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We moved over to Soper’s Hole to pick up Paul and Ginette on St. Patrick’s Day.  Unfortunately, the breaker on the generator finally failed (diagnosed by Bob’s friend Rick).  Soper’s Hole Marina luckily could accommodate us, so we moved from … Continue reading →

  The night before we picked up Paul and Ginette, we had a fabulous dinner aboard our boat with Bob and Lynn (LEAP OF FAITH) and their guests Lisa and Rick.  Bob made sushi from a tuna he caught on … Continue reading →

Scuba 3-14 and 3/15 A tad of excitement, I went for my first shallow water practice dive with Steve in Hansen Bay…30 minutes…AND I SURVIVED!  I swam with a turtle, up close and personal for several minutes, entertained by a … Continue reading →

How much fun can someone pack into a birthday week?  A lot, judging everything we did this week. There were snorkels, a birthday dinner and dancing ashore at Pirate’s Bight, dinners aboard SEAMAN’S ELIXIR, MER SOLIEL, SOJOURN, happy hours aboard … Continue reading →

Trellis Bay reminds me of the hippie enclaves of the 1960’s and 1970’s.  A bohemian mix of artist, galleries and eateries strewn across a sandy beach randomly decorated with creative touches such as sculptures, folk art and a Caribbean style … Continue reading →

Miami Boat Show and Denver, CO   We met Kenny and Kathy in Miami for a 2-day shopping spree at the Miami Boat Show.  Sadly, the boat show was a mere shadow of its former self, size shrunk in reflection … Continue reading →

January 14-17, 2010 Secret Harbor, St. Thomas to St. John   For days before their arrival, Tate (our nephew) and I had been corresponding, coordinating the itinerary and planning a romantic beach picnic for his “surprise” proposal to Katee.  Things … Continue reading →

January 8, 2010  FRANCIS BAY   Repairs under control…free at last to head back to St. John.    We had no sooner picked up our mooring ball when John (SOJOURN) appeared, ready for an afternoon of SEQUENCE, homemade jalapeno bean … Continue reading →

January 5-7, 2010 St. Thomas   Another decade, another boat issue(s)…   The eyebrow around the port side of the salon roof came unglued.  Steve cleaned off the failed adhesive with lots of scraping and elbow grease!  He finished sanding … Continue reading →

December 28-January 4   Katie and Ryan joined us after Christmas.  After picking them up in Charlotte Amalie, we headed directly to St. John so we have as much time as possible to check off items on their bucket list.  … Continue reading →