Havana is a colourful vibrant city. We travelled with Jorge in his 1949 Chevrolet, which as he told me a couple of times was, “all original” handed down from his grandfather to his father to him. We got to see the Plaza de la revolucion where every year 2 million people gather to celebrate. We […]
Author: Bianca Kindler
Arrived in Marina Hemingway, Cuba
We’re in Cuba baby! Checked in and tied up in Hemingway Marina. Bianca Kindler
Our Life on Dry Land Comes to an End
Antifouling and topsides – check. Max will paint the deck next week. New zincs. We took the swim platform off and fixed some fibreglass damage and replaced the motor on it. Took the prop strut off and sent off to the welder for reinforcing. It’s been like camping in your own home for the last […]
Wings, Wheels and Keels
Today we went to the Wings, Wheels and Keels festival here in Virginia. As the name suggests, there would be planes, classic cars and boats on display. Beau, Kai and Zoë immediately spotted the kids area: bouncy castle, slide, a merry go round – they were all there! So we started at the bouncy castle, […]
Reunion in Washington DC
Today we were reunited with 3 other kid boats that we have been sailing with! Our American friends on Mrs. Chippy were there. We have known them since November 2017. We met in Sicily, where we spent the winter together in the same marina. That was a fun time. 8 families, with a total of […]
Five go Wild in Washington DC
We are in Washington DC! We were in the Chesapeake area, ready to get the boat lifted out of the water. But due to the uncertain path of hurricane Dorian, we changed our plans. The hurricane could have caused bad weather where we were: high winds and lots of rain. The yard owners warned us […]
Going to the Zoo
Today we went to to The Bronx Zoo. It’s a beautiful zoo, very green and spacious. We got up early to make sure we had the whole day there. We saw the sea lions performing a show for their feeding time. The biggest male was very close to us. He is quite a star! Then […]
Looking Down at Manhattan – The One World Observatory
Today was the day. It was sunny. The sky was clear. It was a weekday. The perfect day to go up to the top of New York’s tallest building! One World Trade Center (also known as One WTC, 1 World Trade Center, 1 WTC, or Freedom Tower) is the main building of the rebuilt World […]
Gone to Governor’s Island
Today we met up with Carlijn in Downton Manhattan to take the ferry to Governor’s Island. The ferry ride was only 7 minutes, so we didn’t get seasick. A Leaky Boat Making it to the ferry had been quite an achievement that morning. We were just about to go, and already running late… Nowadays we […]
Walking the Brooklyn Bridge
Today we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge! It was hot, busy, and Beau kept asking why we didn’t just take the subway… Despite all this, we still had fun! The bridge is so iconic and beautiful, and the views were awesome. When we arrived the Brooklyn end, we headed for DUMBO. Not the flying elephant, […]
Our NYC Staycation – Road Trips Part 2
Our third little road trip from New York city would take us to Bear Mountain. We liked the name, and it’s a nature reserve so we imagined ourselves really going into the wilderness. We were pretty disappointed when we arrived to the queue for the car park… There was staff everywhere directing cars to available […]
Our NYC Staycation – Road Trips Part 1
We have been living in a real house the past 4 days! We are staying in our friend Carlijn’s apartment this week. She is staying in a friend’s apartment not too far from us. So we are all on staycation. The last time we did not sleep onboard Spacegrazer was one and a half years […]
Beat the Heat – Day at the Museum
Yesterday was one of the hottest days on record in New York. The temperature was forecast to reach 38C, but ended up being 43 in some spots in town. Our plan to beat the heat had been to spend the day inside the air-conditioned American Museum of Natural History. The museum is only 4 blocks […]
Living the High Life in NYC – Walking the High Line
Today we took the subway to Penn Station and walked to the High Line for an elevated stroll along the west side of downtown Manhattan. The High Line is a walking track, built on a disused train track. Their website explains it much better: The High Line is a public park built on a historic […]
A Day in Brooklyn
Today we rode the subway to Brooklyn. Destination: the Children’s Museum of Brooklyn. The kids played shop, pretended to run a pizza restaurant, built chairs and tried Mardi gras costumes. On the way home, it rained. We had a great time regardless. Bianca Kindler
Feeling Like a Normal Tourist – Taking the HOHO Bus in NYC
We have been sailing the world on Spacegrazer for more than 3 years now, so we do not consider ourselves tourists. No, we are intrepid travelers, adventurers, floating gypsies… Just call it something interesting. Being in a big city like New York though, we are behaving a lot like tourists. And that’s okay, because sightseeing […]
Arriving in New York City
We wanted to be in New York City for Fourth of July, and we made it! Entering the Manhattan area was pretty exciting. We were all on deck, lifejackets on, camera ready. After sailing under the Verrazano Bridge, we could make out more and more of the famous skyline. A tiny Statue of Liberty also […]
The Bahamas & A Flotilla of Friends
Early May began with one of the more sobering reminders of life at sea. After leaving the BVI’s, we approached Grand Turk just as another vessel struck the reef. What began as a pan-pan call escalated to a mayday as their 45-foot boat was pounded on the rocks. Our friends from No Worries were nearby […]