Caribbean
Touring The Spice Island – Grenada – Part Two
If you missed part one of this series, you can read it here. Tomatoes Re-visited! We have discovered the truth to the tomato shortage on Grenada! It is the fault of Americans. Let me explain. Tomatoes can be picky to grow, they need care. The plants fall over when heavily fruited. They require watering, but […]
Touring The Spice Island – Grenada – Part One
Birthdays on Boats Buying birthday presents for each other is massively more difficult when you live on a boat. And, even more of a challenge when you don’t own a car. Add to this being in a foreign country, on an island. Besides the logistical challenge of getting to a store the real question is […]
All Things Chocolate
Today was a pretty interesting day. We went to a cocoa farm to see how beans are grown and then as a part two we went to a chocolate factory. The entire process is completely organic. Let’s start at the cocoa farm. The place we visited is called Belmont Estates. It is on the east […]
Grenadians Love Their Rum
I don’t think I would make a very good pirate as I’m not particularly fond of rum. I only drink rum when stuff is added to it like when Cindy makes a mean Bahama Mama. We have watched people knock a couple of these back before realizing how potent they are. It’s always fun to […]
Scavenging Tomatoes
Today we went to St. George’s, the capital of Grenada. We caught a Number One bus outside the marina. We were on a hunt for tomatoes. There is a shortage of tomatoes on this island. It is a mystery perhaps not worthy of a novel but certainly deserving of a blog post. It seems as […]
Carnival
We are so fortunate to be in Grenada during Carnival. The Grenadians really know how to through a party. Events for the Carnival take place over a five month period and climax two weeks in August with the highlights being J’ouvert and Spice Mas Parade of the Bands. J’ouvert means to celebrate the dawn. This […]
New All Over Again
Sometimes when we land on an island I get that déjà vu feeling. We go through the same routines of checking in with Customs and Immigration. Once this is done, we try to get on the internet. Sometimes this is pretty easy and we can pirate a connection from a nearby bar or restaurant. Often […]
Grenada – Our First Glimpse
Traveling from Îles des Saintes to Grenada was interesting. We saw a weather window where the trade winds slackened a little bit. In this same window the chance of rain was minimal. We only got rained on once. The wind however was really misbehaving. Winds were forecasted at 15 knots. Actual winds were closer to […]
Guadeloupe – Îles des Saintes
At the first sliver of sunlight on the horizon, I am awakened by a single rooster soon to become a chorus. I turn in my bunk and listen to the waves gently lapping against Cream Puff’s hull. The day is beginning. I am still a little groggy since our overnight sail from St Kitts. I […]
St Kitts but not Nevis
Hurricane season is officially upon us and we need to be safe. The plan this season is to spend our time in Grenada, The Spice Island. Some folks think Grenada is far enough south to be out of the hurricane zone. One Google search of “spice island hurricane” will quickly reveal images of huge piles […]
Anchoring Antics at St Croix
Finally, we turned south! After what seemed like years going into the east wind working our way from the west coast of Puerto Rico to the Virgin Islands we managed to get in a full day of sailing. Our last good sail was the 4 day trip from Turks and Cacaos Islands to Puerto Rico […]
Swimming With Turtles at St John, USVI
Our tendency to be sociable when in a marina or anchorage is paying off. One of the things we both do is talk to other cruisers to find out which way they are going. If they happen to be going the same way as us, great. We can look for them again in the next […]
PiZZA Pi
Do you love to hear great stories about how a business started? Then, I have a good one for you. A couple of my other favorites include Guy Laliberté , the founder of Cirque du Soleil, and how he was turned down by every bank he talked to for a loan he needed to expand his […]
We’re in St Thomas, USVI
We arrived in St Thomas after a bit of a bumpy ride. Since we are still facing the east winds and are trying to travel directly into the wind we have to motor. A die-hard true sailor would sail and tack all the way. We are not sailing purest. We don’t mind motoring now and […]
Spanish Virgins
We departed Palmas Del Mar and sailed (meaning we motored) to the small island of Culebra. Culebra is still Puerto Rico and is one of the many islands to the east referred to as the Spanish Virgin Islands. Wanting a couple of days of isolation we went to a beautiful cove and hung out for […]
