Early spring in the Leeward Islands was shaped as much by friendship as by sailing. In St Maarten and the BVI’s we were happily hanging out with our friends on s/v No Worries — Claudia, Rick and their crew. Those weeks slipped by in a rhythm of shared anchorages, children drifting between boats, and long […]
Author: Bianca Kindler
Life’s a Beach in Barbuda
Barbuda is one of the most beautiful places we have seen in the Caribbean so far. There are miles of pristine beach – quiet, clean and with the most amazing colours. The first day we spent anchored near Coco Point. We had been told to look out for the wild horses that roam around the […]
Gathering in Guadeloupe
Arriving in Guadeloupe and its little outlying islands, Les Saintes (or The Saints), we had to check into France again. I like the French islands because I get to polish up my high-school French, and, more importantly, we get to stock up on amazing cheese, wine and fresh baguettes and pains au chocolat. Our first […]
Dominica Days – Portsmouth
We would have loved to stay in the bay of Roseau a bit longer and do more hiking and exploring, but the swell was uncomfortable and we had enough of rolling around in our beds at night! So, we cast the lines off of our mooring buoy, said goodbye to our awesome guide Mr. Beanz, […]
Dominica Days – Roseau
Dominica is beautiful. One of our guidebooks said that if Christopher Columbus would sail around the Caribbean now, he would probably only recognise Dominica. Unspoilt nature is what makes this such a fantastic island. Dominica is also the only Caribbean island to have a surviving population of Carib Indians. The Carib Territory is an area […]
Piñata Party – Kai and Zoë turn 6
Kai and Zoë are now 6 years’ old! When we moved aboard they were 3. A lot has happened in that time. We have adopted a new birthday tradition from our friends on Mrs. Chippy: piñatas! Since we generally cannot buy them underway, we made our first piñata ourselves this year: a red Angry Bird. […]
Cumberland Bay – Saint Vincent
Bye Bye in Bequia In Bequia we had said goodbye to our friends on Nikau. They have to travel faster than us, since they plan to go through Panama Canal and sail their boat all the way back to New Zealand. It has been amazing hanging out with this cool family. They make fantastic videos […]
Beaching it in Bequia
No we did not beach Spacegrazer anywhere, luckily. But we did go to the beach a lot, and when we did, we beached our dinghy. So there you have it: the island of Bequia (pronounced Beck-way) is good for that. Beaching it baby! I had actually never heard of Bequia before sailing to it. Reading […]
Exploring More of the Grenadines
The Grenadines is a group of Caribbean islands, some of which are part of Grenada, and some of Saint Vincent. After visiting Grenada, Carriacou and Sandy Island in the Grenada part of the islands, we were now ready to explore Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The first island to visit would be Union Island, where […]
Sandy Island Forever!
Sandy Island is an amazing little spot, just off the larger island of Carriacou. We arrived late in the afternoon from Grenada and our friends from Boag, Mrs. Chippy and Nikau were already there. Paul helped us tie to the mooring ball (our bow is so high above the waterline that we find it really […]
Great Grenada
Grenada was the next Caribbean island we visited after arriving in Barbados from our Atlantic crossing. We did not explore Barbados much, because we were sort of jet-lagged after our epic sail there. So Grenada felt like the first real Caribbean island to us. After dropping our anchors in Prickly Bay, we caught up with […]
The Atlantic crossing: Cape Verde to Barbados
Day 1 On Sunday, December 16, we departed from Mindelo, Cape Verde. We left together with our friends on four other boats: Boag, Mrs Chippy, Nikau, and Sorisso. We broke our fishing rod trying to reel in a big fish and slowing down the boat at the same time. Annoying! We have a hand reel […]
Mindelo, Cape Verde
We sailed from the Canaries to Cape Verde first, rather than directly to Barbados, to break up the Atlantic crossing into smaller chunks. It would have probably taken us 3 weeks to cross directly. With the Cape Verde stopover, we would shorten the longest passage to approximately 2 weeks. Mindelo has the windiest harbour we […]
Gran Canaria to Cape Verde
On Thursday December 6, we depart from Gran Canaria together with sailing yacht Sorisso. At the same time, our friends on sailing vessels Mrs Chippy, Boag and Nikau leave from different islands in the Canaries. Our destination: Mindelo on the Cape Verde Islands. We have daily contact with all boats via satellite or VHF radio. […]
Epic Shopping and Sand Dunes
Shop shop Today we rented a van together in Las Palmas with the Mrs. Chippy crew. We started the day with an epic shopping trip, starting at Lidl. We managed to load the van with about 5 trolley loads from Lidl, and 3 from our favourite Spanish supermarket Mercadona. They are not sponsoring this blog […]
Rum runners in Arucas
Anchored in Las Palmas – Gran Canaria After catching up on sleep in a small bay just off Graciosa Island near Lanzarote, we decided to leave the next morning for Las Palmas on the island of Gran Canaria. Reuniting with friends We knew that our friends on sailing vessels Mrs. Chippy and Boag were already […]
Facepainting Fun
So, it is nearly Halloween, it rains a lot and we are a bit bored. What to do with our time? Practice our face-painting skills! Bianca Kindler
At the Aquapark
Today we went to the Hidropark near Alcudia, Mallorca. It was the last week before the park would close for the winter and it was already pretty cold. But the kids had a fantastic time, and so did we. Except for the 3 minutes or so I spent inside the Python – a winding slide […]
Blowing off Steam in Alcudia
Fun on the Bus Today we finally took the bus from Pollensa to the neighbouring town of Alcudia. The kids still get quite excited about public transportation so the bus ride was almost an outing itself. Feet went off and on the seats, stop buttons were pressed for each stop, multiple times, just in case… […]
The Kids this Month – August 2018
Things the kids were into this month Science experiments! Thank you Esplora Museum in Malta Swimming (duh) Phineas and Ferb cartoons Funny things they said Beau Beau: Mum your butt looks square. Me: That’s because I’m sitting down? Beau: No, I noticed it before, you have a square butt! Thanks, Beau. Kai Kai has […]