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
Category: Anchorages
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
The St. Lawrence
Montreal, Quebec, and rough weather on the St. Lawrence give way to the beautiful Charlevoix
Lake Ontario to the Thousand Islands
Memories and joy with family and friends as we leave the great lakes behind.
North Channel Cruising
Finishing up our North Channel cruise with a voyage along the northern shore.
The Benjamins
The legendary North Channel anchorage delivers.
Killarney Provincial Park
Beaverstone Bay to Little Current
The Outer Islands of the Georgian Bay Coast
Thanks to flaky internet, this post took longer to write, than the amount of time it covers…
La Mer Douce
“La Mer Douce” (the gentle, or calm, sea) was the name that Samuel de Champlain gave to Georgian Bay. Georgian Bay is large (15,000 km2): two and half times bigger than our past stomping ground the Georgia Strait, nearly as big as Lake Ontario, and certainly could have been named the sixth great lake rather Continue Reading
Puget Sound
We had some extra time in May, so we took a trip south of the border.