Sailing instruments and WSO100 report. Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel.August Hare Ok, I lied; said I wouldn’t write for a while. Sorry. This post I had started and had left simmering in that draft folder since we were last moored here in the Merrimack back in September (2019). A …
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Long Strange Trip (so far)
Having been anchored in a small cove on the north side of Ensenada Honda, a little bay in Culebra, Puerto Rico, we enjoyed a tranquil existence. We chuckled as we complained about the air temperature dropping below 80 degrees. We bristled at a “cold” upwelling of water might have touched our naked undersides while on …
Most Beautiful Nation On Earth
Foremost I do apologize for my last post, Island Cars, as it seems too off topic for some. But seriously, gimme a break. Do you really want to keep seeing more gratuitous selfies and sunsets from the same place? It’s tougher to write about new people, culture and places if we can’t get off the …
Plans Are Written In Sand
At low tide, so they say. Especially for us cruisers. And tides occur twice per day! Certainly you’ve seen our waterlogged plans juggling a few times evidenced in this blog, but fortunately not as often as the tides change. Unfortunately, the news we read about lately is a bit more volatile, changing at least as …

Update: Our Conditions + Travel Plans
The Big V used to mean something else. Well, I guess it can still mean that. But anyway, I’ll avoid commenting on the topic especially as we are already drowning in the related media. Sure, it’s important to stay informed, but I’m no authority on it. Fayaway’s intended route from Culebra to Great Inagua, Bahamas. …