The voyages of
Buy a Boat. Fix it up. Sail South. Mothership = "Inspiration" Dinghy = "Desperation" Kayak = "Screwed" Follow our life aboard "Inspiration" as we sail through the Caribbean. Inspiration is a 1982 C&C 38 Landfall. We bought the boat in Deltaville, Virginia in 2011 as a fixer-upper. In 2013 we began our journey, sailing down the ICW to Florida, and then across the gulf to the Bahamas. Since then, we've continued south through the Turks and Caicos, Puerto Rico, VI's, Leewards and Windward Islands. Feel free to post comments, but kindly let us know who you are by your first name.
Planned Dates
2013-03-28 until it's time to stop
Countries
18
Trip Map
Trip Entries
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We're in Deltaville!
Monday, April 08, 2013
Deltaville, Virginia, United States -
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Engine is back in! Now we've got to boogie!
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Deltaville, Virginia, United States
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Summer Solstice
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Deltaville, Virginia, United States -
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April to July 2013: Life in Deltaville
Monday, July 29, 2013
Deltaville, Virginia, United States -
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Aug. - October 2013: back in Toronto for Summer!
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Toronto, Ontario, Canada -
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T.O. to Annapolis to Deltaville!
Monday, October 14, 2013
Annapolis, Maryland, United States -
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Departure day: Deltaville to Norfolk, VA
Saturday, November 02, 2013
Deltaville, Virginia, United States -
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South Mills, NC - Anchored
Sunday, November 03, 2013
South Mills, North Carolina, United States -
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Elizabeth City for two nights
Monday, November 04, 2013
Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States -
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We're in Oriental!
Thursday, November 07, 2013
Oriental, North Carolina, United States -
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Beaufort, NC Town Dock
Friday, November 08, 2013
Beaufort, North Carolina, United States -
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Driving to meet the boat!
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Carolina Beach State Park, North Carolina, United States -
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Boys on board. Liza in Myrtle Beach
Monday, November 11, 2013
Calabash Creek, North Carolina, United States -
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Meeting up with the boat (#2)
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States -
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Inspiration is in FLORIDA! Stayed here for a week
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States -
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Stayed in Saint Augustine for 10 days
Friday, November 22, 2013
St. Augustine, Florida, United States -
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Anchored for one night
Monday, December 02, 2013
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States -
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Shuttles and rockets and launches, oh my!
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
Titusville, Florida, United States -
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Staying at the Vero Beach Marina for four days
Thursday, December 05, 2013
Vero Beach, Florida, United States -
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Watching football!
Sunday, December 08, 2013
Jensen Beach, Florida, United States -
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Anchored in Lettuce Lake
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Pompano Beach, Florida, United States -
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Made it to The Grove!
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Coconut Grove, Florida, United States -
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Dinner Key Marina, Coconut Grove, FL
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Coconut Grove, Florida, United States -
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Enjoying the Grove
Friday, December 20, 2013
Coconut Grove, Florida, United States -
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Winter Solstice / Xmas in The Grove
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Miami, Florida, United States -
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Road trip to Key West!
Tuesday, January 07, 2014
Key West, Florida, United States -
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We made it across the Gulf Stream!
Monday, January 27, 2014
Alice Town, Bimini, Bahamas -
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The local RBC branch
Saturday, February 01, 2014
Alice Town, Bimini, Bahamas -
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Enjoying Bimini!
Monday, February 03, 2014
Alice Town, Bimini, Bahamas -
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Good Eats!
Monday, February 03, 2014
Alice Town, Bimini, Bahamas -
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Dolphin House
Monday, February 03, 2014
Alice Town, Bimini, Bahamas -
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Walking around Bimini - Got the photoblog going!
Tuesday, February 04, 2014
Alice Town, Bimini, Bahamas -
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Today's departure will happen...tomorrow!
Wednesday, February 05, 2014
Alice Town, Bimini, Bahamas -
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The Bahama Bank - Water, not money.
Thursday, February 06, 2014
Bahama Bank, Berry Islands District, Bahamas -
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We're in the Berries!
Friday, February 07, 2014
Bullocks Harbour, Berry Islands District, Bahamas -
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Sailing past Little and Great Stirrup Cays
Sunday, February 09, 2014
Goat Cay, Berry Islands District, Bahamas -
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Relaxing at Alder Cay
Monday, February 10, 2014
Alder Cay, Berry Islands District, Bahamas -
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Arrived and now waiting out weather.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Lyford Cay, New Providence, Bahamas -
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All is NOT perfect in paradise.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Lyford Cay, New Providence, Bahamas -
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New Day, New Weather! Yay!
Friday, February 14, 2014
Lyford Cay, New Providence, Bahamas -
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Iguanas!!!!
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Allen's Cay, New Providence, Bahamas -
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Being turned into a fancy resort
Monday, February 17, 2014
Norman's Cay, New Providence, Bahamas -
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Money CAN buy you land in paradise! -but not water
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Bell Island, Black Point, Bahamas -
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A little slice of heaven!
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Little Bell Island / Cambridge Cay, Black Point, Bahamas -
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Pig Beach!!
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Big Major Spot , Black Point, Bahamas -
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Known for Laundry and Free Water!
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Black Point Settlement, Black Point, Bahamas -
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Loss of a dear friend
Saturday, March 01, 2014
Black Point, Black Point, Bahamas -
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Georgetown / Stocking Island, Great Exuma
Tuesday, March 04, 2014
Georgetown, Exuma, Bahamas -
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YYZ to NAS to Staniel Cay to Cambridge Cay!
Wednesday, April 09, 2014
Cambridge Cay, Black Point, Bahamas -
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Home Sweet Home on a mooring ball at Cambridge Cay
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Cambridge Cay, Black Point, Bahamas -
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More Cambridge Pics...
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Cambridge Cay, Black Point, Bahamas -
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Easter at Wardrick Wells
Monday, April 21, 2014
Wardrick Wells, Black Point, Bahamas -
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Starting to move south again
Monday, April 28, 2014
Staniel Cay, Out Islands, Bahamas -
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Back at Black Point
Friday, May 02, 2014
Black Point Settlement, Black Point, Bahamas -
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Last few days - Exploring Black Point
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Black Point Settlement, Black Point, Bahamas -
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Oven Rock / Little Farmer's Cay
Monday, May 19, 2014
Little Farmers Cay, Black Point, Bahamas -
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Georgetown, Stocking Island Take Two!
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Georgetown, Exuma, Bahamas -
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Around GGT
Saturday, June 07, 2014
George Town, Exuma, Bahamas -
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Birthday Celebrations Bahamian Style!
Saturday, June 07, 2014
Georgetown, Exuma, Bahamas -
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Long Island Car Tour
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Long Island, Out Islands, Bahamas -
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We are officially in the "Tropics"!!!
Friday, June 13, 2014
Long Island, Out Islands, Bahamas -
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Five days in GGT
Friday, June 20, 2014
Stocking Island, Exuma, Bahamas -
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Cat Island
Tuesday, July 01, 2014
Cat Island, Out Islands, Bahamas -
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Rock Sound, Eleuthera
Friday, July 04, 2014
Rock Sound, Eleuthera, South Eleuthera District, Bahamas -
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Bahamian Independence Day!
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Rock Sound, Eleuthera, South Eleuthera District, Bahamas -
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Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Governor's Harbour, BS.27, Bahamas -
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Hatchett Bay / Alice Town, Eleuthera
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Hatchett Bay, North Eleuthera, Bahamas -
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Dunmore Town on Harbour Island
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Dunmore Town, Harbour Island
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Through Current Cut to Egg Island, Eleuthera
Friday, July 25, 2014
Egg Island, Spanish Wells, Bahamas -
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Hello Abaco!
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Lynyard Cay, Central Abaco, Bahamas -
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Tilloo Cay / Tahiti Beach - Abaco
Monday, July 28, 2014
Tilloo Cay, Marsh Harbour, Bahamas -
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Hope Town, Elbow Cay, Abaco
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Hope Town, Marsh Harbour, Bahamas -
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Ferry day-trip to Marsh Harbour
Saturday, August 02, 2014
Marsh Harbour, Out Islands, Bahamas -
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View from the top!! Hope Town lighthouse.
Thursday, August 07, 2014
Hope Town, Out Islands, Bahamas -
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Great Guana Cay
Friday, August 08, 2014
Great Guana Cay, Hope Town, Bahamas -
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Green Turtle Cay
Monday, August 11, 2014
North Abaco, Out Islands
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Crab Cay Anchorage
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Crab Cay, North Abaco, Bahamas -
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Duck into Foxtown
Friday, August 15, 2014
Foxtown, North Abaco, Bahamas -
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Great Sale Cay, Little Bahama Bank
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Great Sale Cay, West Grand Bahama, Bahamas -
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Mangrove Cay, Little Bahama Bank
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Mangrove Cay, West Grand Bahama, Bahamas -
81
21 Hour crossing to Florida
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Ft. Pierce, Florida, United States -
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Vero Beach (because we like it)!!
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Vero Beach, Florida, United States -
83
Stuart to Indiantown via OWW
Wednesday, October 01, 2014
Indiantown, Florida, United States -
84
Helloooo TORONTO!!
Tuesday, October 07, 2014
Toronto, Ontario, Canada -
85
Enjoying our time at Indiantown Marina & Boaty
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Indiantown, Florida, United States -
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Stuart for two days AS PLANNED!!
Monday, December 01, 2014
Stuart, Florida, United States -
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Lake Worth & Pelican Lake Anchorages
Wednesday, December 03, 2014
North Palm Beach, Florida, United States -
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Gotta love Ft. Lauderdale!!!
Saturday, December 06, 2014
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States -
89
...but "It's Better in the Bahamas"!
Monday, December 08, 2014
Alice Town, Bimini, Bahamas -
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The Bank to West Bay, New Providence
Saturday, December 13, 2014
New Providence Island, New Providence, Bahamas -
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Highborne Cay, Exuma
Monday, December 15, 2014
Highborne Cay, New Providence, Bahamas -
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Through the mangroves and to the beach.
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Shroud Cay, South Eleuthera, Bahamas -
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Exuma Land & Sea Park Headquarters
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Wardrick Wells, Black Point, Bahamas -
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Staniel Cay: The Yacht Club and Thunderball Grotto
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Staniel Cay, Black Point, Bahamas -
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Black Point for Christmas & NYE
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Black Point, Black Point, Bahamas -
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Oven Rock - Our little hiking trip!
Tuesday, January 06, 2015
Oven Rock, Black Point, Bahamas -
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GGT - The Bahamian Cruiser's Mecca
Wednesday, January 07, 2015
Georgetown, Exuma, Bahamas -
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Paradise...for one precious night!
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Calabash Bay, Long Island, Bahamas -
99
Clarence Town, Long Island, BAHAMAS
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Clarence Town, Long Island, Bahamas -
100
Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands
Friday, February 06, 2015
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos -
101
Passage from TCI's to DR: 54 Hrs
Friday, February 13, 2015
Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos -
102
Samana, Dominican Republic
Monday, February 16, 2015
Samaná, Samaná, Dominican Republic -
103
Boqueron, Isla Guilligan, & Salinas, Puerto Rico
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico -
104
Salinas, Puerto Rico
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Salinas, Puerto Rico -
105
Making great friends in Puerto Rico!
Monday, March 09, 2015
Salinas, Puerto Rico -
106
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Culebra, Puerto Rico -
107
Why leave Culebra if we don't really have to?
Friday, April 03, 2015
Culebra, Puerto Rico -
108
USVI's. Made it to the Virgin Islands!
Wednesday, April 08, 2015
Charlotte Amalie West, St. Thomas
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Maho Bay, St. John, USVI
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
St. John, Virgin Islands US -
110
FOXY's! Great Harbour, JOST VAN DYKE, BVI
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Jost Van Dyke, Virgin Islands British -
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Soper's Hole
Thursday, April 16, 2015
West End, Tortola, Virgin Islands British -
112
The Bight, Norman's Island, BVI
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Norman Island, Virgin Islands British -
113
Leverick Bay Marina
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke
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114
Trellis Bay - Bye Bye Jimmy!
Monday, April 20, 2015
Beef Island, Virgin Islands British -
115
Love, love, LOVE Cane Garden Bay!
Saturday, May 02, 2015
Cane Garden Bay, Virgin Islands British -
116
Bumming around the BVI
Saturday, May 09, 2015
Little Jost Van Dyke, Virgin Islands British -
117
'Woman Who Sail' Rendezvous - BVI
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Marina Cay, Virgin Islands British -
118
Back to Puerto Rico for hurricane season.
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Ceiba, Fajardo, Puerto Rico -
119
Summer in Toronto (AKA Time in the penalty box)
Thursday, June 04, 2015
Toronto, Ontario, Canada -
120
Second half of our Summer...Labour Day and on.
Monday, September 07, 2015
Toronto, Ontario, Canada -
121
Ten days in Tampa.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Holiday, Florida, United States -
122
Getting back in our groove aboard "Inspiration".
Monday, December 07, 2015
Culebra, Puerto Rico -
123
Ferry to Fajardo: San Juan day trip
Saturday, December 19, 2015
Fajardo, Puerto Rico -
124
Christmas & NYE in Culebra, PR
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Culebra, Puerto Rico -
125
STT.JVD.CGB.Norman's.Leverick.
Saturday, January 09, 2016
Brewers Bay, Saint Thomas Island, Virgin Islands US -
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White Sand Beaches & Overnight Sailing to SXM
Monday, February 01, 2016
Anegada, Virgin Islands British -
127
70 is the new 50!
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Simpson Bay, St. Maarten/St. Martin
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128
SXM - stayed thru for the Heineken Regatta
Monday, March 14, 2016
Simpson Bay, St. Maarten/St. Martin
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129
Sint Maarten/Saint Martin - take two
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten
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Saint Barthélemy - AKA: St. Barth
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Gustavia, St. Barthélemy
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131
Q flag up! Basseterre, St. Kitts
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Basseterre, St. Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis -
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Nevis - Goats, Donkeys and MONKEYS!
Friday, March 25, 2016
Charlestown, Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis -
133
Overnight stop in Montserrat
Sunday, April 03, 2016
Montserrat, Montserrat -
134
Toi là! Je t'aime! Guadeloupe!
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Deshaies, Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe -
135
Portsmouth, Dominica (Domi-NEE-ka)
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Portsmouth, Dominica -
136
Waiting for dinghy engine parts in paradise.
Wednesday, May 04, 2016
Roseau, Dominica -
137
St. Pierre and Anse Chaudiere, Martinique
Thursday, May 05, 2016
Martinique, Martinique -
138
Marigot Bay, St. Lucia
Saturday, May 07, 2016
Marigot Bay, Saint Lucia -
139
Stellar Overnight Sail to Bequia
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Bequia, Grenadines/St Vincent -
140
Canouan and Carriacou
Monday, May 23, 2016
Carriacou, Grenada -
141
Grenada! Goal accomplished!
Wednesday, June 01, 2016
Clarkes Court Bay, Grenada -
142
Ten days in the boatyard. Welcome back to Grenada!
Monday, November 21, 2016
Saint George, Ontario, Grenada -
143
Grenada:The Spice Island
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Saint George, Ontario, Grenada -
144
Grand Mal to Carriacou
Thursday, December 08, 2016
Carriacou, Grenada -
145
Clifton and Chatham Bay, Union Island.
Friday, December 09, 2016
Clifton, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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146
Pretty little Mayreau
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Mayreau, Grenadines/St Vincent -
147
Canouan for one night, then sail to Bequia
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Canouan, Grenadines/St Vincent -
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Beautiful Bequia!
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Bequia, Grenadines/St Vincent -
149
Sainte-Anne & Le Marin, Martinique
Saturday, January 07, 2017
Le Marin, Martinique, Martinique -
150
Les Anse D'Arlet, Martinique
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Les Anses-d'Arlet, Martinique, Martinique -
151
St. Pierre, Martinique
Monday, January 23, 2017
Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre, Martinique -
152
Bumping into EYC friends in Dominica
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Roseau, Dominica -
153
Les Saintes, Guadeloupe
Wednesday, February 01, 2017
Les Saintes, Guadeloupe -
154
Rob's sail from Guadeloupe to Antigua
Sunday, February 05, 2017
Deshaies, Guadeloupe -
155
Rob's pictures that I stole. :)
Thursday, February 09, 2017
Réserve Cousteau, Guadeloupe -
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Jolly Harbour, Antigua
Friday, February 10, 2017
Jolly Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda -
157
Northern Antigua...8 days of solitude
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Jumby Bay, Antigua and Barbuda -
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SXM for the Heineken Regatta and visitors
Monday, March 27, 2017
Simpson Bay, St. Maarten/St. Martin
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8th Anniversary Overnight Adventure
Friday, March 31, 2017
Simpson Bay, St. Maarten/St. Martin
