Week 1 of our passage from St. Martin to the Azores
Author: Glenda
Full time sailor, part time knitter. Always on the lookout for whales.
Atlantic Crossing: Week 2
May 12th to 18th of our passage to Horta
Our last night in the Caribbean!
It’s time to set sail!
Departure Update, May 1st
Weather delays…
Time for a New Adventure!
It rained heavily for most of last night, bringing a morning of grey skies and cooler temperatures. I know this is just a passing weather system (it was a sweltering 32 degrees just two days ago), but I can’t help but get that ‘end of summer’ feeling – cooler weather, fewer people in the bars Continue Reading
Le Marin, Martinique
Just us and 1000 other boats…
Happy New Year!
It’s been a minute since our last post… New Year, new posting schedule? 😉
Pointe-à-Pitre
The main island of Guadeloupe is shaped like a big butterfly. Basse Terre, on the Western side, is full of tall, volcanic mountains covered in lush green forests and beautiful waterfalls (which we have yet to go explore, alas). Grande Terre, to the East, is more flat and dry, and largely developed with towns and Continue Reading
Guadeloupe
The sail from Jolly Harbour, Antigua to Guadeloupe is about 40 nautical miles, or 7-8 hours of sailing time in our boat. We calculate an average speed of about 5.5 knots/hour when planning our journeys – when the winds are up we will sail faster than that, but you can quickly end up getting slowed Continue Reading
Happy New Year!
We took a quick trip back to Canada in early December to see family, and returned to Antigua about a week before Christmas. With the all hot weather and sunshine, it has been hard to believe that it’s winter, let alone the holiday season! Our friends Aaron and Kelly came to stay with us for Continue Reading