Leeward Islands No, we did not take the boat to Australia. But being surrounded by a flotilla of charter boats occupied by Australians, it felt as if we were back in Oz. We went back to the Saintes to meet up with good friends Anne and Martin, who came all the way from Sydney to […]
Iles des Saintes, Guadeloupe Leeward Islands Well we have been in the Caribbean since early November and been delaying our turnaround for the last few weeks, but we had to start home or we would never get there. So, we left the Tobago Cays and started the trip north with a short stop in St […]
St Vincent & the Grenadines At some point we had to turnaround to head back to the US, but the Grenadines are so nice that we headed further and further south. This time we ended up in the Tobago Cays, a small group of deserted islands protected from the Atlantic seas by a large reef. […]
St Vincent & the Grenadines As we struggled with turning around to head home, we sailed through some of the nicest islands of our trip. The Grenadines are small, picturesque islands with great people. Mustique is an island not commonly visited by cruisers or tourists. It is a private island with one hotel, a couple […]
Bequia Continuing south we decided to skip St. Vincent and sail directly to Bequia (Beck-way), a small island in the Grenadines. The cruising guides had warned us about the passage between the islands. One said that the sea of white horses (whitecaps) was enough to send fear into the spin of even the most seasoned […]
As we headed further south, and a little west, the sailing and weather continued to improve. The trade winds and waves were no longer on the nose and we had a nice beam reach to St Lucia. After arriving in Rodney Bay, we motored into the lagoon to check it out but decided it would […]
Martinique – Windward Islands With our passage from Dominica to Martinique, we left the Leeward’s and entered the Windward Islands. Martinique is the southern most of the French islands and was our last opportunity to test our recently acquired French (ok four or five words is not much, but it was all we had for […]
Dominca, Leeward Islands It is said that if Christopher Columbus came back to the Caribbean, the only island he would recognize is Dominica. Dominica is the most unspoiled and natural island we have come across during our travels. It is amazingly lush and fertile. Almost anything can grow on the rugged terrain. After a short […]
West Indies After a quick stay in Montserrat, we headed North around the island to clear the volcano exclusion zone and then South for Guadeloupe. Our direction of sail has changed from South East to almost due South, making the passages a little easier with the wind 60 degrees off the bow. As a result, […]
Montserrat, Leeward Islands Despite all the warnings of ash, sulfur smells and a pending eruption, we headed off to Montserrat. As has come to be the norm, the wind was stronger than forecast and we were sailing to weather again. The consensus is that this year has been a windier and cooler winter in the […]
