Here we are in the Dominican Republic, in a marina somewhere near Puerto Plata I think. We arrived on Thursday evening in the dark which was interesting considering all but one of the starboard buoy lights marking safe passage into the marina was out. As we rounded the harbour wall we could see a large [...]
Archive for January, 2011
Giant mermen off the port bow!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Soper’s Hole and the Painkillers
Posted in Uncategorized on January 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve arrived in Tortola! We left St. Maarten by the 4.30pm bridge and sailed off on a course of 285˚ more or less into the sunset. I was feeling all bubbly and excited again at the thought of sailing and all the lovely destinations yet to be arrived at! Sarah & I celebrated by polishing [...]
Chilling in St Maarten
Posted in Uncategorized on January 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I poked my head up through the companionway bright and early the next morning to find Maximillian bobbing gently on her mooring and blue skies above. It can be disorienting arriving somewhere at night time but it’s almost worth it for the surprise of your location when the daylight comes. Simpson Bay is a large [...]
Returning to sunnier climes
Posted in St Maarten on January 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
5.10am on a Saturday morning is not a time of day that I’m usually acquainted with. But when there is the promise of Caribbean sunshine at the same hour in the pm, I can certainly make an exception. Dad and I were off to the boat again to continue the epic (for us!) journey begun [...]
