It’s been 50 years since this country celebrated its 200th birthday. That mostly covers Maureen and my “adult” period. Yes, by 1976 we were already married and had two young daughters (eventually 3), but it was only two years after I decided to stop sailing in the merchant marine and started a “real” life ashore.Continue reading “1976 – 2026”
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A Fish Out of Water
Kalunamoo was hauled out of Chaguaramas Bay, Trinidad four days ago. We elected to sail from Prickly Bay, Grenada, a week earlier than planned as the weather looked right and we could use the extra time at Power Boats Boat Yard for boat work. That completed voyage 16. We’ll spend a few weeks here settingContinue reading “A Fish Out of Water”
Almost Deja Vu
We have been in St. Lucia since March 12. We are approaching a month here and could be here for another two weeks. St. Lucia has been our mid-season extended stop off island for many years. Between November and June the mid-season break usually ends up being a somewhat M&R stop. That is the wayContinue reading “Almost Deja Vu”
Wind
Sailboats need wind to sail. When the wind dies, they wallow in the low swell in the ocean’s doldrums and await the return of their motive power. In olden times, it may have been days or weeks of light breezes that stalled the great clippers on their ocean voyages. They were weary of leaving theContinue reading “Wind”
A Hop, Skip, and Jump. And a Jam.
After two and half months in Antigua, we sailed south. The time spent on that easy island was high in socializing with family, the Salty Dawgs and friends. It included a two-week jaunt to New York at Christmas time. Before leaving the island, we reprovisioned our essential food and drinks to reach St Lucia. ItContinue reading “A Hop, Skip, and Jump. And a Jam.”
It’s February! Where did January go?
The last blog entry was a month ago and I wonder if my desire to keep this blog going was declining. After all, the last blog was about Gemini’s AI take on our life on Kalunamoo and I thought it did a good job. Maybe even better than I do! Our cruiser friend Bob didContinue reading “It’s February! Where did January go?”
Mirror, mirror, on the Wall…
As many know, the word Kalunamoo, the name of our 47’ ketch sailboat is unique. If you Google the word “kalunamoo” you will only come up with our boat. There is a story behind that fact, and it can be found on the menu of this website. None of my postings, writings, emails, texts, blogsContinue reading “Mirror, mirror, on the Wall…”
The Day After
It’s the day after Thanksgiving. Although you would not know it here in Antigua. The Pilgrims never landed here, there is no Plymouth Rock, and turkeys are hard to find. Christopher Columbus landed here on his second voyage in 1493. He named the place Santa Maria de la Antigua after a church in Spain. TheContinue reading “The Day After”
BREAKING NEWS
“A friend of mine told me to shoot first and ask questions later. I was going to ask why, but I had to shoot him first.” John Wayne We sailed from Trinidad when the coast was clear. The last hurricane, which started as a tropical wave down here, devastated Jamacia and flew off past BermudaContinue reading “BREAKING NEWS”
The Puzzle
Life is a puzzle. From the moment of birth to our last dying breath, we collect pieces of that puzzle in a vain attempt to see the large picture of life. We are not artists who paint the scenes of our daily existence from a landscape we imagine. Neither are we gods, already knowledgeable inContinue reading “The Puzzle”
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