Martinique to St Thomas Day 4
Sunday, December 22 The sun is low behind heavy clouds and the afternoon has been low-key for the last few hours. No storms in a while, after being chased by monsters throwing lightning. No birds or...
View ArticleWe sail on
So we sailed on to St. Thomas, USVI from Martinique and moored up in Redhook Bay. The voyage was one of the most intense sailing experiences of our lives which, as you know, is really saying...
View ArticleSo here we sit…
…at the dawn of the Great American Oligarchy, taking our pick from the flora et fauna, and we still decide who lives and who dies. We are pit against each other in our arena of capitol that is...
View ArticleIt’s so worth it!
So, we’re settling in on the Island of St. Thomas here in the Caribbean Sea on what is commonly known as the US Virgin Islands. Dena has set her mind to doing a job for the company she works for and I...
View ArticleOur Caribbean, our world
We sailed to this place in the middle of the Caribbean Sea a little under nine months ago and we continue to live in this place. No, I mean, really live in this place. St. Thomas is, no doubt, a...
View ArticleDisengaging from Red Hook
The day after my last day, it rained. Mostly softly but also with some vigorous downpours. My satisfaction with that situation reminded me that it’s important to decompress after an intense work...
View ArticleFour Months Later…
The night before departure, we forgot it was Valentine’s Day so we just strolled right by the couples waiting for tables and ate aboard We left Esperanza, on Isla de Vieques (one of Puerto Rico’s...
View Article…with following seas
Patillas kept us interested for far longer than we expected, with green jagged hills and thin beaches, plenty of birds and a little bit of water wildlife. We were into letting the propulsion battery...
View ArticleJames at 62
When I was 22 years old, a very good friend of mine cried when I told her I could see no reason to live past the age of 31. Yeah, I was a dick. I did not die at 31 and I gotta say, I’m glad I didn’t....
View ArticlePower is in the House!
Salinas was a deeply useful stop. We anchored and paid the marina a modest fee to have a month’s access to (clean) showers, a place to leave our trash, and an address for packages. It was time to...
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