Homeward Bound
| Vessel Name: | Integrity |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Bavaria 37 Cruiser |
| Hailing Port: | Corpus Christi |
| Crew: | Bob and Cris Gerlach |
| About: | Starting a new life living aboard on June 1, 2011. We are retired but not tired and we're off on an adventure of a lifetime together. |
25 March 2012 | Simpson Lagoon, St Martin
A new delay, such is life
Hello all you blog followers. We begin this entry on March 19, 2012. We are tied to a mooring in Falmouth Bay right next to English Harbor on the Island of Antigua. We are surrounded by mega mega yachts, the sort that only Bill Gates or Tiger Woods could dream of affording.
13 March 2012 | Portsmouth, Dominica
The Leewards
It’s surprising how little distance can be covered in so much time. Sailing is a slow business at the best of times.
22 February 2012 | Atlantic-Caribbean
ARC 2011 Gran Canaria to St Lucia
Wow! Time sure flies by it has been over two months since we made it across the Atlantic, albeit second last in the Rally and there hasn’t been much thought of adding or updating the blog. In fact we apparently got so wrapped up in preparations we forgot to post some of our travel. We left Lanzarote [...]
08 November 2011 | Lanzarote, Canary Islands
first long passage accomplished
November 6th, Marina Rubicon, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
24 October 2011 | In the Shadow of the Rock of Gibraltar
Ten days away, ten days to the next post
21 October
A new delay, such is life
English Harbor is where Admiral Nelson had his base and refitting operation when he was prowling the area. It has been preserved quite impressively and now is a museum, with shops and even Customs and Immigration are located here for yachts to check into the country. Having arrived late in the afternoon on Saturday and most things are closed on Sunday we have yet to really explore ashore.
From here we expect to move up the coast to a place called Jolly Harbor and stay a few days to do some business with a local insurance broker if things work out OK. Then we jump some 100 miles to St. Martin weather permitting.
Seems I just can’t keep up with this thing. We spent two days at Jolly Harbor and then made the jump to St Martin where we are today. We are in Simpson Lagoon. We had planned on leaving yesterday for Virgin Gorda in the BVI but two things intervened to prevent that. First bob got a bug, or heat stroke or something and so didn’t want to venture out. Second, our controller for our wind generator and solar panels melted down so now we are waiting for Monday to contact the mfgr and get a replacement sent in. So no telling how long we will linger here.