MsChievous

Eating out is always an adventure in a foreign land. Saturday, Susie found a Mexican restaurant in the marina that had gorgeous online photos of their delectable entrees. Nothing that we couldn’t get at home, but we hadn’t eaten Mexican in a while ( except for Susie's great tacos). When we sat [...]

19 April 2024 | Le Marin, Martinique

Reflections

Our ensign (national flag) has taken a beating this year. They usually last a couple of seasons, but the higher winds we’ve encountered this year have taken their toll, much more so than on other national flags we've seen. That’s probably because other countries’ are usually a single piece of printed [...]

12 April 2024 | Portsmouth, Dominica

All aboard - and hang on!

Susie solved a problem that had been perplexing us since we got to the Caribbean: if we were to swim off the dinghy, how would we get back in?? (The tubes are big, and the freeboard is over a foot.) We considered a variety of steps/stairs, but nothing fit. A common problem was your legs disappearing [...]

10 April 2024 | Anse Joli, Ile de Saintes, Guadeloupe

On the seas again! (Sorry, Willie)

We had a great two weeks home for Summit's 7th (!!) birthday, seeing family and friends and enduring two dumpings, the second of which caused us to scramble and change our return flights - but we made it back to Antigua . There were, of course, lots of boat projects in our bags, but I wasn't expecting [...]

20 March 2024 | Jolly Harbour, Antigua

Italian tonight!

Last night in the islands before we head home for a few days. Susie does great Italian dinners, but we're eating out tonight. (Last night, too - great Mexican wraps aka burritos and margaritas that took us down for the count!) Finished up our pre-departure projects today and had a refreshing dip in the [...]

Gettin' the hang of it

25 January 2023 | Saline Bay, Mayreau Island, Grenadines

James AuBuchon | Clouds and sun, 82, nice breeze

Slowly, it's all coming back - where we left stuff, how we do things - but the relaxin' is easy. Did next to nothing today and felt gratified nonetheless. There are always things to do and fix, but nothing insurmountable yet.

Crossed to Mayreau yesterday after the Dinghy was patched (note that I did not say "fixed"...) and had great barbecued ribs on the beach with Cameron, our "boat boy". Unfortunately that Anchorage was rolly, so we moved for tonight to something more accommodating. That's where we saw the "school bus" bringing middle school students home for the day, waving enthusiatically.

It being Rabbie Burns' birthday, i had a good scotch with the sundown but, alas, nae haggis for me supper.... We wished a passing boat flying the Scottish flag a happy Burns' night, and they were gleefully surprised!

Tomorrow is a beach day for swimming and further Dinghy patching.

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