We scored a spot in Salt Pond Bay and spent a couple days enjoying the turtles and the hike up Ram Head Trail out to the point. The boat was a happily scattered mess of wet swimsuits, snorkels, and paddleboards. Here’s what a 42′ Grand Banks trawler looks like next … Read More
Virgin Islands
We left Puerto Rico, again, with fresh batteries (warranty replacement), a bunch of newly made battery cables, a fully tested battery system, enough food for a few weeks, and a calm forecast to make the day’s run over to St. John. My wind forecasting didn’t take into account a few … Read More
Ensenada Honda
From the small town of Esperanza to the Ensenada Anchorage was just a few miles, but in that short distance we were able to leave all trace of civilization behind. Virtually surrounded by mangroves we anchored out far enough to ensure no nighttime bugs found their way to us, and … Read More
Around Empty Vieques
The kids had a nice little breeze, and a fun place full of empty mooring buoys to sail around. The fisherman’s dock isn’t getting a lot of use at the moment. Vieques is only open to residents and those that can afford to fly in (the ferry has been residents … Read More
Color & B&W
It felt so good to get back out to anchor and spend time in the water again. The kids are at an awesome age for going off and exploring on their own. Especially when we are anchored close to shore in a place that we won’t see another person for … Read More
Aweigh Now
With the family all reunited back on Bumfuzzle it was time for some last minute provisioning and projects. This was one of the easiest places ever for us to stock up the boat for the season ahead. There’s a good grocery store five minutes one way, and a Wal-Mart five … Read More