We started our sailing season late this year because of Mark’s new endeavor in acquiring rental properties and all that entails.  Our season will also be shorter than usual because of my commitment to work at Cedar Creek Bible Church’s annual Vacation Bible School (VBS)!  Partly due to the short season, we are not planning … Continue reading Been There, Done That—Not A Bad Thing—February 27-April 16, 2018

The event we’d been anticipating was upon us!  CLAIRE WAS COMING TO VISIT US IN GRENADA! First, we had a squally motor-sail from Carriacou to Grenada!  A captain’s life can be a wet life, at times! Once we got to Grenada, we had two days to get things ready for Claire.  Probably the most important … Continue reading LAST UPDATE OF SAILING SEASON 2017—June 8 to 28

First stop- Guadeloupe, May 6 to 9: I went snorkeling again in the anchorage off Malendure Beach.  Surprisingly, I didn’t see turtles the last time I was here, but I did this time!   See the turtle grazing on the ocean floor? It’s munching on grass. That’s our anchor chain. I see a tag on its … Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS HEADED SOUTH- May 6 to June 8 2017

Wow! We were in Antigua almost a month!  This island was as far north as we wanted to go this year.  The main attraction (for Captain Mark) was The Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta and 50th Annual Antigua Race Week.  We ended up getting some boat work done there, as well…there’s always something.  We had what … Continue reading ANTIGUA—APRIL 11 TO MAY 6, 2017

I have to say that I was reluctant to leave Dominica.  It’s my favorite Eastern Caribbean Island. Coincidentally, I am starting to write this blog post about The Saints and Guadeloupe, the first two places we went after leaving Dominica, heading north, while we’re moored, once again, in Prince Rupert Bay, Dominica after having been … Continue reading THE SAINTS AND GUADELOUPE—April 3 to 11, 2017

First things, first—the morning after our epic tour with SeaCat, we found out that the new grandbaby we’re expecting in September will be a BOY!  This was our last day in Roseau, and we spent it with fellow cruisers… lunching at Fusion Village, a great Italian place that Kendra and Carrie introduced us to, getting … Continue reading DOMINICA Part 2: Last Day In Roseau and On to Portsmouth—March 24 to April 3

We LOVED our time in Dominica (Pronounced: Doh-min-NEE-kuh), which was from March 21 to April 3!  It’s a very special place!  The best thing that this island has to offer is NATURE, NATURE, NATURE (including the homo sapien variety, most of the ones we met of this variety were tour guides, making the island’s natural … Continue reading DOMINICA Part 1: Two Epic Adventures in Two Days-March 21 to 23

We left Bequia for an overnight sail to Martinique, buddy boating with Tribasa Cross, around 2:45 on Friday afternoon.  We enjoyed sailing with Dolphins Friday evening! We  arrived at this quaint little town with a big anchorage, St. Anne, around 7:00 on Saturday morning, calling out, “Good-morning!” to Carl and Carrie on s/v Brilliant as … Continue reading MARTINIQUE—TIME TO BRUSH UP ON MY FRENCH—February 24 to March 20, 2017

Bequia, here we come!  Bequia, here we are!  We have salty decks from our close reached sail!  We got anchored in Admiralty Bay, tidied up, washed the salt off the bright work and wind shields, and just enjoyed this new anchorage and its sun set!   We had business to attend to in Bequia.  This … Continue reading BEQUIA (Pronounced: Beck-way)—February 20 to 24

It was a beautiful morning when we awoke after our awesome snorkeling at Moliniere Sculpture Park. After we switched the dinghy from where it spends most nights hoisted on the starboard side of Nancy Lu (for security reasons and to keep growth off the bottom) to it’s davits on the stern, we were ready to … Continue reading CARRIACOU—February 16 to 20, 2017