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Monthly Archives: April 2015
Terribly important people!
They don’t get fireworks out for just anyone here in Tortola … only for very special visitors. Someone must have heard we were in town. (The display was nicely timed for us to enjoy from the cockpit over our bolognese.)
Back to the BVIs
The urgency of reaching Puerto Rico to cross to the Bahamas meant we’d had to compromise on where we’d cruised in the BVIs. Jost van Dyke and the north of Tortola encompassed most of the spots we’d missed. Now that there’s … Continue reading
Holed!
Not the boat itself, just our (almost new) tender. Lifting it out in preparation for a return from Islas Palominos (&-minitos) to Culebra, Skipper (somehow) managed to allow one of the tender’s inflatable tubes to impact square on to the … Continue reading
Albane transat post
PHOTOS DE LA TRANSAT Avant le depart les enfants lavent les fruits et legumes. Stephen, notre super equipier et Hugo qui ecoute les bons conseils. James qui dort Stephen a la barre et Julian a l’hydrovane (le regulateur d’allure) … Continue reading
Puerto R-r-r-r-r-r-r-riiiicooooo!
Friendly and welcoming party people. Louder than loud music. Just a great place to visit, whether miles away from it all in ‘hippie’ Culebra, or amongst the crowds on (the main) Escambron Beach in San Juan. Weekends on any (usually isolated paradise … Continue reading
Eenie-meenie-minie-mo! Shall we to-the-Bahamas go?
“Eenie-meenie-minie-mo! Shall we to-the-Ba-HA-mas go? If she squeals (and changes her mind then back again, and again, and again …) Let it go, Eenie-meenie-minie-mo!” Easy decision, surely? Who wouldn’t want to cruise the Bahamas? Wide open endless white sand beaches, … Continue reading
How well can you do on Khujada 2’s Easter 2015 egg hunt?
Six locations of chocolate treasure to find …. 1. Aye-aye me hearties I say you – Avast! I’m high but look down at my base at the last. 2. The hub of the boat where the skipper is able, to talk from his very … Continue reading
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Daisy nage bien!
Je viens de partir a la plage et j’ai gagne une course a la brass et c’ etait contre Maman et j’ai reussi a faire le papillon. I just went to the beach and I won a breast-stroke race against Maman and … Continue reading
Posted in 2014-2015 a family adventure, Daisy, Les enfants, Other VIs
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“We can snorkel that wreck once it’s sunk a bit.”
“We can snorkel that wreck once it’s sunk a bit.” James’ response to a pan-pan exchange between the US Coastguard and the local search and rescue, hearing that the occupants are walking ashore and the vessel is taking on water.
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Bowing out of the British VIs with a birthday bang
Best-of-the-best beach, birthday and buddies – Chili’s birthday, Jost van Dyke and Sandy Cay, with one of our last opportunities to celebrate en masse. Au revoir to Chili, Morning Haze, 99 Bottles and Katyna (thank you for the thoughtful gift … Continue reading
Khujada 2 