Between the Pitons
St. Lucia has some incredibly spectacular vistas, but the most amazing by far, are the Pitons — two volcanic spires that rise startlingly...
Luxuriating in Marigot Bay
A fellow sailor who we met at St. Pierre told us that if you took a mooring or slip at Marigot Bay Marina in northwest St. Lucia,it came...
Hikes, Hikes, and More Hikes
Our friends Don Ellis and Delores Higareda joined us in Deshaies, Guadeloupe where we immediately subjected them to a couple of grueling...
The French Have It All
If there's a perfect anchorage, it would have to be Deshaies, a small, picturesque fishing village in the northwest corner of Guadeloupe....
Carnival in St. Martin
We happened to be in St. Martin during the annual Carnival, which was pretty cool. Near-naked gyrating butts in every direction! After...
A Very Verdant Christmas
It was important for us to have our kids help us celebrate our first Christmas on the boat, so they joined us in the US Virgin Islands....
A Floating Christmas Parade!
If the streets are filled with people celebrating the holidays, where do you find space to have a parade? The folks in the city of...
From Go-Go-Go to Laid-back
After Mike’s passage with his three dedicated and skilled crewmembers from Hampton, VA to the British Virgin Islands, I joined him in St....
