We crossed the north Atlantic Ocean west to east from Bermuda to Portugal in 2012, and back westward from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean again in 2015. On October 27, 2017 we completed our 3rd (and hopefully last!) Atlantic Ocean crossing. This time we crossed the south Atlantic Ocean from Cape Town South Africa to Trinidad in the Caribbean. This crossing totaled over 6000 miles.
Our arrival in Trinidad was GREAT! We arrived officially at 7:30 am after rounding the north side of the large island of Trinidad overnight. The harbor of Chaguaramas had a customs/immigration dock to which we tied up -- feeling solid land underneath after 22.5 days at sea.
Clearing procedures went smoothly and then we moved to a nice marina in the harbor. Two other cruisers helped us tie up. This marina, Coral Cove Marina, has a nice small swimming pool, a laundry room, small market and two cafes.
Trinidad is a safe hurricane haven, which this year has been crowded with cruising boats for obvious reasons. There must be literally 1000 boats here, both in the water and in boatyards. All of them are awaiting the end of hurricane season (officially sometime now in November), and also getting repairs completed before the cruising season. Consequently there are many good service providers and excellent rates for hauling/launching one's boat.
Frisky has a few issues which can be completed best in a boatyard, so current plans are haul out here before we leave and head north.