We woke up this morning to very foggy conditions, but our spirits were quickly lifted when we spotted this flock of pelicans aka the Pelican Squadron. Pre-flight briefing. Test flight. Flight conditions a…
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Bless Up!
Keith, Watusi and Ron before our tourThis morning Keith, Ron and I were all moving a bit slowly (a la “why is the rum gone?”) but thankfully, we’d arranged a tour of Nevis with Watusi, a, extremely tall Nevisian Rastafarian singer/taxi driver. He…
Landfall: Nevis!
We left Basseterre anchorage just after 7:00 in the morning under blue skies and the usual trades blowing 15-20 knots. It was an easy run down to Nevis, the smaller sister in this twin island nation. The island is verdant and green, with steep hills. C…
Jim & Nettie in George Town
Jim & Nettie arrive! Good friends from our Leaf Rapids days, now live not too far from us in Chatsworth, ON. We are thrilled they could make the time to visit us in the Exumas! Cheers!
Exploring St. Kitt’s
We walked about downtown Basseterre this morning, checking out the older town area around the Circus with the intention of going to Stone Walls, a highly recommended cafe, for lunch. However, it was Tuesday, and we discovered that Stone Walls is closed…
Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2011-03-21 09:19:00
HEADING FOR THE BARN – PART ONE: Now comes the time for us to put the pedal to the metal and set our sights for home. The lake levels on the Okeechobee were low so we decided to cruise around the tip of Florida and come at the Okeechobee Wa…
Moving on to St. Kitt’s
Actually, the island is named St. Christopher’s, by Columbus who named it after his patron saint. (How modest of him, really.) But everyone knows the place simply as St. Kitt’s! To recap our recent moves, this morning we cleared out with Statian Custom…
Almost (but not quite) Done!
Hi everyone!At this point, I feel as if I’m writing to friends. Thank you all who take the time to read this blog, comment and join as followers. It’s a thrill to log on and find a new comment and/or follower. At first I thought blogg…
A bit of interesting Statia history
Remaining bits of walls from the old warehousesNow for something completely different! How about some info about Statia? They really have a lot of significant history for such a tiny island! During the 1700s, the major European countries were at …
Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2011-03-19 13:51:00
KIDS AND GRANDKIDS FIX – AKA – Smith Clan goes wild in the Keys!!! Couldn’t ask for a better group of boating enthusiasts than our recent guests. They have been on Broulee before in the BVI’s and we were a little nervous about the cooler tem…
