HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR WHIRLWIND TRIP THROUGH THE LEEWARDS: Part 2 of 6—St. Barthelemey (St. Barths)—March 23-28: Our first stop in St. Barths was an overnight at tiny Ile Fourchue (Fork Island).  It was only about 10 or 15 miles from St. Martin and took us only about 2 our 3 hours to get there.  It … Continue reading ZOOMING THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN: Late March to Mid April

…Well, as fast as you can zoom on a sailboat going to windward. I’m writing this down at the navigation station as we sail from Dominica to Martinique at 6 knots, heeled over to starboard at 10 to 15 degrees.   My right foot is braced against the wall across the narrow hall that leads back … Continue reading ZOOMING THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN: Late February to Mid April

“Praise the Lord from the earth, all sea monsters and ocean depths, lightning and hail, snow and cloud, powerful wind that executes His command, mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars, wild animals and all cattle , creatures that crawl and flying birds, kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all … Continue reading PSALM 148: 7-13—USVI–DOMINICA

This February, we saw our friends, Ronald and Sandra on S/V Sandra Louise, for the first time since last June.  We had reunited on St. John last year after being apart for quite some time since we sailed together south through the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and Dominican Republic.  We had such a happy time … Continue reading NANCY LU AND SANDRA LOUISE in ST. JOHN: June 2015 and February 2016

Timmy is going to be 16 years old in July; this will make him 112 in people years.  His age will give you a pretty good idea of what his life is like.  He is healthy, but his eyesight and hearing are gone.  He has been wearing special doggy diapers for over a year now.  … Continue reading A TIMMY-THE-BOAT-DOG UPDATE: Late February thru Late March

We were Pleased as Punch to have my Parents on Nancy Lu in Paradise!  We Planned, Prepared, and even Practiced some things before their arrival, and our time together was Priceless!   We had been anchored at Charlotte Amalie for quite a while before picking up Mama and Daddy so I had cruise ships on … Continue reading PARENTS IN PARADISE—FEBRUARY 8-15

We’ve been hanging out in the St. Thomas area for a while, including Red Hook, Christmas Cove, and Charlotte Amalie (the big city- pronounced: Uh-mall-yuh) , and Crown Bay Marina.  First, we were doing boat-living chores and things getting ready for a week-long visit from my parents.  Then we came back for their departure and … Continue reading ST. THOMAS TIMES—JANUARY 26 TO FEBRUARY 19…MORE OR LESS

Culebra (Pronounced: koo-LAI-bruh) is technically part of Puerto Rico (pronounced: Pwair-toe-REEkoh).  Hahaha, I have a new pet peeve with signs at historical sites- they don’t tell you how to pronounce proper nouns—I want to be “in-the-know”!  ANYWAY, Puerto Rico has some smaller islands close by, which are known as the Spanish Virgins.  Culebra is one … Continue reading CRUISING CRONIES IN CULEBRA: JANUARY 20-28

At the airport, Timmy says, “Hey, Puerto Rico, we’re back.”  He did great on the journey in his carrier under my feet. We arrived in San Juan Puerto Rico on January 6 and didn’t depart with the the boat from Sunbay marina in Fajardo, Puerto Rico headed for the Spanish Virgin Island, Culebra until January … Continue reading LAND-HOME to SEA HOME TRANSITION: PUERTO RICO 2016

We left Nancy Lu in Fajardo, Puerto Rico for hurricane season in June 2015.  In order to get back to our home in Texas, we flew to Florida, rented a car, drove to Brunswick Georgia, picked up our Suburban, which had been waiting for us at Brunswick Landing Marina since January 2015, and detoured through … Continue reading 6 MONTHS ON LAND