Cayman Crossing

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I was up early and waiting outside the Immigration office on Boxing Day. We would have preferred to leave around two in the morning so we could arrive in the Caymans before nightfall of the second day, but we needed our clearance papers from Honduras before we could go. Fortunately … Read More

Stay Calm

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We were in George Town again for a couple of days to stock up and get a visa extension, then we were looking forward to some calm weather. This year has seen very few days under ten knots, but it appears they are finally on the way. With a trawler, … Read More

Bad Teeth

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The kids were jumping off the boat when a big shark swam by directly underneath them—a nurse shark, but still. After about five seconds they asked, “Okay, can we go again?” They weren’t about to let some dumb shark get in the way of their fun. In George Town, the … Read More

Monumental

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The Monument Hill explorers went off without me, leaving me greasy and unhappy in the engine compartment. Little did they know how difficult it could be to find a way to the top of a hill without a human GPS. Well, that part seems easy enough. But before they got … Read More

George Town

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Somehow the subject of godparents came up the other day. So we asked the kids where they wanted to go if Ali and I died (or left them on the beach and sailed away). Ouest thought about her answer for a while, then made her choice. We asked, “Is that … Read More