Spice Island St. George's

....and we are finally starting to understand the locals, mon! ha

Well, hard to believe a week has flown by already. Our days are so relaxing we might become comatose I think! A typical day involves getting up with the little ladies around 8:30, having some breakfast and coffee, wandering up to the local coffee/bakery shop for a little sn...

friday 8th january 2010, 20.10 Taboo time

11 04.785 N 58 37.8 W

distance travelled 510 nautical miles

winds of 30 to 35 knots for most of the day under a blue sky

waves of 2.5 to 3m

close hauled with speeds of up to 8kts

sailed all day today without seeing another ship

plenty of birds finding fis...

(Note I've inputted Grenada as their location which is incorrect, this blog doesn't let you plot a position in the middle of the ocean. True location stated below).

19.20 Taboo time Thursday 10th January

13 06.475N 60 34.7W

After rounding the south of st lucia this morning we have made good progress, despite some squalls an...

There was a sketch show - I don't remember what it was called or who was in it, but I do remember that it featured the following song:
Hello mater, hello pater, here I am in Old Grenada
Sea looks warm and some folks are wading
Wait a minute they're not tourists, they're invading

I have a friend here, Hosea the waiter. We've been ...

OCTOBER 15, 2008 DAY 19....on our way to the Amazon!!! We woke up to two irrevocable facts this morning! First, Little Stevie Harper is only a ¼ as smart as he thought he was...it almost felt like an election victory for those of us who walk with the Angels!!! Two, we left Grenada yesterday afternoon heading southeast for the mouth of the mighty...

So, you have all been there. The crowded airport, the oversold flight. The annonucement that we need "five volunteers" and the reward--free round trip anywhere? $500 vouchers? The math is always difficult lately for my wife and I as we are usually traveling with our kids. This trip we are off on our own and the announcement at San Juan for a vou...

After we bid farewell to each other in Guayaquil airport, Katie and Paul were headed to Brazil while I was off to the Caribbean. Thanks again guys for an awesome three months of brilliant travelling together with such great friends. Now to continue my adventure alone.....where to begin. After checking in and having trouble with my next flight I ...

Hello, everybody Just wanted to update you on my trip to St Thomas, it was so cool I was able to be there on the last day of there one yr Carnival, for what they were celibrating i do not know, some say it is the last day of the tourist season, other say it's just one more reason to party and have fun, anyway it was fun all the way around. I ari...

Hi everyone Havnt been uploading anything recently, so thought I would tell u what ive been up to recently, if i can remember, coz it mostly involves alcohol! Well since I last wrote, its been pissssssing it down!!! Ive never seen so much water fall out the sky in all my life! There was a period where it practically didnt stop raining for 48hour...

Yo yo yo, how yor vibes? Trying to pick up some lingo from the locals but they say everything backwards so its quite hard to understand! Anyway, 'started' work today. Got to the hospital (after an incident inside the car...explain after this) and got shown round, all fine. Then went to find my consultant who is supposed to be supervising me, and...