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 ...
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...
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...
by Judy Odenheimer | Nov 21, 2016 | Caribbean Sea, Jamaica, Port Antonio, Travel, update
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...
by rono | May 26, 2016 | Colombia, photography, Road Travel, sailing, Travel, weather
By Ron O. We’ve been in Cartagena de Indias in Colombia waiting to sail to Kingston, Jamaica. The weather has stopped us, it’s kind of yucky out there so we can’t leave. Inside the bay, though, things have been very pleasant. Go 20 miles offshore and...
