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Goodbyes time

Yes, it’s the time for everyone to head for their summer season hang-out. Many of our neighbors have already left and four of us plan to leave today. We’re headed for Stuart, Florida where we’ll stay a couple weeks to get some maintenance items t…

Leaving the DR

After all the excitement yesterday with the lockdown of the public pier, we were grateful to be back aboard in the evening, let me tell you! We relaxed over a fabulous dinner, feasting on the whole snapper we’d gotten at the market that morning. R…

Adventures of all kinds!

What a night last night was, and oh, what a day it turned out to be! In the middle of the night, Ron and I were each awakened by noise and flashing blue strobe lights on the walls of our cabin. Peeking out the porthole, across the water not too far fro…

Passage to….Santa Bárbara de Samaná, Dominican Republic!

We were up early and off the dock at St. Croix Marina by 0600…en route north, to either Puerto Rico or the Dominican Republic, we weren’t exactly which. After looking at the weather and different stopping options, we decided to follow the southern co…

Diving and the Blues!

We made a few more dives today, wanting to explore some different sites and look for more lobster. We found the former, never saw the latter! Unfortunately, the weather was kicking up a bit, so the rough water prevented us from going too far …

What Do You Think?

     Do you remember the song that had the lyrics “My future is so bright I gotta wear shades”, well this entry is not about Sharon’s sunglasses but her  suntan.  This is Sharon’s first “full body” suntan.  When we…

Layin’ Low in Marathon

The bad grammar notwithstanding, this is what we’ve been doing lately. The above title is taken from an original song by an expatriated Marathonian that we heard the other night at Dockside. Yes, this hallowed and famous place has re-opened – live mu…

Christiansted, St. Croix!

Tall ship at the wharf with old Christiansted buildings in the backgroundAfter a good night’s sleep, we pulled into St. Croix Marina this morning bright and early, took on some fuel and took a slip for a night or two. (Decadence after being on the hook…

Dead Flat Calm

     Whereas when we got up yesterday morning to foggy conditions, today was completely different.  The skies were brilliant blue, no clouds and the wind was calm, as a matter of fact, there was no wind and the water was smo…

Heading North, once again….

I’m sad to report that we’ve gone as far south as we will this spring, unfortunately….we have happy family obligations (a wedding in early June) that bring us back, and so we will use the upcoming summer to complete boat work that we’re contemp…