After having breakfast at Ole' in Rodney Bay we leave for our 70 mile sail to Bequai. We are leaving in the afternoon, and will sail through the night so as to reach Bequai in the morning. Our sail through the night is lovely, just enough wind, seas nice and calm, stars bright and the …
Rodney Bay, St. Lucia 5/18 to 5/23
Rodney Bay has some lovely restaurants, and we found really good sushi. Ritual Sushi, with it's sushi chefs Aldran and Sandy presented us with visually beautiful and mouth watering delights. With the help of Shawn and Christina we were treated like royalty. We told Sandy to just make whatever he wanted for us, and as …
Rum Punch and Chicken Roti
The street party starts at sunset. After consulting google maps we set out in search of Dauphin Street in the Gros Islet neighborhood and rum punch. For those of you who don't understand "walks" in an under developed country, it often means walking on dirt walks beside the road. Stepping over open drainage troughs, dodging …
St. Lucia Bound
Eddison our PAYS helper of the day helped us unhook from the mooring ball and we are out into open water by 1400. The sun is shining, the winds are at 14 knots, seas calm, aaahhh, let's sail. Until the winds drop and we start the engine to motor sail, then we sail, then motor …
Dominica Gallery
Dominica's Beauty Clouds over the rain forestPrince Rupert's BayAnother gorgeous sunsetOur first glimpse of Dominica The walk to Fort Shirley Harbor viewHarmony at anchorCooling off the feeties on the cool sand Friends we've met in Dominica And other interesting things... Local "flavor"Hotel construction Goodbye Dominica...we'll be back
They’re not “Boat Boys”
I can't say enough about the PAYS community. These are men who saw a need and went about doing something constructive for their home. The need was attracting, assisting and protecting boaters in Prince Rupert's Bay. I have heard some refer to these men as "boat boys", a nuisance, and not trustworthy. We have found …
Mother’s Day Boater’s Style
Steve gave me a haircut today. While my curls were pretty, they were too hot for this climate so whack and they're gone. So much cooler!Post haircut swim It's Mother's Day and the live aboards in the bay are bored. Hey, let's have a party! Call it a pot luck, call it a party, doesn't …
Indian River, Dominica Gallery
Many sites on the Indian River. Enjoy! Entering the Indian River Preserve Steve stood up on the boat seat to get this picture of the heron nesting. It took 10 minutes and many tries to get this shy guys picture. Hunting for crabs Root system on an 200 year old tree Can you see the …
Indian River, Dominica
Anthony (our PAYS helper) knows his island. He is proud of Dominica and it shows. Anthony took us on a tour of the Indian River which is a preserve that is protected by the Dominican government as a wildlife refuge and breeding habitat. No motorized transportation here folks, Anthony would row us along this slowly …
Portsmouth (Price Rupert Bay), Dominica
We're up at 0615, tank up on coffee, stow things on the boat and head for the fuel dock where we meet, nearly head on, a charter boat leaving it's slip. More on charter boat dangers later... Leaving Antigua behind...Sunset over Antigua We have a great sail until we get behind Guadeloupe, then the winds …
Harmony At Sea 