We are on our way to Newport from Bermuda and the wind has died completely. We are motoring and trying to stay occupied and focused. At first glance it seems like there is nothing out there but us! Wh ...
The Midnight Boat to Newport
Its 11:30pm and I have 30 minutes more of my nine to midnight watch. We left Bermuda today around 1:30pm after a too short, two day visit. We had originally intended to stay for a few more days but t ...
Back at Sea! :)
We're underway again! We left the slip in Saint Thomas yesterday at 11:30am, motored around to the end of the island and then deployed our genoa and main in 11 knots of breeze almost directly on the ...
Fun in the USVIs
We had not planned to go to the USVIs, but after struggling to find good places for Saltair to anchor in the BVIs, we followed our buddy boat Happy Sees - Shannon, Ed, Everett (9) and Sierra (7) - to ...
Operation Aquarius
As part of my boatschooling, I was assigned some creative writing. This is what I came up with. 5532 meters under the sea lies the Aquarius undersea base, also known as the International Sea Station ( ...
RMS Rhone
The RMS Rhone was a Royal Mail Service (RMS) steamer that sunk in the British Virgin Islands (BVIs) on the 19th of October, 1867, when hitting Black Rock Point, Salt Island. She was moored alongside ...
Eclipse
The end of the world is coming for us all, and I thought I might write about it. In 2044 there will be a total eclipse crossing the US. Not to mention the one tomorrow, April 8, 2024. YOU DO NOT WANT ...
Sint Maarten
How do you write a blog update when you haven’t updated the blog in almost two months? Trying to answer that question is one of the reasons that I haven't written in so long. A few weeks became a ...
Marie Galante, Les Saintes & Guadeloupe
Our title is a bit misleading as Marie Galante and Les Saintes are dependencies of Guadeloupe administratively. They are however very distinct islands and each worth a visit. We sailed to Marie Gal ...
Dominica part two - The Boiling Lake Hike
After our first long day of hiking and swimming we were all a little tired and sore when we gathered bright and early at 7am for the iconic hike to the Boiling Lake. Kids were particularly quiet in th ...