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Snapshot – Week 42 onboard

Snapshot – Week 42 onboard

I said last time that I didn’t know how often I’d write these snapshot blogs moving forward. I’m still not sure, but this was our last intense week of sailing so it couldn’t go uncovered. If the last snapshot covered our most triumphant week onboard, this week was probably one of the worst, for me […]

Snapshot – week 40 onboard

Snapshot – week 40 onboard

I know, I know. It’s so soon after the last one. My expectations for this week were low. We’d just had a week of chilling out, exploring Anegada, and a couple of dinner dates with Mark and Livio before they flew home. Our last day together involved a visit to a rum distillery and a […]

Under a blanket of stars

Under a blanket of stars

We finally did it. We made a full overnight crossing. This might have happened months ago. We could have skipped over islands, or not sought permission to anchor for sleep. In retrospect, we just weren’t ready. We like the slow journey. And we didn’t want our first overnighter to be too long. But from St […]