2014 Year in Review
The past few weeks in the British Virgin Islands have been fantastic and we have actually taken a chance to unwind and enjoy cruising. The other day I was skimming through the collection of pictures I took and figured this…
Travel
More BVI Island Hopping
We headed out early from Peter Island and motored in the calm weather to Road Town where passed an anchored cruise ship on our way to anchored near Wickmans Cay where we can and dingy into the dock. From there…
Anegada
We spent several days at Anegada about a week ago and are looking forward to returning before we move on from the British Virgin Islands. Anegada is different from the rest of the island chain as it is not formed…
Island Hopping in the BVIs
Wow, it’s been a bit since we had decent wifi to upload pictures, so finally here is an update on where we’ve been . We departed the North Sound nearly two weeks ago headed for Cooper Island, but when we…
Relaxing in North Sound
We spent an entire week relaxing on our Mooring at the Bitter End Yacht Club and checking out at a leisurely pace some of the amenities of the North Sound area of Virgin Gorda. I’ll admit I miss owning a…
1499 Nautical Mile Adventure
We made to Virgin Gorda around 11 am on Saturday, November 15th. The trip log showed 1499 nm when we anchored at Gun Creek to check in with the BVI customs office, and 1500 by the time we made our…
Hudson River to Hampton
We left Waterford and entered the Hudson River at Troy, NY state a little over a week ago. A short distance later we passed down through the Troy lock that will likely be the last lock we encounter for a…
Erie Canal
Last Monday afternoon we departed Toronto and sailed overnight to Oswego to start the Erie Canal. The sail was mostly a good one as the winds were from the south and then shifted to the south west so we mostly…
T.O.
Last sunday we transited the Welland Canal. We left the marina in Port Colborne with our extra crew of Chrissy’s Parents and headed for the sign in dock. Upon arrival we were informed it was our lucky day, that they…
Lake Erie Leg
We finished our journey across lake Erie this past Friday night and tied up a couple hours after sunset at the Sugarloaf marina in Port Colborne. Next up is the Welland Canal and we will be lining up to get…