Cruising
The Last
Last of the Suriname pictures… The Suriname River, North of Paramaribo, is quite peaceful most of the time. Once in a while there is some pretty big traffic, and when they are going fast they put out quite a wake. River traffic: Dirt barges run around the clock, taking dirt from inland and bringing it … Continue reading
Suriname
We are currently in Trinidad after a four day, 520 nm trip from Suriname. We checked in here, anchored out for a few days, then decided to come into the marina at Peake’s. We’re hauling out on Monday for a week or two. Right now we are enjoying a very reasonably priced marina with free electricity, … Continue reading
Suriname
Trying a dangerous new font… We have been having a wonderful time in Suriname! We were anchored as far up the river as we could go and were visited by the Police this morning! They were quite agitated, thinking we were illegal and hiding out way up the river. Once we produced our passports and … Continue reading
Entering
The things we see… Entering a new country is always a concern for me, it’s full of unknowns. We were entering the Suriname River, the entrance is relatively shallow, the river is busy with commercial traffic, and we ran across this cargo ship. New Hunter, 600 feet, outbound, in the channel… Seemed like it wasn’t moving … Continue reading
To Suriname
There are some things you see out here that are truly remarkable and never get old. While sailing from Guyana to Suriname we were visited by a pod of dolphins. They stayed with us for only about 10 minutes, playing around and under the boat, disappearing and then chasing us down again. I wish I … Continue reading