Preface: Fayaway is presently at anchor near Thunderball in the archipelago of Exumas, Bahamas, attending a cruisers’ rally. More about that later. If you continue reading below, you will backtrack with us to almost two years prior, as we were deep into the refurbishment of our “new” Fayaway in the Spring of 2021. Enjoy! Fayaway’s …
Author: CapnChris
Taste of Ragged Beauty
Fayaway’s course from Puerto Rico to The Ragged Islands. We do not associate the idea of antiquity with the ocean, nor wonder how it looked a thousand years ago, as we do of the land, for it was equally wild and unfathomable always. Henry David Thoreau We “cleared out” of Puerto Real on a Wednesday …
Surrealism in SVI’s
Aahhh, the Spanish Virgins. Culebrita, aka Little Snake (Spanish), more an islet of Culebra, is a pleasant uninhabited outpost with beautiful beaches we last visited in early 2020. Swarming with little hermit crabs (where do they get their shells?) and literally capped off with an historic (1880’s) lighthouse relic, Culebrita is a can’t miss first-stop …
Whisker Pole Saga (Resurrection)
I’ve been pondering witty titles for this post, all on the subject of repairing a chafed pole. But decided on just settling for a basic matter-fact, not-too-cheeky version, not adding to the epidemic clickbait we all see now. “An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.” G.K. …
Esperanza Weeds
Route from Culebra to Esperanza, with overnight stop. Esperanza is a lively town on the south side of Vieques. Mostly an adventurous tourists’ destination, it’s often reached by tourists by ferry as a side-trip from mainland Puerto Rico. Fayaway took a 3-hour slow-motor down from Ensenada Honda, Culebra, then enjoying a tranquil overnight stop along …