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
Category: Travel
South Shore Grand Bahama Island
After we crossed to West End, everybody decided it would be good to sleep in the next morning and leave at 10 am since we only planned to head around … Continue Reading
Provisioning For The Bahamas
Over the past few days we have literally been up to our knees in provisioning in preparation for spending the next 5 months in The Bahamas. Here we are at the … Continue Reading
Lake Worth
It was definitely time to get away from the noise and grime of the boat yard, and this will be our first night alone at anchor without adult supervision. We traveled … 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
Leopard 58 Cruise To Key West
Since I’m renting dock space from the owners of Calypso Sailing, a charter company in Key Largo, FL, a great opportunity presented itself yesterday. Calypso had to relocate a Leopard 58 … Continue Reading
We Now Live On Our New Boat!
Well, one of us anyways… After a leisurely 2.5 day drive from Ottawa with a mini van full of our stuff…by myself…I picked Christa up at the Miami airport and … Continue Reading
Strictly Sail Miami
For the second year in a row we’re heading to Strictly Sail Miami! The South’s favorite all-sail boat show returns to Miami Marina at Bayside February 16-20, 2017! Browse … Continue Reading
The Cruising Guide To The Virgin Islands
One of the more useful items that we had for our most recent charter was The Cruising Guide To The Virgin Islands. You can see in the picture all the … 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
Earth Pak Waterproof Dry Bag – Roll Top Dry Compression Sack
While our North Face Men’s Base Camp Duffel is our favourite purchase for our most recent charter, the Earth Pak Dry Bags are definitely a close second. Dry bags have … Continue Reading
The Mythical Sunset Green Flash
You can see from my Instagram Profile that we like to try and capture dramatic sunset and sunrise pictures while we’re traveling around. Some of the folks we follow, Mike … Continue Reading
The North Face Duffel Bag- Our Favourite Purchase
Of the few purchases we made for our BVI charter this year, our favourite has been the The North Face Men’s Base Camp Duffel. We stumbled across it while searching … Continue Reading
Our last BVI sunrise for a while!
Heading back to the TMM Base at Road Town Harbour, a super yacht was nice enough to manoeuvre just right for this glamour shot of our last sunrise. Our last … 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
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
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
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