Our 26 hour crossing from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico was uneventful. The sea state was not too bad and our four boat flotilla arrived in Puerto Real at dawn. As there is not much to do there, we moved the following day to Boquerón which has a nice happening beach bar scene and…
Here’s a little taste of being on a catamaran going upwind. Of course, we didn’t film when it was really bad because we literally couldn’t stand up and move around safely. But you get the idea. Two solid days of this en route to the DR… Once we recovered at the Marina Puerto Bahia in…
Theresa returned to the boat in Georgetown and we enjoyed another 10 days of the good, easy life. We spent St Patty’s Day at Da Sand Bar where some folks went, well, all in? Gotta love the commitment! We hosted a group of fellow wanderers trying to decide when to start moving east. From the…
Moving south on the bank of Eleuthera we rode out some gnarly weather in Hatchet Bay, roughly in the middle of this long skinny island. Hatchet Bay’s entrance was carved in the 1930’s to support a large cattle ranch that operated until the late 1980’s. The entrance is very tight and we may not have…
Before another trip back to LA for Christmas and New Years, we returned to the boat in Florida to finish all the final jobs. John’s folks joined us for a two week shakedown cruise on the ICW (Intracoastal Waterway). Phew, finally ready, here we go! Out through two bridges to a nice anchorage in Lake…
But first, let’s catch up on what’s been going on with us this summer. We left Arizona in mid-August and stayed with Tess’ folks in Glendora, Ca, so that she could have one last reconstructive surgery (God willing), which went well this time. At the same time, John had a large skin cancer removed from…
Well, the fiasco of our sea trial proved to be just the beginning of a lengthy series of nightmarish delays in the sale of the boat. A couple days after the sea trial, we had a mechanic out to figure out what was wrong with the engine. He eventually decided that the electronic control module…
When we were last in Saint Augustine, Florida, we had enjoyed the Tini Martini Bar restaurant right in front of the anchorage and said that someday we were going to have our own boat sitting out there, right in front of town. So upon arrival, we did just that! Once again we enjoyed several days…
We can’t believe it has only been three weeks since our last post as so much has transpired and we’re excited to share! We sailed north through a few more anchorages in the Exuma chain of the Bahamas. All gorgeous scenery and crazy shallow waters, aka “skinny water” to mariners. Then we left the Exumas…
We left Jamaica with a pretty good weather window to head north through the Windward Passage, as the gap between Haiti and Cuba is known. Given the chaos in Haiti and the resulting flood of people trying to leave the island on rickety boats, we wanted to stay as close to Cuba as possible while…
