Yearly Archives: 2015

For the new sailor (which I am), island hopping has a steep learning curve. The weather reports can be wrong, like the day we left Des Haies, in the north end of Guadeloupe, for the short hop south to Pigeon Bay, about half way down the island. This is only […]

Learning Curve

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Hotel, Plymouth, Monserrat.
It’s like a modern day Pompeii, but less famous because few people died. Looking down at the vanished capitol, you understand that the country had its soul ripped out. And the population is still recovering. It’s hard to comprehend the devastation of Plymouth until you see it. All that remains […]

Plymouth, Monserrat

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Monserrat fishing boats.
Monserrat impresses. In fact, it leaves you speechless. This is something rare for Moss. And I didn’t write a word the whole time we were there. I think neither of us knew where to start; seeing the aftermath of an immense natural disaster is an experience that is not an […]

Monserrat

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Nevis
Making regular blog posts while underway, coupled with sporadic and unreliable internet connectivity, has been, well, a bit of a challenge. On the bright side, I have been dutifully making notes in a journal, so here is a recap of our recent adventures in island hopping.   Setting Out We […]

The Leewards (Part 1)

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Lagoonies
Lagoon Marina, St. Maarten One of the interesting things about sailing is the people that you meet. And there all kinds. To give you an idea, here is a brief look at some of the characters we have had the um… pleasure to meet. (Please note, the names below have […]

The People that You Meet

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Written May 14 — Simpson Bay Lagoon, St. Maarten I haven’t posted in a while. I took some time off to mourn the unexpected and tragic passing of a friend back home. And I may have learned something; saying good-bye to someone so far away and so far from any […]

One Day at a Time

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Written on May 2 – Simpson Bay Lagoon, St. Maarten We knew when we set out that come late April/early May it would be time to make a decision: Do we go North or do we go South? Going North would mean heading up to the Bahamas, enjoy and explore, […]

Taking the Plunge

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A Simpson Bay Lagoon social life has suddenly sprung up out of nowhere. Why? Because we now know the kids crowd. On Saturday, we took the kids to a children’s play meet on “Explorer’s” island (aka Grand Ilet), a small uninhabited island just west of Witch’s Tit, the aptly named […]

Cruising with Kids

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