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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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April 2, 2015, Simpson Bay Lagoon, St. Maarten We moved from Great Bay to Simpson Bay Lagoon a few days ago, and now we are where the sailors are. This is on the south west end of the island, close to the airport and close to all the chandlers and […]

Where the Sailors Are

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March 22, Great Bay, Philipsburg, St. Maarten We … did it! We night sailed from Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda, to Philipsburg, St. Maarten. The body of water is called the Sombrero Passage. The waves came from the North, the wind from the Southeast, and we were close hauled and head […]

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

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March 12 – Village Cay Marina, Wickham’s Cay,Tortola One of the first things we did when we arrived at Village Cay Marina was to pick up some groceries at Bobby’s supermarket, just across the parking lot from the marina. We walked into the store, a bit bummed out over the […]

More repairs

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Feb 23 Tortola, Nanny Cay Hotel We’re waking up in Nanny Cay, at the hotel and it’s just starting to sink in that we’re really here. The sun is out, there’s a warm breeze and I’m nursing a coffee on our room’s ground floor patio.  It is finally happening. So […]

Welcome to the BVI

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