Little goofing around before we head off for a day of diving. We see a lot of turtles, but this is the first Hawksbill we’ve spotted here in St. Croix. The kids on a garbage hunt. It’s not entirely altruistic. They do ask if we’ll pay them before they go … Read More
Quiet Time
Lowe is great at drifting off into his own mind to find entertaining games to play. He’ll hop in the dinghy and do a hundred circles around the boat. I don’t know the exact game, and probably wouldn’t understand it all if he tried to explain it to me anyway. … Read More
Christiansted Color
“Papa, can we use your tools for something?” “Sure. Wait, what for?” “Just to see what’s in this seed we found.” “You’re not going to destroy the boat, right?” silence… That’s a hard no, special or no special. Plenty of color around Christiansted. It’s typical of the type of towns … Read More
St. Croix Hikes
Honestly, there isn’t a lot going on in St. Croix right now. We spend almost all of our time on the boat or swimming around it. But occasionally we do feel the need to get out and stretch our legs a bit. So, off on another car day adventure, we … Read More
Turtle Baby
The float plane has become a fixture in our life here in Christiansted. Unfortunately, after seeing these come and go a hundred times, we still spaced out one day when we were heading across the channel to town. We were all talking and the kids were laughing because I get … Read More
St. Croix Drive
We rented a car for the first time in months, and headed out to see a bit more of the island. This was done less as tourism, and more out of necessity. The cupboards were starting to get pretty bare, and grocery stores on the island, not surprisingly, aren’t located … Read More
Just Normal Life
The glamorous side of being a cruiser. Greasy engine work is one thing, but rebuilding a thirty year old toilet is another thing entirely. This thing works great, but when one spring finally corroded and broke, it meant taking it all apart to replace it. And once you’re in there … Read More
Around St. Croix
Back in Frederiksted for a couple days. This little town has grown on us. All it’s really missing is Mexican take-away. We can’t have everything, though. We’re suddenly vastly outnumbered by the cats. The kids are constantly inventing new water games. Somehow they always seem to include me. In this … Read More
Turtle’s Pace
Still completely unsure of what our plans are for the coming months, we’re happy to have been able to settle for a bit in St. Croix. We left Christiansted planning to spend the day an hour away in Cane Bay doing a couple of dives. When we got there the … Read More
Water-bound
Looking at pictures from the last couple of weeks it really hits me how little time we spend ashore these days. St. Croix on land would be a lot more fun without COVID, but with the way things are right now we pretty much stick to groceries, laundry, and take-out … Read More
Various Riff Raff
Christiansted isn’t a bad little town. It’s about a fifteen minute walk from the waterfront to a decent grocery store, laundromat, marine store, and big hardware store. There are also some pretty good restaurants. We’ve been grabbing take-out and having picnics on the grass in front of the fort—a scenic, … Read More