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Final Stop for the 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…
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The French Island Dream in St. Barths
Despite the beautiful scenery in Ile Fourchue, we left anchor before noon on February 17th. We set off for Gustavia on the main island of St. Barths, in hopes of a quieter night. The trip was only 5 nautical miles and we got to motor past a lot of amazing super yachts. Once we arrived…
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Sint Maarten to Ille Fourchue
Once we returned to Sint Maarten from Saba, Doug’s sister Lea met us on February 11th. Unable to find room in a marina there, we anchored in the bay and made many trips back and forth with our dingy as we didn’t all fit! We hadn’t thought of the trouble with small dinghies when we…
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Side Trip to Saba
We had some time to kill in Sint Maarten while waiting for Douglas’ sister to arrive for a few week visit. We started to look into possible other islands to sail to while we were waiting and came across Saba. After doing some research and talking to some other cruisers who had sailed there in…
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Sailing to Sint Maarten
We planned the 80 nautical mile crossing from Leverick bay, Virgin Gorda to the Dutch territory of Sint Maarten, with our friends on Blue Mist. This crossing is the longest and most difficult crossing on the way to Grenada from the Virgin Islands. The difficulty lies in the fact that it gets wild in poor…