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Up before first light and away we went, so that we would arrive at Mayaguana in plenty of good light. The weather was glorious for cruising, sunshine and light easterly winds, and the seas were only just a bit beamy. Nothing the stabilizers couldn’t …

After a raucous night at the Tiki Hut (rib night!) and a much-appreciated viewing of “After the Sunset” aboard Equinox (with huge thanks and kudos to Scott off Rasmus, since he did the download and persevered to accomplish the DVD burning into the ri…

“Through woods and mountain passesThe winds, like anthems, roll.”-  Henry Wadsworth LongfellowThe weather has taken front stage the past few days for the wind has been howling! Even here, in this marina that has good protection from nearly all sid…

We’ve had a great time here the past couple of days at South Side Marina. Aside from the joy of seeing old friends, we’ve made some new ones as well, so we are enjoying ourselves immensely! Bob has a long-time friend from Canada visiting, Cam, who has …

It’s funny the twists and turns that life brings. Here Ron and I were letting the weather dictate our course, which was taking us back to the Turks and Caicos. Admittedly though, we both were somewhat reluctant to retrace our steps, as the lure of the …

After all the excitement yesterday with the lockdown of the public pier, we were grateful to be back aboard in the evening, let me tell you! We relaxed over a fabulous dinner, feasting on the whole snapper we’d gotten at the market that morning. R…

What a night last night was, and oh, what a day it turned out to be! In the middle of the night, Ron and I were each awakened by noise and flashing blue strobe lights on the walls of our cabin. Peeking out the porthole, across the water not too far fro…

We were up early and off the dock at St. Croix Marina by 0600…en route north, to either Puerto Rico or the Dominican Republic, we weren’t exactly which. After looking at the weather and different stopping options, we decided to follow the southern co…

We made a few more dives today, wanting to explore some different sites and look for more lobster. We found the former, never saw the latter! Unfortunately, the weather was kicking up a bit, so the rough water prevented us from going too far …

Tall ship at the wharf with old Christiansted buildings in the backgroundAfter a good night’s sleep, we pulled into St. Croix Marina this morning bright and early, took on some fuel and took a slip for a night or two. (Decadence after being on the hook…