Checking out Moore’s Island Bahamas
We sailed into Moore’s Island harbor on December 27th. Anchoring near the dingy docks was a challenge. With shallow depths, the engines churned up weed and it quickly became impossible … Continue Reading
Author: Christa Greer
Boat Maintenance
There’s an aphorism that says cruising is merely making boat repairs in exotic locations. Although we haven’t really had to “repair” our boat yet, after our first night at anchor, … Continue Reading
Sailing Lessons
I needed to brush up on my sailing skills to be comfortable handling the boat by myself, specifically not taught by John (to save the marriage) so John arranged 4 … Continue Reading
House (Boat) Warming Gift
Our good friends Travis and Nancy Morehen – that we left in Colorado <sniff> – sent us an unexpected, but tremendous house/boat warming gift. A set of Steiner Marine 7 … Continue Reading
One More Move?
We’ve only been in this house since June 1st, and on November 17th the packager are coming before we move out on the 18th. John has put a big dent … Continue Reading
Boat Inspection & Survey…what we learned
We just returned from The BVI after completing a boat survey and purchase inspection – a first for us. Although we’ve been to The BVI a couple times, this is … Continue Reading
(Additional) Costs of Buying a Boat
When buying a boat, you soon come to realize that the purchase price is only a portion of the actual cost. We also have to budget for the little additional … Continue Reading
Boat Purchase – Using A Broker
Since we have lived in many many (many) places, we are quite comfortable using a realtor for renting and purchasing a home. This is, however, our first time buying a … Continue Reading
John’s Last Day at Work!
John’s last official day at work was today, so he celebrated by preparing us a high-end exotic feast to celebrate. At least the beer was German to compensate…
Back to Work!
Wow some things happen in a hurry! When we decided that John was definitely going to retire this year, I contacted my employer to tell them we would be returning … Continue Reading
JOHN IS RETIRING!
After debating when the right time was for John to retire for perhaps the past 3 years, he just put in the memo today! We had talked about it in … Continue Reading
What We Spent During Our Charter
Today I sat down to tally our receipts from our charter, which covered everything from provisioning before we left to buying drinks ashore. When all is said and done, it was a bit surprising … Continue Reading
Norman Island to Tortola
Our last morning on the boat! We woke at 6am to ensure Jeff and Peggy would be back in Road Town for their 10am taxi ride to the airport. It … Continue Reading
The Bight at Norman Island
Our last full day on the boat – and a great way to start with a beautiful sunrise followed by a big breakfast of eggs and fried potatoes. Unfortunately, we had … Continue Reading
Jost Van Dyke to Norman Island
We woke to a spectacular sky at our mooring in Grand Harbour, Jost Van Dyke. After a nice breakfast, we headed for Norman Island and had a morning of great sailing. We had debated … Continue Reading
Seasickness – Trampolines and Melons
One of my favourite places to enjoy sailing is from the trampoline – the sound of the waves rushing over the hulls and the feeling of being so close to the … Continue Reading
Leverick Bay to Jost Van Dyke
We got up early to watch the sunrise…that never happened with an overcast sky. The Leverick Bay marina provided us with water, ice and garbage disposal and we headed on our way … Continue Reading
Anegada to Leverick Bay
With strong winds forecast to increase, we had a quick breakfast at our Anegada mooring then set sail for Leverick Bay while the going was still manageable. Jeff & I watched intently … Continue Reading
Saba Rock to Anegada
Finally – we were headed to Anegada! Located about 15 miles from the north end of Virgin Gorda, we didn’t make it to this remote island on our charter last … Continue Reading
Leverick Bay & Saba Rock
Each morning John enjoyed hopping in for a quick swim before contemplating the day over a coffee. Yes, that’s actually coffee in his Pusser’s Rum mug at 8am…OK maybe with some Baileys. … Continue Reading