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    • ShipHappens
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      Day 48

      Nevis Christmas Vibes

      December 19, 2023 in Saint Kitts and Nevis ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

      Sometimes, the most beautiful places are discovered spontaneously, without any expectations. In Saint Kitts & Nevis, our plan was a brief anchor for a night's sleep before sailing on to the BVI. Pinneys Beach in Nevis became our unexpected gem. The beach is lively but not overcrowded, offering cool beach bars, great restaurants, and friendly locals.

      Charlestown, with its charm and well-maintained ambiance, has everything one needs. We decided to extend our stay, captivated by the town's allure.

      Our anchorage is serene, providing the perfect opportunity to add a touch of Christmas to Zenia. 🎄I hoisted Tomas up the mast, this time on an empty stomach to make it a bit easier for me. 😂 Unfortunately, the fairy lights from the Chinese store were so tangled that Tomas spent over an hour untangling cables, completing only half and now feeling his legs no more! 🙈      Read more

    • ShipHappens
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      Day 48

      Nightsailing

      December 19, 2023 in Saint Kitts and Nevis ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      Embarking on a 14-hour night sail from Deshaies to Saint Kitts & Nevis was like a floating slumber party. With a cozy 16 knots of wind and calm seas, it was so tranquil that even Tomas managed to sneak in some video calls below deck at 5 in the morning! 😂🙈Read more

    • TravelerCaribbean is Calling (2024)
      Day 63

      Nevis

      March 16 in Saint Kitts and Nevis ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

      Tired, we near Nevis and realize that we need to be alert for all the fishing pots. The night went quick and with no real incidents, but our core will be sore as we were tossed about a lot, and I have lots of bruises from trying to stabilize while in the galley.
      We came into Charlestown, where customs is and tried to find a yellow quarantine mooring ball, but non existed so we anchored. The mooring is a new procedure for me so we had a few squabbles but figured it out.
      We needed to move fast as customs closed at 1pm and it was 11:30am when we arrived. We lowered the dinghy and headed to the wharf. On the way, people were rowing so we tried to help them by giving a tow. The wharf was high and I got our dinghy tied and was about to tie the other when the dinghy when under the wharf and I fell off, into the water. Unfortunately I had a backpack with all the passports, clearance documents and my phone. Brian was able to grab the backpack and get it off me quickly. And I was able to get back in the boat. On the wharf, soaking wet, we headed to customs and immigration. The officer, Alica, was so nice and brought tons of paper towel, and gave me a chair. She took my shoes to dry in the sun and Brian did the same with our documentation. We did sail clear but also had to fill in there country form online. I took my dripping shirt off and hung it on the balcony…. So there I sat in my shorts and sports bra filling out forms, tired and wet. I ended up putting my info first, and then added Brian but when it came time to choose relationship (and earlier I had put me single and he married ….. since divorce is in the works and no separate checkbox)….. my options was declare married, parent, sibling or caregiver, so I chose the later…lol
      After we final got done at customs and went for a little walk to buy some fruit and groceries (at Best Buy…. A nice store with decent prices and familiar brands). Then we headed back to the boat and went to anchor at Pinney Beach.
      We took the dingy for a little spin and visited the Canadian neighborhoods…. One was two couples… from Burlington and NFLD. The Nfld guy, Daniel, was a professor of naval architecture at MUN. Then we went to Innisfree as they were Salty Dawgs, and Canadian (Ottawa and Vancouver). They invited us on and we chatted for a little while, before heading back to Lorena.
      We had supper and were off to sleep really quick!      Read more

    • TravelerCaribbean is Calling (2024)
      Day 64

      The Big Swim

      March 17 in Saint Kitts and Nevis ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

      Back in the routine of coffee and writing, but disrupted by the roving police boat that insisted we move to a morning ball immediately. Brian saw others getting ready and he wanted to get to a ball closeby first so we mobilized quickly and took the dinghy and some rope out to the mooring and then moved the boat to it. We then made a second pot of coffee and Brian was testing some alternator issues, running the engine to charge, to no avail. Tired, stress, to much coffee, to little patience or something else lent itself to frustration and hurt. Craving solitude I left the boat and swam quite a distance to shore, where I found a quiet spot away from humans to cradle my soul.
      I had a conference call at 2pm and Brian, helping our neighbors who were rowing came to shore, and fetched me at the same time. We had invited Innisfree (Mike and Glenda) over for dinner in the evening. After my call Brian we went for a swim and then left the boat so Brian could do a pastel, then into town for a walk around, visiting the statue of Hamilton (one of the founders of USA Coast Guard as well as legal matters), born in Nevis.
      Back on the boat we tidied and hosted Innisfree. They brought Salmon and beet salad and we had MahiMahi green beans and orca. Great meal and company….. interesting couple. She owned a yarn store in Vancouver (wet coast wool) and he was an engineer involved in Fusion.
      Anxious to find my pillow and sleep off the stress of the day!      Read more

    • TravelerCaribbean is Calling (2024)
      Day 65

      Monday meetings

      March 18 in Saint Kitts and Nevis ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

      Still feeling the blues….. not the sky, not the sea but just me. I have three conference calls peppered throughout the day, so that we can travel again tomorrow. Between call 1 and 2 we took the opportunity to get in in the dinghy and head to customs to check out (same people served us…. Lovely Alica and the snarly women who seemed to hate the world). There we ran into Jeff and Melissa, Salty Dawgs on a large Catamaran (with a sweet puppy) and chatted for a few minutes before heading to Best Buy where we stocked up. I treated myself to some Welch’s fruit snacks — sometimes it is nice to see familiar food and brands, although we eat very well.
      Back to the boat and we were supposed to check out and leave by 2pm but decided that we would get to Saint Barth’s in the dark. I was able to secure my third meeting for this evening so we stayed and between call 2 and 3 we went for a long walk on the beach and unfortunately we swamped the dinghy as we did not haul it far enough up the beach. It was filled with water and sand… yikes! A few kind souls (two Canadian women from Brockville and a guy from NY) helped us to empty the water and sand (Brian removed the engine). Then put the engine back on and we used the defined swim line , to pull ourselves back towards Lorena, and by some miracle the outboard (Yamaha 9.9, 4 stoke) started. I had a call in 5 minutes from the time I got back onto the boat.
      The view here, the volcano in front of us is pretty, but it will be nice to move on tomorrow.      Read more

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