St. Croix Hikes

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St. Croix Lighthouse

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

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Scuba Selfie

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

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Canonball

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

Around St. Croix

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Lego Marina

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

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Green Turtle Shell Damage

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

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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

Christiansted

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Christiansted

After nearly a month over in Frederiksted we raised the anchor to move a couple hours around to the north side of St. Croix and visit Christiansted. We tend to shy away from crowds. Pilot boats have their work cut out for them here. We don’t often get to anchor … Read More

Northwind

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Boat Kid Sea Scooter

We’ve settled in pretty well in Frederiksted, St. Croix. It’s got about all we need to live our simple life on the hook—food and a clean ocean. Nobody has been itching to move just yet. All we tend to do is on or in the water, so we thought we’d … Read More

Underwater Activities

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Butler Bay Wreck Dive

St. Croix is one of those places that one minute you are baking in the sun, and the next it is pouring down rain. You absolutely do not leave any hatches open when leaving the boat, even if there isn’t a cloud in the sky at the time. It was … Read More

Another Year Older

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Birthday

This time of year brings an avalanche of birthdays here on Bumfuzzle. We aren’t really adult birthday celebrating types—we leave holidays of all types to the kids. For us it’s just another day. And since most days are pretty great already, there isn’t any reason to try and fancy up … Read More

Frederiksted Liveaboard Life

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Frederiksted St. Croix Snorkeling

Frederiksted has been an easy place for us to settle into. A quiet little town with some 1800s buildings, plenty of rough edges, “colorful” locals, a pretty waterfront, great snorkeling, decent access to basic groceries, a nice laundromat, and a good anchorage. As far as a liveaboard life location goes, … Read More

Eleven

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The Schultes

Ouest turned eleven today. Ten was a big year that seemed to go too fast. It sometimes felt as if she grew an inch every day, to the point that folding clothes and putting them in the right pile has become nearly impossible for me. As parents our goal has … Read More