by Judy Odenheimer | Apr 14, 2017 | Bahamas, islands, sailing, sites, Travel, update, weather
Update and some stats… We are tied up in Highborne Cay Marina, near the top of the Bahamas Exumas Islands chain, waiting for the latest front to pass so we can proceed north. Weather calls the shots, as usual. I was going through my daily journal to determine...
by rono | Feb 19, 2017 | Bahamas, sailing, Travel
Turks and Caicos to the beginning of the Bahamas Feb 19, 2017 -Ron O. We have arrived in the Bahamas just like Columbus did – only it’s 520 years later. We’ve come from the Turks and Caicos – Columbus came from Spain. We are at Mayaguana...
by Judy Odenheimer | Jan 27, 2017 | Port Antonio, sailing, Santiago de Cuba, Travel, update
And so, we bid adieu to Port Antonio, Jamaica… Goodbye to the goat studying us with amusement as we sweated our way up Naylor Hill just to see what we could see. Goodbye to the Musgrave Market ladies and their Siren song: “What can I show you today, girlfriend?”...
by rono | Dec 30, 2016 | Caribbean Sea, Jamaica, Port Antonio, sailing, Travel
“I can’t really live outside Jamaica. I can be away, but only for a while.” –Usain Bolt – by rono Jamaica doesn’t have the allure of the east Caribbean. The British Virgins, Antigua, St. Kitts, among others come with bragging...
by Judy Odenheimer | Nov 21, 2016 | Caribbean Sea, Jamaica, Port Antonio, Travel, update, weather
We arrived at Port Antonio’s Ocean Crest Guesthouse on Queen’s Street a little over a week ago. (The guesthouse, nestled atop Titchfield Hill, views Navy Island, East Bay, the Blue Mountains and the lower neighborhoods.) Our room was...
by rono | Sep 3, 2016 | boat-projects, photos, sailing, Travel
We are in Portland for part of the summer and fall. But that’s not a good reason for missing blog entries. So I thought I’d present a slightly different view for this entry. Boats from different parts of the Pacific coast and Caribbean. We may have all...
