Waking up in Kupang to the wailing sounds of morning call to prayer. Twenty years ago we couldn’t enter Indonesia without hiring an agent at our port of call months ahead of arrival. Since then, they’ve eased up a bit, and now it’s more of a two-week online process. Not … Read More
Vanuatu Goodbye
We spent a couple of days anchored out front of Luganville again, but strong winds made it pretty ugly, and since we didn’t really need anything in town at the time we decided to move back down to our little private island resort anchorage again. There we’d be out of … Read More
Kingdom of Tonga
We arrived in the Kingdom of Tonga first thing in the morning and spent the last few miles making water to wash the boat. Nothing feels so good as having a salt-free boat as we drop anchor in a new spot after a passage. For those curious, this boat came … Read More
Aruba Arrival
Just like that it was time to move along. We’ve got haul-out (it’s been three years without fresh bottom paint) and travel plans in Aruba, so we’ve had our eyes on weather. Winds tend to be pretty consistent, and pretty strong down here across the ABCs. It’s not a bad … Read More
Leaving Roatan
Getting ready to leave Roatan didn’t require much, aside from gathering up groceries. The grocery store here was so good that we knew it would be some time before we saw aisles packed with food like this again. Guatemala will be loaded with fresh fruit, but we won’t be around … Read More
