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When the Bottom Falls Out
Soper’s Hole, Tortola Isl, BVIs We have now been in the BVIs for only 12 days with a steady balance of work hard play hard going on here on Kailani. We have anchored at four different islands, kayaking, swimming and snorkeling each place to size...
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A Sleeping Indian, two Dogs, and a Fat Virgin (walk into a bar?…)
Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands Before anyone gets the idea that the PC police should be sent in hot pursuit of a couple of wayward sailors, the Sleeping Indian is a rocky islet just off the entrance to Jolly Harbour in Antigua. We spent the better...
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Musings from Big Pink (with apologies to The Band)
Jolly Harbour, Antigua The Pink Dock, a landmark here in Jolly Harbour on the west coast of Antigua has been our home since we returned from the States in early January. The original plan was to have covered a fair amount of this portion of the Caribbean...
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Happy New Year 2024: Of Land and Sea
Jolly Harbour, Antigua … Hello from below the tropic line…at last! If you glance at the photos attached to this annual update you will notice a paucity of nautical scenes and might think we had finally succumbed to the unthinkable and swallowed...