Festina is back in passage making mode for the first time in several months . We spent two completely windless days anchored out in the bay off Jolly harbour , fitting a new hatch , going through the checklists and safety procedures and generally converting the boat back from a floating caravan into something more […]
Thankfully , Bryony’s week with us did not quite live up to her billing as “the Droughtbuster”! It was a bit rainy to begin with – but not too bad , and about as nice as you could hope for by the end. I cannot quite comprehend how a week can go by so fast […]
Life has been very kind to us over the last few months , allowing us to spend our time in a huge variety of anchorages that provide a gorgeous tropical view in daylight , and by and large, sheltered peaceful nights. In effect we were overdue for a bit of adventure. From English Harbour […]
From barbuda again The trades are blowing strongly again , and we are back in Barbuda , anchored once more in the lee of its stunning East facing coast. There is only one building along the whole 11 mile beach – a small hotel of exquisite taste , but so it should be ; the […]
A gap year, whether taken as a youngster or, as in our case, near our dotage, should be an opportunity for learning new skills, broadening horizons, taking stock; an education in its broadest sense. I fondly imagined that once we had got the Atlantic out of the way we would have all the time in […]
Judging by the flowers and the nesting birds , Spring is coming to the Caribbean. For those of you that don’t know , the sailing season out here runs from December to June , as outside those times one is likely to encounter a Hurricane , or at least some hairy tropical storms . Thus […]