Category: Ports of Call
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Many Firsts in Bonaire
The sail from Chaguaramas, Trinidad, to Bonaire is around 425 nautical miles. The journey took three days. It was a nice downwind sail with fairly consistent wind and calm sea. During the trip, we had some dolphins play at our bow, caught a mahi-mahi, and picked up a couple of stowaways, one of which went…
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All Work No Play in Trinidad
One of my good friends once remarked that she couldn’t believe I was living full-time in paradise on vacation. I tried to explain to her that what she saw on Instagram and Facebook didn’t depict the complete reality. The less glamorous aspects of life on a sailboat include spending hours on sweaty, messy boat maintenance,…