LIFE: Part 2

Archive for the ‘Destinations’ Category

Current Location: Le Marin, MartiniqueCurrent Position: 14 27.78 N 060 52 W Click to view map. Distance sailed since last post: 24 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track hereIt is Christmas Morning! A wet Christmas it poured all night and still drizzling! I did break the Portuguese tradition for the first time. (Click to Read More...)

We had a lovely sail across from St. Lucia yesterday. The sun was shining, the wind was close hauled about 15kts, and the seas were quiet. After about 4 hours we arrived at Marin Bay, and we short tacked up the narrow channel between various shoals. Why? Why not? We had the time, there was (Click to Read More...)

Current Location: Rodney Bay, St. LuciaCurrent Position: 14 4.82 N 060 57.49 W Click to view map. Distance sailed since last post: 56 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track hereWe spent the last week in St Lucia. It was a long slow passage from St Vincent, as we had no wind. But (Click to Read More...)

The first time I went to St. Lucia was 30 years ago, in 1980. The next time was four years later, in 1984. St. Lucia was a tropical paradise, and my favorite island. So I was looking forward to a return visit. How much things have changed! When I was first there, there (Click to Read More...)

Current Location: Buccament Bay, St. VincentCurrent Position: 13 11.47 N 061 16.06 W Click to view map. Distance sailed since last post: 11 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track hereThe last time we were in St. Vincent we had booked a guide to take us up the Volcano. Unfortunately the path was (Click to Read More...)

St Vincent was our next stop, where we had previously spent some time and tried to hike up to the Volcano. The trail was in bad shape from the Hurricane. The tour guides had been told the trail was cleared. After we spoke about how important it is for the Tourism Industry to have it (Click to Read More...)

Current Location: St. Margaret Bay, Bequia, GrenadinesCurrent Position: 13 0.17 N 061 14.48 W Click to view map. Distance sailed since last post: 68 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track hereAfter seeing my parents off on their cruise ship again, we did an overnight sail from St. George’s Grenada, to Bequia, one (Click to Read More...)

From Carriacou we had a short sail to the Tobago Cays. The Tobago Cays are idyllic. You know those brochure pictures of turquoise seas, sandy beaches, a few yachts dotted around at anchor, and turtles swimming just off the beach. Well, this is it. Did I say turtles? Yep. Not just one or two, but (Click to Read More...)

Brazil and Peru were interesting –  but huge. Everytime we went to a new place, it was a full day’s traveling. Floating past caymans in the Pantanal, Brazil We first went to Campo Grande, where we met someone who introduced us to Pousada Santa Clara in the Pantanal, which was excellent. Cheap, (Click to Read More...)