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K & K – Nelson’s Dockyard  So, where were we? I believe we had just left Saba in the middle of June. Well, we had to be in Antigua by the 20th of June, as our friends, Katie and Kristen were flying in to hang out on the boat for a week. It is about […]

Like all good hidden kingdoms, Saba doesn’t come easily, and the cruising sailor who wishes to visit must be prepared to pay the price of possible frustration in the face of the elements …Many bare-boat charter companies make [Saba] off-limits for their guests” – Chris Doyle, Cruising Guide to the Leeward Islands Turk holding onto […]

St Johns, USVI We opted to forgo the constant rolly–polly anchorage in St Thomas and instead dropped the hook at Gallows Point in St Johns, just around the corner of Cruz Bay where the town is. There were three other local boats in the area, and like good anchorers we are, we adhered to our […]

Everyone wonders how hard is it to travel with pets on board. We are good people to ask, as we have two cats and a dog. Our cats, Clove and Turk are easy. They never leave the boat, so customs doesn’t bother with them. Niko is a different story.We got Niko when she was 2 […]

  The Picton Castle What a week we had in Jost Van Dyke, BVI. It actually all started in St Thomas, USVI. We anchored in Red Hook, which I would advise you not to do as various ferries travel from Red Hook to St. John about every 15 minutes, and they have no sympathy for […]