New country! Just safely arrived in Dashaies Guadeloupe. Perfect timing for showers to clean off the salt too!
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Had a great time being a tourist today; hiking, snorkeling, kayaking and off-roading with Tropical Adventures. . . No thinking just play!
Diana has completed 2 of 3 sunshades, they work great! http://t.co/YlCwYK6JIg
Why is the genset giving me a raw water fault? http://t.co/XvrXyW2ypp
Crew Opportunity! We’d love some help from Puerto Rico to Turks & Caicos in early March. It’ll be a downhill ride! See PR, T&C, & Bahamas?
Hard at work
I bought a sewing machine a year ago with the thought of becoming a master sewer capable of all kinds of canvas work and sail repair. It has sat mostly idle, but not any more! I am making sun shades for us to hang up in our cockpit and they are turning out great (if I do say so myself!). To prove my industriousness here are pictures of me hard at work….
Our new fancy long range WiFi antenna just crapped out after 2 weeks 🙁
Made it to St Barth’s with Jeff helping as crew, winds gusted over 40knts! People here are well bred, doubt my DNA would even be compatible
For any of our friends that will be freezing over the next week. . . Space is available on Ryana where it’s 80F 🙂 Stay warm
The Only Thing That Is Constant Is Change
We have always reserved the right to change our minds and I believe it is a valuable skill to be able roll with life and readjust as necessary. With that said, we are revamping our itinerary for our trip! We had been planning since we began to return to the West Coast and sail triumphantly into San Francisco Bay. With more miles and knowledge under our belt that is seeming less likely. To follow that path we would have to travel 3000 miles from Panama to San Diego (and remember we go about 6 miles per hour!) into the wind and waves. This, while not dangerous, is very uncomfortable and we would basically spend a large portion of our trip “beating ourselves up.” And, we don’t want our boat impounded by Mexico as they have been doing to foreign vessels the last couple months. Since it is not the intent of this trip to wipe ourselves out or to lose our boat we have decided that we will head back up the US East Coast this summer and use our time to better ourselves (Ryan wants to earn his Captain’s license and I would like to learn Spanish and improve in other skills). Our new itinerary is up with our current thoughts.