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Cruising

Next Stop

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Dave

After a great time in St Barths we sailed over to St Eustatius (Statia). Rounding the north end of the island: Coming down the west coast of Statia we found quite a bit of commercial traffic going in and out of this oil terminal: Volcano on Statia, formed about 20,000 years ago, last erupted around … Continue reading »

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Our First Stop…

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Dave

Our first stop with Tanya’s father aboard was St. Barths. We rented this Jeep and toured the island. Note to self, don’t rent big American vehicles on tiny islands… This is the main anchorage just north of Gustavia. Too rolly for us so we anchored elsewhere. If you can somehow look past my awesome girlfriend … Continue reading »

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We’re Back!

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Dave

We are back in Sint Maarten! We took a quick break to go home and see my daughter and new grandson William!! When we left for Florida we had one carry on and two back packs. When we returned to the boat we had three large checked bags, two carry ons and two back packs…full … Continue reading »

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St Barths

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Dave

Catching up…St Barths. We are in Sint Maarten now, but stopped in St Barths along the way. We love the French islands! Welcome: Normally you have to find (and deal with) customs and immigration. In the French Islands you find the Capitainerie, or a shop with a customs computer: …and just check-in yourself: We anchored … Continue reading »

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Always Room For One More…?

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Dave

Deshaies is a relatively small anchorage. We woke up this morning to see this cruise ship approaching: …closer… …closer… Yikes! The ship came within about 100 feet of us before backing out and dropping anchor a safe distance behind!

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