We pulled our anchor up from the soft mud in the harbor of Charlotte Amalie, after one week of visiting St Thomas, USVI. We are continuing our journey westward. Aside from a longish (but enjoyable) dinghy ride to search for Bahamas cruising guides, a longish walk into the tourist-Mecca of town, and a few provisioning …
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Musings, Muttering and Life At Lagoon Marina
Meanwhile At The Dock We have been rafted to another boat El Criollo at a Lagoon Marina, now for almost three weeks. (Rafting is boat-speak for being tied alongside another boat.) We’re well protected from strong winds and waves. Fayaway's anchor is enjoying a rest, and so are her occupants. An elderly French couple live …
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Beverages In The Bilge?
They make great beer here at Lagoonies, in Dutch SXM. Adult beverages, that is. We left Newburyport with a bilge full-o-booze. That's where the bottles and cans live because it's a stable temperature in that dark space below. Of course we keep some chilled in the fridge too. Here’s the generic list of libations taken …
Everybody Eats
When preparing for our travels I attended several seminars designed to prepare for a different way of living. Two nuggets of wisdom really resonated and stuck: One was, despite the obvious changes, don’t expect your lifestyle to change drastically. If you are an early riser, read a lot, like to cook or eat out, those …
Swinging On The Hook
More reader intervention requested here! We want to know which media form is preferred to you. We're not doing any long-ish (overnight) passages for the next couple months, so we're on-line most of the time. And we'd prefer to put more effort into posts that you would reach you best. Do you think it's too …