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Power 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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James 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....
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…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...
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Four 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...
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Disengaging 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...
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Our 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...
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It’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...
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So 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...
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We 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...
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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...
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Martinique to St Thomas Day 3
Saturday, December 21 We’re in an area with a lot of names. I’m certain we’re in the Caribbean Sea. The Leeward Islands are to the east a little ways but I’m not sure we’re in them. I know we aren’t...
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Martinique to St Thomas Day 2
Friday, December 20 For us to pick up the mooring they offered by 6am on Monday and get the dinghy launched, make me presentable, and row in by 10am, we’d have to average 4.283333333 knots. This past...
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Martinique to St Thomas Day 1
Thursday, December 19 We took our time getting out of Sainte-Anne and I later realized I was in trouble. I did bad math and I don’t think we’re going to make it in time for my job interview. Oh well,...
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…and then what?
We rolled up on Martinique like we owned the place, dropped the hook and then what? We sat in silence for about an hour and stared at shit while our minds and bodies caught up with each other. When a...
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Brava to Martinique Day 22
Monday, December 2 James asked me to get some video of this weather “if it’s safe” and if that caveat isn’t a hint about what it’s like out here right now, I don’t know what would be. It’s so hard to...
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Brava to Martinique Day 21
Sunday, December 1 With fewer than 240 nautical miles left to go, I’m starting to think about how to slow down right at the end so we don’t come in during the night. Between pot buoys, anchored boats,...
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Brava to Martinique Day 20
Saturday, November 30 Tomorrow is my birthday! I’m going to make biscuits and gravy for breakfast, no mushrooms though. Speaking of breakfast, I finished a whole bag of muesli! Fastest I’ve ever done...
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Brava to Martinique Day 19
Friday, November 29 So far, so intense! By 1300, I was wearing my safety harness in readiness for pulling the second reef and assessing what the back edge of the rain squall would bring. The wind...
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Brava to Martinique Day 18
Thursday, November 28 With an increase in wind comes an increase in waves and I just got my ass kicked by the stuff in the fridge. We’ve been keeping hard boiled eggs handy. Easy, fast, cold,...
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Brava to Martinique Day 17
Wednesday, November 27 Beluga Greyfinger wants love! He’s a talker at times like this and has been known to get frustrated and nibble a body that’s ignoring him. I didn’t like the way he was looking...
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