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Harbour Hopping, Take II

Sorry for the delay in posting; we have been on the move, with another set of friends aboard for morecruising this week. Unfortunately, when moving about internet is always an unknown as to how reliable or fast it might be at the location where we end …

Harbour Hopping, Take II

The ruins of an old sugar mill on the Antiguan coastSorry for the delay in posting; we have been on the move, with another set of friends aboard for more cruising this week. Unfortunately, when moving about internet is always an unknown as to how relia…

The Perfect Rum Punch

Rum punch in the Caribbean is agiven. Yet … so many varieties!! The best that we have found so far,however, is what Antiguans call an ”old fashioned rum punch”. Trust me when Isay we are not talking about theutterly bland and overly sweet pre-mad…

The Perfect Rum Punch

Rum punch in the Caribbean is a given. Yet … so many varieties!! The best that we have found so far, however, is what Antiguans call an ”old fashioned rum punch”. Trust me when I say we are not talking about the utterly bland and overly sweet pre…

The Entertainment Committee Award!

Also known as adventures inanchoring! We’ve had our Florida friends, Vic and Jim, aboard this week so we’vebeen on the move. From Mamora Bay we went coastal cruising back to JollyHarbour, north to Five Islands Harbour, and then back south to Falmou…

The Entertainment Committee Award!

Also known as adventures in anchoring! We’ve had our Florida friends, Vic and Jim, aboard this week so we’ve been on the move. From Mamora Bay we went coastal cruising back to Jolly Harbour, north to Five Islands Harbour, and then back south t…

Class Crustacea Cirripedia, Or What the Hell is Growing On Our Hull?!?

We cleaned our hull yesterday. We’ve done this before, and it’s usually a very easy job to swish and swipe along the waterline to remove any grime or hint of a mustache. Sometimes we’ll even snorkel or dive on the deeper parts of the hull to swab…

Class Crustacea Cirripedia, Or What the Hell is Growing On Our Hull?!?

We cleaned our hull yesterday.We’ve done this before, and it’s usually a very easy job to swish and swipealong the waterline to remove any grime or hint of a mustache. Sometimes we’lleven snorkel or dive on the deeper parts of the hull to swab of…

St. Jame’s Club, Mamora Bay, Antigua

Indian Creek on Antigua’s south coastWe continued our harbor-hopping this week, and explored a tiny bit further along the coast of Antigua. Despite the more-than-brisk winds and the 5’-7’ swells on the nose, we made our way east from Falmouth, stay…

St. Jame’s Club, Mamora Bay, Antigua

We continued our harbor-hopping thisweek, and explored a tiny bit further along the coast of Antigua. Despite themore-than-brisk winds and the 5’-7’ swells on the nose, we made our way east fromFalmouth, staying fairly close to the coast to take ad…