The Simple Life
Some of you might recall that two years ago to the day s.v. Amanzi and crew were given a tremendous send off by our yacht club for the trip south. Horns a blaring, dinghies buzzing and well-wishers standing on shore and on the clubhouse balcony waving and cheering. Wow! That was two years ago. And […]
The Heart of Maritime Tradition
Boom…the canon has just gone off …. it must be 8 am. We’re anchored in the historic harbour of Newport, Rhode Island, at the foot of Fort Adam. Looking out of the portholes we’re completely surrounded by hundreds (maybe even 1000’s) of boats and some of the world’s most stunning ships, the Tall Ships, from […]
Screamin’ along in the stream
What was initially planned as a 2 or 3 day visit in Marathon, with cruising friends Peggy and Joe ( sv Calcutta) turned into a 2 and a half week stay as we sat through 25 knot winds for the entire time. On several occasions, Joe said to us, “This weather is very unusual for […]
Cuba’s warmth
Kim 05/20/2007, Varadero, Cuba Sailing along the Cuban coast, I can’t help but think about Christopher Columbus. Columbus made landfall in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Cuba more than 500 years ago (3 countries we visited). Now, we’re sailing Amanzi along the same coastline and quite possibly we’re finding refuge in some of the […]
Cuba – Canada’s Caribbean island
Kim 05/08/2007, Pasa Boca Chica, Cuba We’ve been very busy preparing the boat and ourselves for our return trip home. As part of these preparations, we’ve made a conscious effort to plan this last leg of our two year journey to include new destinations. On the trip south, you may recall we traveled through the […]
Old Hegg Turtle Sanctuary – one man’s vision
Kim 02/15/2007, Bequia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines There are people in the world who feel that when they harvest and take from the earth for many years, there comes a time when they must give back to Mother Nature in some small way. Meet Mr. Orton King also know as Brother King to local Bequians […]
Rendez-vous with ROMPS
Kim 04/11/2007, Leverick Bay, Virgin Gorda, BVI’s While still in Toronto, in September 2005 (that was a while ago, now), I received my first of many emails from a new e-pal, Paul Diamond, a Canadian working at a school on a small Caribbean island in the British Virgin Islands (BVI’s). At that time, the […]
Dominica Bookshelf Project
Kim 03/10/2007, Portsmouth, Dominica Preparing to do this trip required a great deal of research using books and references from the internet. Throughout our travels, we need access to a range of reference books – navigational, weather, boat maintenance, fishing guides – and of course, we have our books for pleasure that we regularly […]
A Safe Haven
Kim 03/02/2007, Scott’s Head, Dominica What a day … picture yourself looking straight up into the blue sky at a towering building reaching 1500 ft (about 460 m) into the air. Imagine yourself hanging off its edge or the side of the building. A bit scary, I’d say … Well, turn that image upside […]
At School in the islands
Kim 01/24/2007, Salt Whistle Bay, Grenadines Well folks it’s official, David recently graduated from SCUBA school and is now a Dive Master! This is a wonderful accomplishment for someone who has been dreaming of SCUBA diving since he was a teenager in South Africa. Many thanks to JP at LUMBADIVE in Tyrell Bay, Carriacou who guided […]