We accomplished a lot at Port Louis Marina in Grenada, and I was ready for a break. We sailed to Charlotteville Tobago. It's in a south easterly direction, so we motored the whole time, but it was def ...
Taking a break in Tobago
Boat Upgrades in Grenada
We were here for 8 weeks, and it always seems all the projects get completed in the last week that we're in a location. Diesel Hot Water Heater Installed. Blair installed this, so that we won't have ...
8 Weeks in Grenada: What did we do? FUN Stuff
The Cruising Community in Grenada is very active with all sorts of activities. My favorite was the weekly ladies coffee. It was great to connect with other lady cruisers and they had a whatsapp group ...
Government Bureaucracy, Grenada Customs, and US Passports NOT SMOOTH
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 ...
Taking a Break from the Boat: Went Home to California
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 ...
St. Lucia Street Party & Waterfalls
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 ...
Maintenance In Martinique
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 ...
Using the GARMIN In REACH Learning by doing
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 ...
Back to Dominica
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 ...
Navigating Fishing Buoys & Chartplotters
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 ...