Category: General Boat Life
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Our Last Season – Part 4
After our failure to get to the Bahamas in one go, we spent several days in Samana, at the fanciest marina I have ever seen. We did go into town one day, but mostly we stayed around the boat fixing the issues, doing chores and resting. Douglas did something to the shaft to fix it…
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Our Last Season – Part 3
We spent Christmas week bouncing between the inner harbor of Dutch St. Maarten (where the better provisions are), and the more beautiful anchorages on the french side of St. Martin. I made a full Christmas dinner and we had champagne for New Year’s eve with new friends. We snorkeled in Grand Caisse a lot, and…
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Our Last Season – Part 2
We left the Rodney Bay marina on December the 6th, fueled up at the fuel dock, and then motored around for about an hour before dropping anchor in the outside bay. We were now confident in the fuel system, and set off the next morning for the 45NM trip to St. Pierre, Martinique. We had…
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Our Last Season – Part 1
When we left the boat in St. Lucia in May 2024 to spend hurricane season at home in Nova Scotia, Douglas was ready to move back to land permanently. He wanted to be closer to our family and friends, and live in a house that didn’t need constant maintenance. I agreed that it wasn’t the…
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Final Stop for the 2024 Season: St Lucia
Although we had a few days to spare before our friends arrived, we decided to head over to St. Lucia a little early to make sure the weather didn’t change. We had heard that some people had been boarded and robbed recently in the country so we were a little nervous and decided to stay…
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A Short Stop in Martinique
We were sad to leave Dominica before we had explored more of the island; yet as always, the weather dictates the schedule. So, on March 26th we left Dominica, arriving later in the day in St. Anne’s Martinique. These day sails between islands is such a treat, it’s hard to even describe. One of my…
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Dominica – A New Home for our Hearts
Not to be confused with the country of Dominican Republic in the Northern Caribbean, Dominica is an island nation in the Eastern Caribbean and is totally wonderful in its own right. It is an island of lush green vegetation, a huge variety of locally grown foods, and people about as friendly as anywhere you will…
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Paradise Found in Guadeloupe
After spending a few days in Montserrat on March 11th we had good weather to make the 45 nautical mile passage to the French Island of Guadeloupe. It was a very nice day sail, and we arrived at Deshaies on the northwest side of the island in the afternoon. We had heard a lot of…
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Exploring Montserrat: Life in the Shadow of a Volcano
We always knew that the Caribbean islands were formed by volcanoes, but we never thought about how volcanoes had and continue to have serious and sometimes deadly impacts on the lives of the people living here. We began to understand the human impact of volcanoes when we sailed to Montserrat and spent a day touring…
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St Kitts and Nevis
After the rolly nights in Gustavia, St. Barths we were ready to move on, so we set sail for St. Kitts on February 24th. The weather models were all showing light winds in the 8 knot range, but we had great wind of 18 to 20 knots most of the way. Finally the wind was…