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Four guys hanging out on a bench We had a great sail from Cayo Zaza de Fuera to Casdila.  We chose to go on the outside and then cut inside via the Canal de Drenton.  Aside from the occasional shoal or coral head, the cruising here has been great.  Most of the time, we have […]

Cooking dinner on the fire Over the next few days, we Cay hopped, as most were only a 15 – 25 mile sail.  We would leave in the morning to catch the breeze before it died and would try to anchor between noon and 2:00.  We would then jump in the skiff to check out […]

Old cargo ship on the beach We left Cabo Cruz at 6am thinking that we were going to sail 55 miles to Cayo Guincho.  We had 20-25 knots of wind right on our beam and had an awesome sail.  We were cruising at 7-7.5 knots with all sails up (remember, we are 37 tons so […]

We had about 35 miles to sail to our next anchorage and were anxious to get an early start.  We had told the Guarda that we wanted to leave by 8am, and he said he would come out at 7am to give us our necessary paperwork.  He got there around 7:30 and apologized a few […]

Beautiful Kids We had an uneventful motor sail from Santiago to Morea de Portillo.  We anchored in a very protected lagoon, with mangroves around part of us and a small town a short dingy ride away.  About 20 minutes after we got our anchor down, the Guarda came out to us in a small boat […]

We decided it was time to keep moving and our next anchorage was 75 miles away, so we decided to leave around 4pm and do a quick overnight.  So, in the morning, we got a cab and went up to the Morro – a big fort on the hill that we had seen as we […]

We had met fellow cruisers who were anchored next to us, Guilloum and Janey, the previous day so we had them over for coffee in the late morning.  They had been in Cuba for two and a half months and so gave us a little insight into where they had been.  Around 3pm, we decided […]

Cuban transportation A quick word about Cuba money before I start…there are two currencies in Cuba – the Local Peso “Peso” and the Tourist Convertible “CUC”.  $1 USD = about .90 CUC (almost 1 to 1 less a 10% surcharge).  There is no surcharge if converting Canadian or Euros.  So, once you convert your foreign […]

We (ourselves and our friends Kevin, Dena and their son Connor on s/v Sabbaticals) left Luperon  at 5:00 am after having a difficult time with the Dominican officials.  They didn’t want to give us our despacio the night before and said we had to leave by 8pm the previous night or wait until the comendicia […]

We are going to be heading out of Luperon at 0’dark thirty and book it to Cuba.  Our plan is to clear into Santiago de Cuba and work our way West along the southern coast.  Assuming we can find internet, I will be updating this blog as we go…wish us luck!