A Visitor
A dolphin apparently had an itch and dropped by to give itself a good scrub on our anchor rode and chain!
Sailing around the world on Merrimac, a Stadtship 56.
Happy Easter!
Kees isn’t the only one with proper tools on board! I get to let loose in the galley, and while we’re being careful with our provisions, an Easter cake has to be allowed!
A Visit from the Gendarmerie
Just a quick update from northern Guadeloupe. Boredom is lurking. For you and for us. You can move the photo below around, it’s a 360-degree photo. Drag with your mouse inside the photo. On a phone or tablet you …
COVID-19
Today is the first time in 22 years that we’re not at Arnold’s birthday. We called him at midnight Dutch time so we could still be there a little bit. He’s in Harlingen with Ella, and she has put up …
Last week in Martinique, and the Îles des Saintes
Ah yes, the parcel. It’s now three weeks later as I sit down to write again, so I first had to read back to see where we’d left off. At the time it all sounded very simple. It was a Thursday when we sailed to …
Martinique
We were really looking forward to returning to Europe, or rather France in the Caribbean. Partly so we could use our own phones again, but definitely also for the shopping at Carrefour! And it didn’t disappoint. …
St Vincent and the Grenadines, part 2
You already got a little preview in the previous blog, and today is our last day in this island group before we head back to Europe….. The Caribbean version, that is. But first, let’s rewind to mid-January, …
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
I’m at a music festival in Bequia right now (pronounced bek-wee). Today’s theme is Soca, the Caribbean music, and I just heard such a great concert by Bequia Kids on Pan that I wanted to share a little clip. …
Leaving Grenada
Cleared out in Hillsborough yesterday. Unfortunately, that meant filling in a form. They really want to know everything about you. Who you are, where you live, where you’ve come from, what time you arrived, where …
Grenada
According to PredictWind it’s going to take us 2.5 days to reach Prickly Bay on Grenada, but we’re rather sceptical about that. It turned out to be true after all, so on 9 January at 19:00 (OK, there’s …
Last week in Suriname, we're off (the internet isn't great, so not everything works yet)
Early in the morning on 1 January we weigh anchor and head for the Commewijne River. It starts where it joins the mouth of the Suriname River in the north of the country and winds its way east. Halfway along, a branch …
Arnold and Ella in Suriname
On 23 December the day had finally come: we could pick the kids up from the airport. We were there in plenty of time and wandered around the arrivals hall, where deafeningly loud music was playing by way of welcome, …