In the morning I go out to get the dinghy line that broke and prepare to make another one as we will need one tonight regardless. When I climb into the dinghy I see that it was not the line that broke but the bolt holding the shackle mounting ring onto the bottom of the…

Our plan is to get the boat ship-shape and head out to Pigeon Island, try to get there for my birthday on Friday the 13th. I also have a major problem with my Digicel service. I topped up yesterday like I’ve done 100 times but I have no data. Tried everything mais il ne marche…

Not a very early start to our departure but we’re on our way to sail to Pointe-a-Pitre, the largest city in Guadeloupe and apparently only slightly smaller than Fort-de-France in Martinique. We have some boat items to get and it is a big hub for boats of all kinds. It’s quite a calm day, not…

Forgot to give David his pump back yesterday so I dinghy over there and drop it off, say goodbyes. They are headed back to their home base of Antigua, we’ll hopefully run into them again. Christy and I were going to rent a golf cart today to explore the island (about EU$70) but decide the…

Today we’re going to explore Ilet a Cabrit, the uninhabited island a short dinghy ride across the bay. Seems to be a fairly popular anchorage, with about 20 boats hanging out there. Christy makes a lunch and we head over under a hot sun. There used to be a large military installation here started by…

We’re up early (!) to make the walk up to Le Chameau – which is the big hill, nearly mountain behind us on this island. We’ve dinghyed in, tied up and started the walk by 9:30 am – usually we like to start our walks when it’s blistering hot. We head west towards Anse Crawen…

I’m up early, do a few exercises including a swim to shore and back, maybe 300m each way. The beach is pretty but a rocky approach and very tiny area to land the dinghy. Not worth spending too much time here, besides I hate our anchorage. I walk up and over to a little picnic…

Moving day dawns bright and clear like it has for the past two weeks. A little cloudy over the mountains but it never rains. We’re not quick to leave but depart around 10 am. Have to motor out well past the Cabrits before enough wind to sail. Sails up, we’re making 4 kts or so.…

No time for any plumbing repairs this morning – we need to catch an early bus to Calibishie to meet Ormond and Ruth. From there we will go south to the Sari-Sari River for Hugo’s birthday celebration at Lowell and Anne’s house. Ormond said we will stop for breakfast in Kalinaga so we eat lightly…

Today marks one month of traveling for Christy and I but this day does not turn into much of one to celebrate. Starts out fine. I’m up early as usual, make a coffee and check emails. About 7 am the coffee starts to work its magic and I go to the aft head for relief…