It’s time to set sail!
Category: Caribbean
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-Ã -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
A Winter in the Caribbean
It’s the first week of August as I write this, and I am back in Trinidad after spending a few weeks in Vancouver for a break to visit friends and family. Obtviously our blogging efforts lagged once we started island hopping in the Caribbean in February, but we’ve really enjoyed our travels and there are Continue Reading
Boat TLC, and Goodbye to Antigua
Sailboats use “anti-fouling” paints on under the water to stop, or at least slow down things growing on the hull. Without the paint, hard growth such as barnacles, and soft growth (plants/sea weed/slime) happily attaches to the hull and grows. The developing forest makes it harder for the boat to move through the water, slowing 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