Monday, April 21, 2015: I’m back on Nancy Lu after a 5 day hiatus.  My friends, the Addisons, picked me up here at the marina in Salinas, Puerto Rico early Tuesday morning and gave me a ride to the airport in San Juan.  It seems almost miraculous that at the end of that day, I … Continue reading FIVE DAYS IN TEXAS

April 13, 2015: This bit of our journey has been the LEAST like a vacation of any of our cruising!!  Getting east this time of year is not an easy undertaking.  The explanation for this seems inadequate:  It is hard to go east in prevailing easterlies—It IS hard to go east in prevailing easterlies—It is … Continue reading THE PUERTO RICAN PUSH

Turks & Caicos to Luperon, Dominican Republic (DR) to Samana’, DR April 3, 2015: It looks like today is the last full day of our “vacation” in Samana’.  I probably shouldn’t type that for any non-cruisers to read.  Our whole life’s a vacation, right?  Well, not really.  It’s a different way of life that is … Continue reading OUR JOURNEY SOUTH CONTINUES