Sailing around the Caribbean

In 2007 our family sailed from the Chesapeake Bay to the Caribbean, visiting most of the islands and stopping in Cartagena, Colombia for hurricane season. We just returned to the Chesapeake after visiting many Central American countries and islands.

11 July 2009 | Kikuyu in Annapolis Harbor, Looking toward the City
29 June 2009 | The National Young Women's Sailing Competition in Hampton
15 June 2009 | Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor
02 June 2009 | Kennedy Space Center
01 June 2009 | Beaudacious and Third Boat that Joined us at Anchor in Fort Pierce
31 May 2009 | Our Friends Beaudacions' Mast was Taller than Most Bridges when Opened
25 May 2009 | View of a Canal from Las Olas Marina Boulevard
21 May 2009 | Approaching Miami Harbor
18 May 2009 | One of the Six-toed Cats Sleeping on Hemingway's Master Bed
16 May 2009 | Approaching Key West - Daniel at the bow trying to see land with the binoculars
08 May 2009 | Main Town Harbor
06 May 2009 | Maya Ritual Reenactment
29 April 2009 | Town's Harbor
27 April 2009 | Daniel at the Blue Hole
25 April 2009 | The Weather Turned Bad
22 April 2009 | View of City from Kikuyu
21 April 2009 | Dangriga Harbor -Daniel doing school work!
19 April 2009 | Whale Shark, Picture by Chelsea Tolppanen
15 April 2009 | kikuyu in the Middle at Anchor in East Harbor

Around Trinidad with Mike & Bev � Scotland Bay

12 April 2008 | Mike & Bev in Kikuyu's Cockpit at Scotland Bay
We picked up our good friends Mike and Bev at the Port of Spain airport after their 5:30 am flight arrival. Traveling to the airport was interesting as there were two major forks in the highway with no signs indicating which one lead to the airport - we lucked out and picked the correct route. This gave us practice for the next day, Sunday, when we would have to drop Kim and Daniel back at the airport for them to fly to the US for work (Kim) and boy scouts' events (Daniel).

After arriving at the marina and eating breakfast, we got Kikuyu ready to sail a short distance to Scotland Bay near the Boca de Monos entrance. The day was rainy and misty but it provided for foggy and romantic sights of ships and the bay. Scotland bay is surrounded by the Chaguaramas National Park and is reported to have monkeys and birds native to Trinidad. We were hopefully to spot some but, given the low visibility and our inability to get off to the shore (our dingy was being repaired) we did not see any wildlife. Nevertheless we enjoyed the calm and romantic views of the bay.
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Vessel Name: Kikuyu
Vessel Make/Model: Hallberg-Rassy 37
Hailing Port: Norfolk, VA
Crew: Cunningham's (Captain: Kim; Crew: Maria & Daniel
About: Maria E. Ramos and Daniel Cunningham
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We are delighted to have you as a visitor to our site. Our family (Dad-Kim, Mom-Maria, 12-year-old son: Daniel) started our cruising adventure in our minds a few years ago. We slowly began to take steps toward achieving this dream. In November of 2007 we departed Annapolis, MD in the Chesapeake [...]
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Sailing Our Way

Who: Cunningham's (Captain: Kim; Crew: Maria & Daniel
Port: Norfolk, VA
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Kikuyu and its crew