We awoke to our lovely environs here at the Puerto Bahia Samana marina at the Bannister, and were happy to be secure in our slip. It’s always nice to wake up knowing the boat is tucked in safely when the weather is kicking up; the cabin is warm and the…
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Happy Easter from Australia
Happy Easter Everybody, and especially Cassie and Georgia. We just had a month of “Family time” in March, they won’t mind so much that we are away over this important holiday (maybe!). It was seriously nice to be in Calgary for March. The wea…
Dominican Republic Take II
Land Ho! The Dominican Republc on the horizonWow, what a difference a year makes. Usually there are many small differences, but for us, arriving in the DR this year was a 180ยบ turnabout from last year. We had an interesting time then….of course, the…
Winter and Early Spring 2012
It’s been awhile since we have made a posting to this blog so we will try to catch you up with what’s happening with us. Upon returning from California after the holidays, we did some needed work on Diamond Girl, reprovisioned our foo…
South Carolina into North Carolina
As we traveled the intracoastal waterway in South Carolina there were several areas that were quite isolated and low and behold a fire tower appears and later that day we witnessed why the towers were needed. There was a small fire across the iso…
Paddling the Great Loop for Charity: Water
We thought this was interesting. Josh Tart is paddling his way around the Great Loop route in a Kayak. Starting in Cincinnati, Ohio, he worked his way down the river system and is currently in Florida. From looking at his BLOG we think this is a very interesting way to do the Great Loop boat trip…
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Friday, April 6, 2012 – Costa Baja Marina
Time has flown and I am somewhat horrified at how long it has been since I posted. But, afterall, I am in Mexico, land of manana. Come to think of it, since Charlie left on Mardi Gras and Sunday is Easter, maybe I gave up blogging for Lent. We spen…
The Magical Mona
Looking back at Culebrita as we departed our mooring at dawnThe weather gods are smiling!! We had a comfortable weather window of following seas and light winds for the passage from Antigua to Culebra, Puerto Rico as you know….and the good weather ju…
Adventures of Skinny Dippin’ 2012-04-02 19:14:00
CRUISE ALERT!!!!! Upcoming Cruising Convoy to Beaufort NC!! Spring has arrived and fellow cruisers are making ready for shakedown cruises!! Skinny Dippin’ and some of her Friends will be cruising to the NC coast soon!! Chec…
Adios Antigua
As always, we’ve found departure bittersweet after the months spent in one place. Antigua was no different, but the happy anticipation of making a passage made up for it. And for once, all our departure preparations weren’t in vain! Usually, the weathe…
