We’ve made up our mind for Hurricane season
Kim 07/24/2006, St. George, Grenada Friendly, helpful, resilient people. That’s how I would describe Grenadians after being here only a couple of weeks. People greet you warmly on the street, some may offer a service, like a taxi or selling goods and if declined, simply reply, “Enjoy your day”. The open air markets are abuzz […]
Local Treasures
Kim 06/12/2006, Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Coming down the island chain from the Bahamas, we’d consistently heard how wonderful the island of Bequia is from many boaters. Frannie, a good friend back home said this was one of her favourite places to sail in the world. So there was quite a bit of […]
Arrival of hurricane season
Kim 06/01/2006, Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines “Hurricane season is here! Hurricane season is here! June 1st is the start of Hurricane season. And that’s tomorrow!” No sooner had we dropped the anchor in Admiralty Bay, Bequia (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines or SVG), than we heard the local Emergency Response Team (ERT) on the […]
Looking for Nemo
David 05/20/2006, Grande Anse d’Arlet , Martinique When you set out on a long trip like ours you have in the back of your mind certain activities or dreams you would like see happen. Well, this week one of these dreams came true for me. I’ve been wanting to get re-certified for SCUBA diving for […]
Kalinago, Dominica’s First people
Kim 05/15/2006, Crayfish River, Dominica Following Mrs. Green’s advice (the Principal at Dublanc Primary School), we set off to visit the recently opened Carib-model village, Kalinago Barana Aute. It’s a replica of how a Carib village would have been built 500 years ago. The Caribs originally came to Dominica from South America about 1000 years […]
Food a plenty
Kim 05/12/2006, Portsmouth, Dominica Imagine walking out into your backyard and you’re surrounded by a variety of trees growing avocados, bananas, coconuts, papaya, mangoes, limes and nutmeg. In the front yard there are a variety of exotic flowers including birds of paradise and hibiscus. From your back door you can see the rain forests growing […]
Creme de la Caribbean
Kim 05/10/2006, Iles des Saintes, Guadeloupe Bonjour! If Antigua is the curry of the islands, then Guadeloupe is the creme of the Caribbean. The largest of the Caribbean islands in both area and population, Guadeloupe stands out amongst the others not only because of its size but because it remains part of France. Many of […]
Going to the Ball
Kim 04/28/2006, English Harbour, Antigua It’s been a busy month. There’s been a lot of change in the last 4 weeks and we’re finally writing about it. The first question most people want to know is “Where are you?” We’re in the Caribbean island of Antigua where we’ve been taking part in the Annual Classic Yacht Regatta […]
Block up de road
Kim 08/20/2006, St. Georges, Grenada it’s black but you wake up to the pulsating sounds of “Block up de road” on speakers the size of fridges! Figures emerge from the dark hills drawn to the music. Approaching the road, you’re enveloped by throngs of red, black and green figures. Those that are already covered are […]
Try and try again: Mona Passage
David 03/10/2006, Boqueron, Puetro Rico We’ve finally crossed the Mona Passage– on our second attempt. Ever since we arrived in the Bahamas in the back of our minds we knew our next real sail challengeafter crossing the Gulf Stream from Miami was getting across the Mona Passage. This is the 70 nautical mile (nm) stretch of water […]