I always feel a bit like a pariah of the hard core cruising society when I admit that I like modern conveniences. I enjoy the romantic notions of setting out on the open sea to explore new places, but I also enjoy it when we find a place that has a bit of both worlds. I found this in Antigua. Our arrival into Antigua was welcome as Jason had single-handed it overnight from St Barts in the worst transit since we had first set off with Two Fish. We were […]
Montserrat – A volcano story
My passport has twice been brought to the US State Department to have pages added because of my business travels. However, on these trips, I never really saw the countries I visited. I became an expert in airport lounges, taxis, business hotels and how to get to the office. Lesson #24: Do not cross the eight lane highway in Moscow that is between the Swiss hotel and my office, unless you like to play human frogger. Similarly, many of our cruising experiences keep us isolated from island life. We know […]
St Bart
The island of St. Bart’s brings visions of high-end Caribbean lifestyles with a French flair. I was eager to Med moor and hop off the stern, greeted by a pain au chocolat. We found something else when we arrived, and I think it was better. This has not been a season of smooth seas and many anchorages have been infested with annoying swell, which disturbs our slumber. “Swell is the collection of waves moving away from a storm in the ocean. Although the waves will all be of different size and […]
St. Martin – St Maarten
The Caribbean Islands, also called the West Indies, have many names that confuse me. Anguilla and Antigua, as well as Barbuda and Barbados, are names that sound alike but are far afield from each other. Saba Island is not the bar in the BVI known as Saba Rock. There is more than one Georgetown, and a couple of Marigot Bays, so you might want to keep your chartplotter on during shoreside conversations with other cruisers. We visited Saint Martin, or was it Sint Maarten? Those similar names are the French […]
Backroads Anguilla
What defines a good bike trip for me? Good food, interesting people and polite drivers. We were surprised to find an island with such a friendly biking atmosphere. We were even more surprised thatwe managed to extract both of our folding bikes from Two Fish, load them onto the dinghy and get them to shore without any cursing or mishap. Of course, Steven, the local taxi driver was at the dock overseeing the operation and offering much advice. On what other island would a taxi driver be […]
Our Month in the BVI
We spent a very enjoyable month in the BVI. We are not alone; plenty of sailors have started bareboat chartering in the British Virgin Islands. The total quantity of blog posts, cruising guides, You Tube videos of Willy T’s and annotated chart books of the BVI weighs 7.35 x 10^22 kilograms. Coincidentally, that is also the weight of the moon. Despite this vast coverage of the great sailing islands, I have dared to throw our hat in the ring. Arrival: Review of BVI Authorities Our first encounter with the government […]
Saba Island Daytrip
This was one of my favorite days of cruising in the past year. Hope you enjoy the video and at some point get to visit Saba.
Saba Island from Two Fish on Vimeo.
Cane Garden Bay
We went to Cane Garden Bay to catch up with a friend and watch the Super Bowl. When we pulled into the bay, we had our first omen. Gail’s carefully researched sports bar was not in this Cane Garden Bay but 600 miles away in the Turks and Caicos. No problem; a substitute would be easy to find. Our second omen arrived via dinghy. The captain of a 35 foot monohull asked me if I could free dive to 20 feet as his anchor was fouled. I said I would […]
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