Out Chasing Stars medical Archives

Indonesia seems to be hitting the cruisers rather hard. While many have come down with occasional cases of “Bali belly”, others have had more serious issues. I woke up one morning in Pasarwajo with some troubling symptoms – not debilitating, but concerning....

Important Documents for Cruisers

01 Aug 2014

2 Comments

Amy

boat documents, clearing customs, important documents, medical

…and other housekeeping. The next step I’ve taken in planning our trip is putting together an important documents for cruisers binder. A blog post by The Boat Galley got me started in determining what we needed to have in our binder. Here’s the contents:...

Vaccines for Cruisers

04 Jul 2014

0 Comment

Amy

medical, Medicine, travel precautions, vaccines

***I am not a medical professional. Just sharing the research I’ve done regarding our trip. Talk to your doctor!*** Yesterday we went to our PCP to discuss medical concerns for cruising. At our Offshore Emergency Medicine course, it was recommended that we talk to our...

Offshore Emergency Medicine – When There is No Rescue

23 Jun 2014

4 Comments

Amy

class, emergency, medical

We have just wrapped up a 3-day course through Med Officer and Wilderness Medical Associates called Emergency Offshore Medicine. The class was phenomenal, and while I’m not going to go over all the details we learned, I hope that a brief overview of the course will convince...

99 - Our LAST Sail in Australia!

98 - Water Everywhere! Sailing to Cairns

97 - Celebrating my BIRTHDAY in the Whitsundays!

Out Chasing Stars is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

Our favorite place to stay. Get a $40 credit on AirBNB – click here!