After a lovely couple of weeks it was time to head back to the boat with our 300 lbs of boat gear, Since I had gone through customs in Martinique back in January without a hitch and several hundred po ...
It was great to get off the boat for a few weeks. We had already planned to be back in California to for doctors appointments, and to see family and friends. The timing worked perfectly as we were abl ...
Today is our One year anniversary of owning Silver Moon. We've covered over 7,000 miles and had quite a few adventures. It's a lot to remember, so if you're curious you can look at our previous blog p ...
Many people skip St. Vincent as there is chatter on the cruisers forums that the Boat Boys hassle you, and there is a problem with theft. We did spend the night in St. Vincent to break up the sail, an ...
After 2 weeks of work, I was ready to PARTY! I even got a new dress in Martinique, so I was totally prepared. St. Lucia as a weekly Friday Night Street Party, and we arrived just in time to enjoy with ...
We returned to St. Pierre. We absolutely love this anchorage. I can get fresh produce at the daily farmer's market. Since we get a mooring buoy, we don't have to worry about dragging anchor or someon ...
Blair and I sailed south the from Dominica to St. Pierre. Finally we got the sails up, and it was a great sail across the 35 NM from Dominica to Martinique. Since we had 7 hours for the crossing, I de ...
Sadly we had to motor from Marie Galante to Portsmouth Dominca. This was our 3 time on the island. Our plan was only to stop for the night and not check into the country. However when we finished grab ...
Upon leaving Marie Galante we learned yet another lesson. We had been paying attention to all the fishing buoys around these islands. Marie Galante had many more fishing buoys than I had seen at other ...
After an overnight sail we arrived in Saint Francois. It was very tight getting in, with boats everywhere and very shallow conditions. We picked this anchorage to top off on fresh provisions. It was n ...