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Caribbean S3 - Part 2 BVI's to Puerto Rico

Caribbean S3 - Part 2 BVI's to Puerto Rico

January 15, 2019
Robert got the “all clear” from his doctor in Marigot Bay, allowing us to depart the island, however he had strict instructions...

Caribbean S3 - Part 1 Grenada to SXM

Caribbean S3 - Part 1 Grenada to SXM

October 25, 2018

Robert would start this 3rd cruising season in the Caribbean without me!  But would have not one but two female crew instead....

Heading South

Heading South

April 10, 2018

Our 20 hour passage from Virgin Gorda, BVI was exhausting!  We had to motor most of the way, and the winds and waves made sleeping...

USVI & BVI 6 Months After Huricane Irma

USVI & BVI 6 Months After Huricane Irma

March 23, 2018
We struggled with the decision to travel up to the Virgin Islands only six months after Hurricane Irma had devastated the area.  We...

Caribbean S2 - Part 3 Curaçao

Caribbean S2 - Part 3 Curaçao

Feb. 22 - 25, 2018
We struggled with the idea that we wanted to visit Curaçao, the other Lesser Antilles island to the east of Bonaire, but travelling...

Caribbean S2 - Part 2 Bonaire

Caribbean S2 - Part 2 Bonaire

Dec. 2017 - Mar. 2018
We launched BnG on the 9th of December and spent the weekend in the spillway of the marina so that we could put up the sails...

Caribbean Season 2 - Part 1 Grenada

Caribbean Season 2 - Part 1 Grenada

Nov. 06, 2017
We start our second season in the Caribbean where we left off last May, in Grenada.  After spending the hurricane season at home in...

Caribbean Season 1

Caribbean Season 1

Dec. 06, 2016
We had a wonderful time exploring new islands as well as some we had been to before on cruise ships.
We sailed  from Barbados...

Our Atlantic Crossing

Our Atlantic Crossing

Nov. 09, 2016
We departed Mindelo Marina by 8:40am Cape Verdies time and immediately changed all time pieces on board the boat to Barbados time...

Barbados 50 Rally

Barbados 50 Rally

Sep. 12, 2016
Meeting Jimmy Cornell and the Rally Organizers and Registrants
We arrived mid afternoon on Sunday, September 11th at Marina Lanzarote...

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