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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!

Well the DR a hard place to only have a short blog on – onne could write a 100 page essay!  Here it is in a semi-short version: Getting ready to hit the road in our jeeps The crossing from San Juan went well, sea state and sailing wise.  We had a bit of a […]

Josh and Connor – the surfer dudes We had another nice sail from St Thomas to the Spanish Virgin Islands, except for the fact that where the main sheet block is attached to the deck snapped in two so we had a bit of excitement for a few minutes.  The good news about steel boats […]

That’s one way not to get your shirt wet We had a nice sail through the Anagada Passage.  Winds were on the beam about 18-20 knots, seas running 5-7, also on the beam.  Not too bad for that particular passage.  We went straight to Jost Van Dyke to clear in and then of course had […]

Cath’s birthday sail to Saba Having sundowners hanging over the ocean at Shearwater We had a great sail from St Martin to Saba – and even better it was Cath’s birthday (notice, we did not specify which birthday it was!)     This was our second trip to Saba, and it is one of our favorite […]

Christmas morning We were weathered in for about 3 weeks in St Martin, but we found lots to do!  We spent a great Christmas with our cruising friends.  We kept up with the Schuneman tradition of having mimosas in the morning with some fun gift exchanges.  Later in the afternoon, we had a potluck with friends on […]