Yesterday we sold Barefoot Life. It should have been a sad day for me, but the reality is that I said goodbye in late December, 2016, when we left our beautiful home on the water in Nanny Cay, Tortola, BVI. I remember looking back from the taxi knowing it would be the last time I…
I’m trying to learn Spanish, but most Puerto Ricans either speak English with almost no Puerto Rican accent or they wave over the cook, grocery bagger or gas pump attendant to speak for them. It’s hard to learn a foreign language when it’s just easier for them to speak English. We traveled to the hills…
We had intended to spend about 2 weeks in St Barths before going to St Martin/St Maarten (henceforth known as SXM) but my good friend, Sharna, broke her wrist so we hopped from Nevis to SXM directly. My nephew, Zach, was coming to visit so we had to get there before May 8 no matter…
I love the history you share with family. Whether they really get you or it’s compulsory that they understand you, families can laugh about things that no one else would find funny. My sister makes me laugh. A lot. She took a picture of something while visiting us in late March and caught my head…
Although we’re in Antigua now, I’m posting on a fantastic hike we went on in Dominica. Finding decent wifi at a price we can afford can be tricky, but I wanted to make sure I got this down so that I can remember this one forever. I’d heard about the Boiling Lake through the Cruising…
Our plan is to spend 2016 hurricane season in the northern Caribbean, so leaving Grenada was emotional. It was easy to fall in love with the country and the people and after spending 2 hurricane seasons there, it was sad to say goodbye. We had stayed the summer in St. George’s anchorage so we had…
Having a 15 year old on board when you’ve never had your own children can be an overwhelming prospect. Especially knowing this kid is very active, both mentally and physically. I am happy to report that we kept up with her for 13 days (although after we found out she and her dad made their…
Back in Antigua, after a rough night sail from St Barths, we land in Jolly Harbour. Last time we were in Antigua we dropped anchor in the southern anchorage of Falmouth and never moved the boat. Jolly Harbour is so much nicer than I expected. It’s big and wide open and probably only 20…
One day you’re just sitting on the boat in BVI and you get a message from your sister saying she’d really like to visit. Where are you now? Where will you be next week? Next month? And then within just a day or two of the conversation starting, she decides she’s doing it. Not next…
The song, Seasons of Love, in the musical, Rent, is about how people choose to measure a year. They sing “do you measure in daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee? . . . How do you measure a year in the life?” February 11 marked the end of our first 525,600 minutes.…
From Culebrita we sailed about 4 hours to St. Thomas, USVI. Normally this can be a pretty rough crossing and you really need to wait for a good weather window to go back to the USVI. You are sailing into the swell so there is a lot of bouncing and spray as you pound through…
We left Culebra and motored about 2 hours to a little cove in Culebrita. The trip was a little rough, but we didn’t lose anyone or anything overboard so I guess it could have been worse. Culebrita is a small deserted island on the east side of Culebra. There is an abandoned lighthouse at the…
We started our sail to Culebra from Great Lameshur Bay on St. John just as the sun was rising. We actually had to set our alarm (an extremely rare event in cruiser world) for 5:00 a.m. to make sure we got our coffee and the boat was ready to go by 6:00 a.m. The sail…
We have been at Great Lameshur Bay on St. John for almost a week now (and I am posting this a little late since this is the first time we’ve actually had good internet so I can post to the blog). It’s a great little bay, very quiet with no road noise or ambient light.…
Well it’s just a few days later (and this is still Susan writing!) and we have done our “epic” 20 hour crossing from St. Maarten to the US Virgin Islands. We started sail at about 1:00 p.m on the 31st. and got into Great Lameshur Bay on St. John at about 9:00 a.m. on Jan.…
