click here:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/winlink.cgi?call=VE0TIM
You can reach us at findingcandine@gmail.com. If we have internet access - we will be able to send and receive emails as usual. In major ports we may get online from the boat by wireless, but in smaller centers we may only have occasional internet access at a cafe, library or school, and that may only be at dial-up speeds, which would be very slow for downloading images or graphics.
When we do not have access to the internet, we will send and receive email with the ham radio. But because it takes alot of battery power to transmit, we can only send and receive short text messages while we're at sea. If the size of your email is under 10 k, your message will be forwarded to us on the boat. If it is more than 10k it will remain on the gmail server until we are in a port with internet access. In order to keep your messages short please use the "plain text" format (not html) and remove any previous message threads, attachments, or snappy add-ons to the bottom of your message. Remember, unnecessary data wastes airtime and energy - both of which are precious commodities out here. We also use the radio to receive weather information and metereological charts to plan our passages, so it is obviously important to us.
We expect to be collecting and sending emails every few days, though it may vary as we settle into our new routines. Please be patient.
You can reach us at findingcandine@gmail.com. If we have internet access - we will be able to send and receive emails as usual. In major ports we may get online from the boat by wireless, but in smaller centers we may only have occasional internet access at a cafe, library or school, and that may only be at dial-up speeds, which would be very slow for downloading images or graphics.
When we do not have access to the internet, we will send and receive email with the ham radio. But because it takes alot of battery power to transmit, we can only send and receive short text messages while we're at sea. If the size of your email is under 10 k, your message will be forwarded to us on the boat. If it is more than 10k it will remain on the gmail server until we are in a port with internet access. In order to keep your messages short please use the "plain text" format (not html) and remove any previous message threads, attachments, or snappy add-ons to the bottom of your message. Remember, unnecessary data wastes airtime and energy - both of which are precious commodities out here. We also use the radio to receive weather information and metereological charts to plan our passages, so it is obviously important to us.
We expect to be collecting and sending emails every few days, though it may vary as we settle into our new routines. Please be patient.
Obviously lots of peolple want to chat with us on our travels. Please understand we cannot possibly reply to everyone's email. If you are lucky enough to receive email from us, do not use the "reply" button, as that usually contans a thread of the message we sent you. Please do not try to send email to the boat directly with any other address (emails from us may appear to come from various different addreses, sometimes these are other stations forwarding our radio email transmission, so if you want your message to get to us, please use findingcandine@gmail.com.
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2 comments:
How exciting!
LOVE YOU GUYS!
Hello....out there....just thinking of you all!
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