We’ve made it…we’re here! It is hard to believe that after almost 6 months of cruising in the Bahamas and the Caribbean, we have arrived at the place that we have been preparing for for so long. We are in Antigua and will spend the next couple of weeks [...]
Read the full post »Today we flew our gennaker (a type of spinnaker) for the first time and wow, was it beautiful! We had not flown it up until this point for two reasons: 1. we’d never flown it before and David and our dealer had only taken it out of the bag [...]
Read the full post »The Chutes de Carbet are these magnificent waterfalls on the interior of Gaudaloupe. David and I had a wonderful hike up to see them. We snuck across the barrier and got as close as we could, enough to feel the mist on our faces. Felt like being back in [...]
Read the full post »It is the strangest thing. I’d say that at least 60% of the cows that we saw in Guadaloupe had an egret friend standing next to it. I can’t quite figure it out. David thinks that perhaps the cow is unearthing some kind of food that the egret can [...]
Read the full post »We were SO thrilled to have David’s dad come and stay with us for a week. It was very special to have him finally see the boat and we loved sharing St. Barts with him. He was with us for Easter and we went to a mass given in [...]
Read the full post »We had always wanted to travel to St. Barts together and though they were missed on this trip, Ludy and Monte made their presence greatly felt. They surprised us with a very generous treat of a day at the ultra chic Sereno, complete with lunch, an afternoon of lounging [...]
Read the full post »We were incredibly lucky as we just happened to be in St. Barts during The Bucket, a three day race for boats over 100 feet. The megayachts that once filled the marina were ushered out to make room for the mega sailboats. These things were amazing! We had seen [...]
Read the full post »We could stand there endlessly (and did sometimes…over and over again) watching the planes land in St. Barts. I wonder if there exists anywhere a runway like it. It lies at the base of a hill which makes for a very steep and quick descent. At the end of [...]
Read the full post »Here is a great pic of David helping a young motorist in distress. Anna, as it turns out, ended up being our waitress at not one but two of the local restaurants.
Yes, it is true, we loved St. Barts. We had a feeling we would, as did Ludy and Monte who have been going there annually for years. Beyond the natural beauty with whitewashed buildings and red tin roofs peppering the landscape of rugged hills that melted into the [...]
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