8th November - 20th November 2008 This week we have all been very busy preparing the boat for the trip to Panama. On the way we will be stopping at Los Testigos (small islands off Venezuala), then possibly at Margarita and Los Roques. From there we go to the Dutch Antilles calling at Bonaire and possibly Aves and Cariaco. The trip,was scheduled to leave here on Monday the 17th November. As usual things have changed and our departure has been pos...

1st October - 1st November 2008 We returned to the boat after a very enjoyable two months back home, during which time we managed to visit lots of our friends and family and even went to a wedding. It was great to see everyone and anyone we missed we will see next time. Thanks very much to all those who put us up during the visit. We flew back via New York with British Airways, who omitted to put one of our bags on the plane from Heathrow, along with ...

23rd February - 10th March 2008 We arrived at Store Bay, Tobago after sailing from Bequia and went by bus into Scarborough to clear customs and immigration. This proved to be a very complicated and time consuming procedure. All four of us had to be present in immigration unlike the other islands we have visited where the master goes alone with all the documentation. We waited 3 hours to be dealt with. Customs was much quicker as it was not busy and we were ...