“She is here, she is here! Awwww, Bini!”, the kids exclaim as we approach JACE. Everybody is so excited.  My sister Sabine, or Bini, is an absolute sweetheart and much adored “Tante Bini” by her niece and nephew. Her visit onboard has been highly anticipated. We carefully planned her visit to overlap with the kids for…

The four of us haven’t sailed together in a couple of years. And our 5-month trip on “Towanda” lies almost ten years in the past. The kids where but 12 and 10 then and as lasting as the memories are, that adventure seems ages ago. Now we have two weeks with our two grown, independent…

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…