After a couple of weeks without moving from our anchorage in Christiansted we pulled up the anchor to find that the grass had decided we were staying forever. Should have dropped the chain a little more a couple days earlier to let that drag through the sand and clean itself … Read More
Quiet Time
Lowe is great at drifting off into his own mind to find entertaining games to play. He’ll hop in the dinghy and do a hundred circles around the boat. I don’t know the exact game, and probably wouldn’t understand it all if he tried to explain it to me anyway. … Read More
Christiansted Color
“Papa, can we use your tools for something?” “Sure. Wait, what for?” “Just to see what’s in this seed we found.” “You’re not going to destroy the boat, right?” silence… That’s a hard no, special or no special. Plenty of color around Christiansted. It’s typical of the type of towns … Read More
St. Croix Hikes
Honestly, there isn’t a lot going on in St. Croix right now. We spend almost all of our time on the boat or swimming around it. But occasionally we do feel the need to get out and stretch our legs a bit. So, off on another car day adventure, we … Read More
Turtle Baby
The float plane has become a fixture in our life here in Christiansted. Unfortunately, after seeing these come and go a hundred times, we still spaced out one day when we were heading across the channel to town. We were all talking and the kids were laughing because I get … Read More
St. Croix Drive
We rented a car for the first time in months, and headed out to see a bit more of the island. This was done less as tourism, and more out of necessity. The cupboards were starting to get pretty bare, and grocery stores on the island, not surprisingly, aren’t located … Read More