Conception Island

Conception Island

We departed Clarencetown, Long Island sailing nearly due north to Conception Island, part of the Bahamas protected National Trust. Originally intended as an overnight stop on our route to Cat Island, we decided to pause for a few days to…

Back in the Bahamas!

Back in the Bahamas!

As I sit in the gazebo of the Outer Edge Grill in Clarencetown, Long Island in the Bahamas admiring the various shades of turquoise water and the hint of a turquoise hue in the sky from the extensive shallow banks…

Beautiful Puerto Rico

Beautiful Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is continuing to impress us an interesting place to visit between the friendly people, the history, culture and scenery.  Regrettably we do have to move on and the forecast is shaping up for a Monday departure for our…

San Juan:  Our Final Caribbean Port

San Juan: Our Final Caribbean Port

We spent a few days in Culebra following our departure from the USVI as it was one of our favourites last year.  We have since moved on and have spent a few days touring what we expect will be our…

Perks of Cruising – Defining the Important

Perks of Cruising – Defining the Important

Since our last visitors departed this past Monday, we haven’t had a breath of wind, so we’ve stayed put allowing some time to reflect on the cruising life.  So, short of suddenly changing Chrissy’s mind to hop across the pond to…

Growing Roots in Honeymoon Bay

Growing Roots in Honeymoon Bay

Sometimes you stumble upon a little slice of paradise with just the right atmosphere and amenities that you just can’t bring yourself to haul up the anchor.  This is admittedly what has happened to us on our current stay at Honeymoon Beach on…

Touring the USVI with Family

Touring the USVI with Family

For just over the past week we have been back in the US Virgin Islands having completed a counterclockwise loop around St John with visiting family.  This part of the caribbean really is one of the better places to sail…

Cheeseburger in Paradise

Cheeseburger in Paradise

It’s hard to believe how fast winter has been flying by, but we have now officially started our northbound trek home with our recent passage from Martinique to St Barths where we were greeted by numerous sea turtles as we…

Maintenance in Martinique

Maintenance in Martinique

What had been intended to be a few days in St Anne, Martinique to apply a few more coats of varnish to our teak and a few other tasks turned into a whole lot more.  But on the bright side we should be nearly…

Martinique is Stunning!

Martinique is Stunning!

For nearly the past two weeks we have been thoroughly enjoying Martinique. This French island is quickly becoming one of favourites and if it weren’t for a schedule, we would be quite happy to spend another couple of weeks here.