Birdlife
We’ve seen more birds here than anywhere before, perhaps the geography lends itself more to seabirds but we don’t know. The other day we sat at anchor and found ourselves in the midst of a feeding frenzy. There was a school of tiny fish all around us, clearly being chased by bigger fish which would […]
Virgin Islands – North Sound
At the top of the island of Virgin Gorda is an area known as North Sound. A large expanse of water bounded on all sides by islands and coral reefs with only a couple of narrow entrances. This is perfect sailing and anchoring, flat sheltered water in gorgeous surroundings and has, unsurprisingly, become a mecca […]
Arrived in Virgin Gorda
7am, anchored off Spanish Town. Time for a snooze. Oh, and we caught a fish yesterday afternoon, a nice bigeye tuna. They can grow to over four hundred pounds, thankfully ours only weighs six! More later.
At sea, at night
It’s half past midnight and we’re just passing over ‘Barracuda Bank’, some fifteen miles from the island of Virgin Gorda. We meant to leave St Martin last night, in the early hours of the morning and sail overnight in order to arrive in the morning light. The small matter of May Day got in the […]
Pictures from Saba
– Enroute from St Martin to Saba – The island of Saba – rising steeply from the Caribbean Sea – The village of Windwardside, Saba – On top of Mt Scenery, the highest point in the Kingdom of the Netherlands!
Photos from St Barts
Some photos from our stop at St Barts: – The wild tortoises on the walk from Anse Colombier – Family snorkel trip, seeing turtles and rays – Sunset
Pleasently surprised in St Barts
Here we are in St Barts, well known as a playground of the rich and famous. Our days in Statia were great, but the nights weren’t so good, as the anchorage was rolly as h**k and we were glad to move on. Sad to leave our friends on Losloper, but the sail north to St […]
Maxisms
1 – Currents. We went snorkeling today, it was nice but the tide was strong. I commented that we had to swim hard against the current. What did you see, Max?. ‘I saw some fish but ate too many currents so I had to come out’ 2 – Monopoly. Max lands on Chance. ‘Drunk in […]
Departin Martin
We’ve finally left St Marten and not a moment too soon, really. The place was driving us crazy despite all it’s practical benefits, and we are pleased to be voyaging again. Which is why we’re moored in one of the more out of the way spots in these islands, a place called Saba. We’ve travelled […]
Rescuing a duckling
We’ve been amused to note that one of the popular excursions here is the ‘Rhino Rider tour and snorkel trip’ This is a tourist special where you pay to rent a dinghy with outboard, and get led off to nice spots around the area. We call them the ‘ducklings’ because there is a lead boat […]