Oct 03
We left Fajardo knowing that we had to meet up with AmarSemFim at the mouth of San Juan harbour. They had patiently waited for us in San Juan all the while that we were at Fajardo, wanting to sail with us to Florida. However, it was only for the first few days that we managed …
Sep 29
Puerto Rico has more to it than both Karin J or Franci mentioned. Here are just a few of the other things that we all did while there. Enjoy! With the sound of the Conch Shell in our ears, we wave good bye to Puerto Rico.
Aug 30
Well, I’m first going to be a little more diplomatic than Karin and apologise to all you faithful readers for not updating the blog. Karin forgot to mention a few things. First of all, Marike sailed the four day stretch from Guadeloupe to Puerto Rico with the Yoshimas on Amar sem fim, to help with …
Aug 30
Well, would you look at that, it’s time to blog again! After Dominica (I don’t believe I blogged about there), we went to Guadeloupe, a lovely French island with yummy French food. Diving was free, and it’s a nature reserve for underwater life, so there were plenty of fish for us to see while we …
Aug 27
As we approached Gaudeloupe for the first time, I immediately just liked it. It seemed so picturesque and not crowded at all. Of the two French Islands we definitely prefer Gaudeloupe to Martinique – and not just for the diving. We spent a lot of time hiking and geo-caching on Gaudeloupe. This is after all, …
Jun 20
Ask any one of us and we will say that Gaudeloupe is our very BEST and FAVOURITE Caribbean island. We arrived in Gaudeloupe from Dominica. A huge downpour of rain hit us within the first hour as we anchored just off the Capital, Basse-Terre. Clearing into the French Islands is a very easy process and involves only …
May 31
In Dominica there is only one place for a cruising ship to dock. So either there is one or there isn’t, and it pretty much dominates the scene if it is there. Even if you somehow manage to miss the fact that there is no huge hulk cruise ship, you notice the lack of other …
May 09
At the moment that I’m writing this, we have already spent two weeks in Dominica, and are just about ready to head over to Guadeloupe, so Martinique seems very far away. However, since we managed to spend 6 weeks there, I need to start writing something about our stay there! Our time in Martinique can …
Apr 11
The sail over to Bequia from Tobago Cays wasn’t that bad, but it did take most of the day. (We’re getting too used to all this convenient island hopping! ) When we arrived, I was blown away by the amount of sailing boats anchored in the bay. Here there was actually space for those really …
Mar 23
GRENADA ! ! Our first REAL Caribbean Island. ( According to some people Trinidad doesn’t quite qualify.) Grenada is a popular ‘stay over’ destination for cruisers during the Hurricane season as Hurricanes so seldom hit this far South. It is THE place to go if you are interested in meeting fellow cruisers. We found the amount of boats quite overwhelming, …
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