We raised the anchor at 4 a.m. while the kids slept, and motored through calm waters as the sun slowly came up. Twenty years ago I was screaming, jumping, and waving my arms in order to make a trade in the soybean pits of Chicago. Today I trade while peacefully … Read More
Fiji Above and Below
It’s officially cyclone season, and with it has come the daily cloudiness and rain. There’s not much to be done about it, and the rain isn’t very heavy or long-lasting, so everyone just goes about their business, regardless. We head to town pretty much daily. It’s a two minute dinghy … Read More
Bora Bora
Sailing into Bora Bora is amazing, really. It’s just another one of those iconic places. The kind of place a well-heeled tourist can fly into, but to sail here in your own home is a vastly different experience. My mom and brother were two of those well-heeled tourists twenty years … Read More
Under Bonaire
There’s plenty of fun to be had on Bonaire, but the big draw is really underwater. It’s kind of crazy to be in a place that you can jump in the water, literally anywhere, and swim right out to healthy coral and lots of fish. The seahorses are still hanging … Read More
Diving Down
We took another drive out to the National Park, this time bringing along a set of tanks. Afterwards we stopped off for some cliff-diving again. The wind was absolutely howling, though, and even standing at the cliff’s edge was difficult. Put a damper on the day’s planned picnic and diving, … 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