After the enormous heat of Cartagena we were more than ready for a bit of sailing again. A day and a half in advance I told the agent we wanted to leave at 0600 in the morning. So his assistant came by that morning to …
Cartagena is a sizeable city with more than a million inhabitants. Unfortunately it’s also pretty hot, so after the first day we’d figured it out: in the morning you can get something done, then lunch, then …
It’s exactly noon local time, and we’ve been under way since 06:00 yesterday morning, having left Aruba bound for Cartagena in Colombia. But first, a quick step back in time. After spending two weeks on the …
Well, another two weeks gone already. Time flies! Let’s have a look at what’s been quietly going on. As promised, I treated Brigitte and Abbie to a lovely brunch at the ‘Elements Restaurant at Bucuti …
Oops, I meant to post something every week, but I now see I’ve skipped one. That’s partly because I’m sailing familiar waters – after the first Covid lockdown I spent 3 months in Aruba and 3 …
Just a quick update. After two and a half days at sea we arrived in Bonaire without any problems. The Dutch Navy’s station ship was there too, as was an enormous cruise ship. On the way Abbie felt a bit queasy …
Because of the situation in Venezuela we didn’t want to sail from Suriname to Bonaire in one go, so I’d decided on a pit stop in Grenada to see how things were looking from there. We had to go there now …
As I type this I’ve already left the country and am on my way to Grenada with Arnold. But in 23 days I never found the time to write down everything we got up to. A lot has happened! Kees, Tanneke, Kommer Jan and …
I’d already heard that the arrival procedure for Suriname had changed last year, but I hadn’t expected it to have gone this digital, let alone that it would actually work! For those coming after me, here are …
Tomorrow morning we make landfall, Suriname in the first light, but my heart is still bobbing along on days made of nothing but water. Water everywhere, and yet never the same: from whispering ripples to waves flexing …
It’s already the 9th and last full day at sea. We expect, with a high degree of certainty, to reach the fairway buoy sometime tomorrow morning. After that it’s still a decent stretch up the river, but …
I often get asked where the name “Merrimac” comes from. Well, here’s the story! Merrimac is the Native American name of a river in New Hampshire, these days spelled the modern way, Merrimack. It means …