St. Croix is one of those places that one minute you are baking in the sun, and the next it is pouring down rain. You absolutely do not leave any hatches open when leaving the boat, even if there isn’t a cloud in the sky at the time. It was … Read More
Another Year Older
This time of year brings an avalanche of birthdays here on Bumfuzzle. We aren’t really adult birthday celebrating types—we leave holidays of all types to the kids. For us it’s just another day. And since most days are pretty great already, there isn’t any reason to try and fancy up … Read More
Scuba Divers
The Santa Claus wish list gets finalized each year a few days before Christmas. We pop it in the mail and cross our fingers. My favorite part of Christmas may very well be seeing my kids’ Christmas lists. Lowe couldn’t come up with a single thing that he wanted, so … Read More
Frederiksted Liveaboard Life
Frederiksted has been an easy place for us to settle into. A quiet little town with some 1800s buildings, plenty of rough edges, “colorful” locals, a pretty waterfront, great snorkeling, decent access to basic groceries, a nice laundromat, and a good anchorage. As far as a liveaboard life location goes, … Read More
Frederiksted
Frederiksted is a nice small town, and a good anchorage, leaving us with not much reason to mosey on further at the moment. The pier is an awesome place to hang out underwater. Spotted eagle rays, turtles galore, and just a cool all around place to explore. The pier guard … Read More
Born of Water
We really live in our own world. Boat, beach, water. Once a week or so I run into town alone to grab groceries and do laundry, but the rest of the time it’s just us, going quietly about our lives together. Lowe created a restaurant on the beach serving some … Read More
Back at Francis Bay
I sent the kids to shore with our garbage and they returned with a broken beach chair, which made a convenient paddleboard seat if you are a kid with tremendous balance. Reminded me so much of my childhood. About two blocks from my house when I was Lowe’s age there … Read More
Salt Pond Bay
We scored a spot in Salt Pond Bay and spent a couple days enjoying the turtles and the hike up Ram Head Trail out to the point. The boat was a happily scattered mess of wet swimsuits, snorkels, and paddleboards. Here’s what a 42′ Grand Banks trawler looks like next … Read More
Virgin Islands
We left Puerto Rico, again, with fresh batteries (warranty replacement), a bunch of newly made battery cables, a fully tested battery system, enough food for a few weeks, and a calm forecast to make the day’s run over to St. John. My wind forecasting didn’t take into account a few … Read More
Ensenada Honda
From the small town of Esperanza to the Ensenada Anchorage was just a few miles, but in that short distance we were able to leave all trace of civilization behind. Virtually surrounded by mangroves we anchored out far enough to ensure no nighttime bugs found their way to us, and … Read More
Around Empty Vieques
The kids had a nice little breeze, and a fun place full of empty mooring buoys to sail around. The fisherman’s dock isn’t getting a lot of use at the moment. Vieques is only open to residents and those that can afford to fly in (the ferry has been residents … Read More