The Baths on Virgin Gorda
This morning we made our way to The Baths on Virgin Gorda – famous granite rock formations along the southern shore beaches. It was a lovely morning for a sail so … Continue Reading
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Salt Island and Cooper Island
Our most challenging task of the day – figuring out how to use an old-school coffee percolator! The guys were avid coffee drinkers and after being up throughout the night to ensure … Continue Reading
TMM Base to The Bight
During our breakfast at Fort Burt, we met an interesting guy and gal who just so happened to be from Canada and were in BVI as crew on one of … Continue Reading
Miami to Beef Island BVI
We’re here! Our final travel leg was from Miami to Beef Island BVI, via San Juan PR. We wanted to fly directly to The BVI to avoid dealing with ferries between USVI and Tortola, … Continue Reading
Denver to Miami
For our first leg of our journey, we’re only travelling from Denver to Miami due to the limited flights via San Juan, Puerto Rico to BVI. We like to stay in … Continue Reading
And We’re Off!
And we’re off! John got away from work early this afternoon, so we headed to Denver to try and beat rush hour traffic, but alas we failed. For some reason, … Continue Reading
What We Packed For Our Charter
As my suitcase tends to look much like this picture each time we travel, we both tried to lay out what we thought was absolutely essential….and then removed about 20%. … Continue Reading
Cruising Cost(s)
So we want to retire on a sailboat, a catamaran to be specific, and to be even more precise, likely a Lagoon 440 or 450. We just returned from a Christmas … Continue Reading
What’s for Lunch?
While vacationing on the Lagoon 440, I was quite impressed with the galley. And not just for how spacious it felt, due to the saloon layout that allowed great views of … Continue Reading
Caribbean Christmas Cruise – Day 7
Merry Christmas!! I woke up early and quickly saw that Santa had not found us in our Caribbean location. Captain Diego soon appeared with my copy of Boney M 20 Greatest … Continue Reading
Caribbean Christmas Cruise – Day 6
John got up early to enjoy the sunrise on Day 6 after a good nights sleep. Perhaps last night’s spectacular full moon (almost) had something to do with it. Travelling between the islands, … Continue Reading
Caribbean Christmas Cruise – Day 5, part 2
Our first dive on a wreck – we were excited! It was a short dingy ride from our anchorage at Salt Island to the RMS Rhone dive site. John was … Continue Reading
Caribbean Christmas Cruise – Day 5, part 1
I never get tired of the spectacular views in the Caribbean, especially when they’re graced with a rainbow or two! John decided to hop in the water for a quick dip … Continue Reading
Caribbean Christmas Cruise – Day 4
It felt great to be the first one up! We had Soldier’s Cove all to ourselves that morning and there was a terrific rainbow off the stern. I found the … Continue Reading
Caribbean Christmas Cruise – Day 3
We woke to a gorgeous morning. John found his way to a coffee and early morning swim before I even crawled out of bed! He spent some leisurely time on … Continue Reading
Caribbean Christmas Cruise – Day 2
Wouldn’t you know it, my first morning onboard and I missed all the excitement?! John woke up at 7:30 to grab a coffee and I followed at about 8am. Unfortunately while … Continue Reading
Caribbean Christmas Cruise – Day 1
We made it! Saturday afternoon at about 1700, the gregarious “Max” met us at the Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas. Since we were arriving late, he had a … Continue Reading
Caribbean Cruising Christmas – Getting There
Even before we got anywhere near the boat, the (mis)adventures had already started. John had ordered a nifty underwater camera that we were looking forward to trying out while SCUBA … Continue Reading
Caribbean Christmas Test Drive – Virgin Islands
Since John & I think we want to retire on a catamaran, we thought it would be wise to test drive one for a week before we committed to them, … Continue Reading