Author: Timothy Brill

Friday September 25, 2020 Where is Tim? Another boring week in the Seychelles.  My USA friend, Giles, and I rendezvous nightly for our mandatory rum and coke and to try and solve the world’s problems.   His sailboat, Petrel, is next door to Intrepid.  He too is planning a November departure to South Africa. The week […]

This was a particularly boring week.   My 2 parts boxes are in Transit from Memphis Tennessee, and scheduled to arrive on Monday afternoon. Next I’m hoping Shannon, my crew, will finally get here soon.  She is still waiting for her passport.  Of course Covid is the excuse being used by the passport agency for being […]

This was a particularly hard week.    I’m still on the mend from what is most likely Denge.  After 5 days finally managed to leave the boat.  My parts boxes are finally enroute and I’m hoping Shannon, my crew, will finally get here soon. The plan is still for a November 1st departure to South […]

This is why I hate mosquitos! Seychelles General Health Risks:ChikungunyaCOUNTRY RISKSeychelles has risk of Chikungunya transmission.  DescriptionChikungunya is a viral infection caused by the CHIK virus belonging to the Togaviridae family. The virus is transmitted through the bite of infected daytime biting female – primarily Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus – mosquitoes. They usually bite […]

Another week in the Seychelles.  The week began with a rat.  Yup, I think I had / have a rat on the boat.  I named his Sebastian, “Sebastian the Rat.”  I haven’t seen any signs of the rat in a few days, so maybe I managed to get rid of him.  I didn’t want to kill […]