So gentle reader, we left Newport on a beautiful December morning and enjoyed a warm balmy sail down the coast to the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Are you kidding?!! It is December in the North Atlantic! It was COLD and blowing like STINK! We hunkered under blankets on watch and buried ourselves under comforters
So, I should be writing this from the warm clear waters of the Caribbean. But NO! I’m writing from the frigid waters of Rhode Island. As you may recall we spent the summer getting a new gearbox installed. Well, after 15 hours of testing the installation we headed off to Antigua. We had a fairly
So, gentle reader I’m sure by now you are wondering what has happened to us. We returned from our Western adventures to find ourselves in that terrifying place known as Boatyard Purgatory. It is what happens when no one is working on your boat, but everyday you hear promises of results. We were sorely tested
Well it has been a while since we checked in. We’re back in Des Moines where we are enjoying time with family and friends before returning to MAJOR boat projects next week. So, we traveled by AMTRAK back to Iowa by way of Providence, NYC and Chicago. Let me tell you, there is nothing so
So, we left Antigua and headed to St. Martin. We hadn’t been there since 2017 just before Irma blasted through. We anchored in Marigot and spent a few days zooming around the lagoon in the dinghy, it is faster than walking and much safer than driving. We picked up a bearing to repair our wind
So, we went off exploring Martinique. First stop was Trois Ilets in the bay across from Fort de France. The town is very quaint, with many wood-frame tile-roofed buildings dating to the early 20th century. Other than that, the anchorage was muddy and dreary so we decided to move across the bay to Schoelcher so
Before we get to the present, let me bring you up to speed. Wow! Dominica knocked our socks off! (fortunately we weren’t wearing any) We ended up staying for over three weeks hiking and touring and enjoying time with the local populous. We did get in some great diving with the local guide, Fabien. You
Well here we are in Dominica the highest island in the Caribbean. Because of its elevation it rains a lot! Even while it is sunny it rains! But that makes for beautiful scenery, magnificent waterfalls and the only true rain forest in the Caribbean. We finally left Antigua and sailed to Guadeloupe. It was a
So, the holidays are over, friends and family have departed for colder climes and we are once again left to our own devices. What will we do? Well, today it is raining pretty good and we’re doing laundry and cleaning the boat for the next big todo. New Years Eve we spent a quiet evening
So this is Christmas. It’s blowing like stink this Christmas Eve, and we are settled on board baking cookies and preparing a pot of seafood soup for dinner. The aromas are wonderful! Nancy has been spending her free time painting. Her abstracts are quite good. She’ll have to put on a show sometime. I’ve done
