In Jolly Marina
Thursday 6 December, Antigua: Docked in Jolly Harbor Marina for a de-salt boat wash! What a peaceful night! We slept like babies. Not moving and no sounds other than the occasional plane…
Thursday 6 December, Antigua: Docked in Jolly Harbor Marina for a de-salt boat wash! What a peaceful night! We slept like babies. Not moving and no sounds other than the occasional plane…
Wednesday 5 December, Bermuda to Antigua day 6: 12 more hours of sly ride before horizontal life returns. At midnight, as Glen comes back on shift, we give up with the cutter…
Tuesday 4 December, Passage Bermuda to Antigua, day 5: The last full day at sea. With the same bashing in the swell. At midnight shift change, Glen reluctantly heads to bed. Sometimes…
Monday 3 December, Passage Bermuda to Antigua day 4: Yet more of the bumpy tradewind ride. At midnight Glen comes on watch and it takes all my effort to get down below…
Sunday 2 December, Passage Bermuda to Antigua day 3: We are in the trade winds, on a beam reach. We seem to be between two winds fighting each other. One 10-12 kts,…
Saturday 1 December, Passage Bermuda to Antigua, day 2: Light winds, motoring and pottering on the decks. It’s the first day of winter! This is actually ironic for us, because just today…
Friday 30 November: Departure day! Strong winds and rough seas. During the night the wind continues to howl in the rigging and Glen wakes several times thinking: seriously? Are we really heading…
Thursday 29 November, Bermuda day 9, St. George’s: Admin jobs on all fronts…or killing time. The wind abated through the night, a steady 20-25 kts and we are consistently blown off the…