Year: 2010

500 people were stranded in the San Juan Airport last night as a result of hurricane Earl. Im really glad we did not make it out of here (away from this cushy resort with its soft beds and handy rum drinks by the True Blue bay) last night. Sleeping...

This is the airport in Grenada. We were just "infarmed dat dey don't fly no plane to deh nort today. Due to deh hurracane, you know." So we are here until the storm clears out....

Zero clouds, negligible winds. So, we are motoring from Sandy Island back to the southern tip of Grenada. Auto-Pilot rules!! Got up at 5:30, slipped off the mooring ball, started motoring South West, and we be back in port by 2:00. We will check back in, pack out things...

This is crazy. Okay, first of all, we start w olive oil. To protect my skin, I put olive oil on every day. Especially here, where you can suffer so much skin damage, it's critical. I applied it all over, just this morning. Then, inspired to take a morning...

I kinda like it when we have leftovers because it requires a bit of creativity! Last evening, we had leftover pork chops, the remains of the cous cous, the tail end of a bottle of white wine, and half of an onion. So I threw some olive oil in...

I'm sitting beneath this little palm frond umbrella as I type. The wind is about 10 kts and quote cool in this, the only shade on the exposed 30 yd long x 10 yd wide sand spit. How this doesn't just wash away, I don't know. Mopion is also...

These snapper had been caught just a couple of hours before, by Danny the boat vendor and his 14 yr old son. Check the clarity of the eyes — that's the only way to assess freshness. We put them in foil, w butter, white balsamic vinegar, thyme, S&P, and...

On Union Island, there's a great collection of produce stands (see pic below), and they are all right beside each other. Each is run by a woman: there's one Jenny, and a slew of vendors named Kathy. Here's what I learned about the rules of market economics, a la...

I love my morning coffee. If I don't have another cup all day, it doesn't matter once I've sat and lingered over this first morning Joe. At home, this ritual is called "couch time" and is great for slowly bringing in the new day. Out here, alas, there is...

This is my little stove. I basically never ever bake anything, because it's dang hot enough already! It lives on a gimbal, which is a pin that let's the whole thing pivot when the boat rocks. Neat. It let's you cook even when it's bouncy. Tonight is my daughters...

Stress is a self inflicted wound that starts with the prick, jab, or slice of life events that assail us every day. But the long term consequence, of any challenge that gets inside us, is welter, fester, and sepsis. But the quiet cadence of the gently rocking boat drains...

This is Walter, who boats out bread, pain chocolat, and baguettes that his wife makes on the main island. He'll also bring you fruit/veg from the stand back on Union Island. Walter, I think, has always been here, and he was our friend 3 years ago when we were...