Six weeks in, and we have only managed to visit two islands. Where does the time go?
Category: Travel
São Jorge
The next island on our route is São Jorge, the Dragon Island.
Touring Faial
We’ve been offshore for too long – time to go for a hike!
A Visit to Pico
We escape from the boat for a weekend and visit the neighbouring island of Pico
Welcome to Horta
Landfall and a warm welcome in this legendary Atlantic port.
Atlantic Crossing: Week 3
Week 3 of our passage from the Caribbean to the Azores
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
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
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