They have arrived! After so much anticipation we are at the small Antigua airport. It is surprisingly busy with quite a few flights touching down in short progression. We wait patiently. Or not so patiently. Customs must be very busy and it takes quite a while. But finally we catch the familiar sight of our…
Month: December 2024
Shipshape
Over the past few weeks along our travels, we’ve kept a running list of boat projects. It’s quite amazing how many small and sometimes large jobs a boat like this creates for you. The small ones we often don’t mention in our blog. What you hear more about are the bigger, sometimes frustrating, problems, and…
Made it to Antigua
Antigua holds a special place in the pantheon of Caribbean islands. I always have wanted to see it. So when we looked for flights for the kids to visit us for Christmas, Antigua was the preferred fly-to airport and became the destination of our trip. That makes it a special moment for us as we…
A very special moment
Instead of staying another day in the bay of Rousseau, we decide to head up a little further north along the coast of Dominica to Portsmouth. With only a light breeze, we motor all the way. Without any waves it is a pleasant three hour trip before we make a turn into Prince Rupert Bay….
Almost on schedule
It has been three weeks since we arrived on Grenada and we are still slowly making our way north towards our destination – Antigua. Our kids will arrive there on December 23rd. So far we are two days behind our “schedule”, but we have a few days to spare, so we will be fine. Still,…
The Highs and the Lows
Cruising life appears to have two faces. And it seems true in so many aspects. Andy told you about our emotional ups and downs in his last blog post. But in addition to that, there are the extreme weather patterns for example. The sun gives way to an extreme downpour and minutes later you find…
Making our way up north
It’s been two weeks since we arrived in the Caribbean. It does not feel that long. More and more we settle into a routine and get into cruising mode. Our mood is a bit up and down; there are moments of bliss and happiness and being able to visit these islands feels like such a…
Getting into cruising mode
We are so happy we finally are casting off our lines. It’s a nervous moment when you leave port after such a long time. Did we think of everything? Will the boat work? Do we still know how to sail? The harbor master and his crew help us with the undocking maneuver and then skipper…