February 21, we arrived in Port Antonio after a calm day at sea. We motored through the beautiful entrance channel and docked at the Errol Flynn Marina. After 2 months at anchor we were attached to a dock for a few days. It was great to just walk off the boat onto shore, no dinghy …
On February 19, after 3 nights of anchoring in Ocho Rios, we were again on our way. We had spent our time looking around the town and waiting out a two day storm. Again we got an early start. We only had to cover 18 miles to Oracabessa and anchor in the small bay. The …
On February 14, 2021, we left our secure lagoon for the last time. We had spent the last week provisioning and saying goodbye to the many friends that we had made while on the west side of the island. Now it was time to wind our way out of the reefs and move toward the …
On January 26 we headed back to Bogue Lagoon. Our cousins, Cindi and Rick, were braving the new COVID restrictions and coming for a visit! We wove our way through the reefs and again anchored in the calm lagoon. Our plan was to pick our company up on January 29 and head back to Bloody …
On January 18, 2021, we decided to head south, partially out of curiosity and partly to get out of a north wind that was coming. We motored out of Bloody Bay and along Negril’s 7 mile beach. There is a beautiful lighthouse that sits at the southwest corner of Jamaica which we had seen on …
January 13, 2021 we wove our way out of Bogue Lagoon through the coral reefs and set sail for Bloody Bay, Negril. The legend of this bay is two fold. First, pirates are said to have sheltered in this beautiful bay and ambushed unsuspecting ships. Also there is the history of whale slaughter that happened …
After spending a quiet Christmas day, we began watching our weather programs to follow the progress of a “Norther” that was headed into Montego Bay. This “norther” was expected to bring 25 knot winds with 30-35 knot gusts into the Bay, which is wide open to Northers and would accelerate the seas through the entrance, …
December 25, 2020 After we had dropped the anchor and took a minute to breathe, we greeted some new friends that had been in contact with us via satellite email. They had been super supportive and helped us to have confidence in our decision to head west around the island. The cruising community is pretty …
December 5, 2020 On Saturday morning, December 5, we completed all of our pre-trip checklists, checked out of the marina and said goodbye to several friends. Marina manager Juan Jo and our favorite dock guy, Eddie, along with neighbors on Ruby Vi, John and Molly, all cast off our lines. We motored out into the …
December 5, 2020 It has been 16 months since we first entered Panama from Costa Rica. On the Pacific side we explored many islands before rounding Punta Mala. We struggled to reach Vista Mar and then enjoyed the Perlas Islands before heading into the canal. Once through the canal, we rested at Shelter Bay Marina …