So many questions to ask and answer… What’s your WIFI ?– critical to not use every bit of data allotted to me on Verizon for 1 month: 5 gig of data, 250 minutes and 1000 sent texts. Sounds like a lot of texting but have you ever paid attention to the first text and then the 6 after -thought texts […]
Marina Life Nanny Cay- Week 1
destination -Nanny Cay Marina, Tortola, BVIs
Arrived at Nanny Cay Marina right around 4PM to a fairly large welcoming committee at the Dock – most of our new neighbors jumped up to help bring us into our slip securely. Great job by Captain Kirk. First order of business for Kirk – hose down the boat and get all of the salt water off asap. My first […]
destination – Sopers Hole, BVI – Clearing Customs
Recalling we only have 1/2 a windscreen as we sailed off of the ship, thinking- how bad can that be?…if the winds were 10-12 knots that would have been just fine. However they were blowing about 25-35 knots with seas of 4-6 feet. So about every 15 minutes, it felt like someone was dousing you with a 1/2 bucket of […]
destination – St. Thomas, USVI
Week of March 7th, We are to meet Salted Rim in St. Thomas on 3/11 at 6:30am. Lisa is still positively “positive” with COVID with an unwavering dry cough (remnants of COVID) SO here’s the deal: No Negative Test =No Entry into the BVIs. I had COVID three weeks prior but still tested positive 4 days in a row. Finally […]
destination – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
So in advance of the ship arriving in St. Thomas, Kirk had to sail the Salted Rim from Sarasota to Ft. Lauderdale where she would be floated on to the ship for safe passage to St. Thomas. I was not 100% recovered from COVID and doing a 3 day sail straight through was not appealing at that time (or dare […]
destination “defined” -The BVIs
Kirk and I did a reconnaissance mission in October 2021 to the U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands in search of a marina. We nailed down, much to our surprise, one of our favorite marinas called Nanny Cay in Tortola (BVI). Next mission, get Salted Rim there in January, as we secured the slip even though the marina […]
destination: El Milagro Marina
Isla Mujeres Observations after Two WeeksEl Milagro Marina and Hotel – a really great spot with a lot of amenities. Huge outdoor spaces; full kitchen and BBQ pits; stand up paddle boards; bikes; bath houses and conveniently located. AND then there is that huge potential aspect of what it could become. We enjoy sitting out at the marina and lamenting […]
destination: Isla Mujeres, Mexico
SO Day 1 of our Very First Ocean Passage – LBK to Isla Mujeres Friday Suggested we leave house at 7am since we still have some prep to do. Left at 7:45 (I was ready) Pick up Captain Bill between 8 and 9am from airport / hoping for 9am since we have lots to do He arrived at 8:15am SO […]
Welcome aboard, mates!
Peace+Love+Knots! Come journey with us as we explore the Caribbean seas. Captain Kirk and Lisa, First Mate (and blogger)