Category Archives: Underway

Almost Ready…

We have been enjoying Charleston over the past few weeks, and are getting ready to continue onward. We have been staying on the MegaDock at the Charleston City Marina surrounded by boats mostly far bigger than Harmonie. We had a … Continue reading

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Success!

We left Brunswick on time to catch the ebb tide out of the harbor. As with most places we visit, we are both happy to be moving on, and sad to leave. Our plan was to take a longer route … Continue reading

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Back to Sailing…

We have been on radio silence on our blog not because we are hiding, but because we have been busy with less than exciting things. Tied to the marina in Brunswick Georgia, we have had one or two projects on … Continue reading

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Settled–kind of!

We are a week into our stay in Brunswick, GA. It’s a convenient marina, well kept and well run. And it has happy hour three nights a week with free beer. We are here because within a few weeks, there … Continue reading

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Culture Shock!

We have been out and off-grid for a while exploring the Plana Cays, where we saw only two or three boats in two weeks. Now we are back in Georgetown and there are well over 300 boats in the anchorage. … Continue reading

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The Good With the Bad

We took a short pause on our way to the Bahamas in La Paraguera, Puerto Rico because we needed a quick provisioning stop, and we knew the grocery store there would have what we wanted. The entry is a bit … Continue reading

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Something Time Has Not Improved…

Isla Caja de Muertos, literally “Box of the Dead Island” or Coffin Island is located about midway along the southern coast of Puerto Rico. We were last here in 2017, and the intervening years have not been kind. Ironical, “Coffin … Continue reading

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Smll Change in Plan

We are now underway. We cleared out of customs in Sint Maarten yesterday afternoon, and were on time for the 10:30 bridge opening this morning. Back out on the ocean, we are headed west. Instead of sailing straight to the … Continue reading

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The Poor Little Bridge

Simpson Bay Lagoon during “The Season” (December to May) is visited by a crowd of SuperYachts. In the world of very high end yachting it is generally agreed that a yacht becomes “super” when it is more than 40 meters … Continue reading

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Iles des Saintes: If you come:

Since we would encourage everybody cruising the Caribbean to visit this delightful place at least once, here are some practical tips that are current as of the beginning of 2023. The red outlined areas on the charts are places with … Continue reading

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