by Allison | May 18, 2017 | 2017, Bahamas, Life Aboard, Logbook | 1 Comment
We parted ways with Ruby Rose after a few days on Long Island. We set our sails north and east about 15-20 miles and set out to explore Conception Island. We had heard rumors about this beautiful place, but nothing could have prepared us for what we saw. Hands down... read more by Allison | May 12, 2017 | 2017, Bahamas, Life Aboard, Logbook | 2 Comments
We pulled out of Atwood Harbour early one morning and sailed most of the way to Clarencetown, Long Island. We have been on Long Island before but had never explored the southern end of the island, so this was our time time in Clarencetown. It had been at least a week... read more by Allison | May 9, 2017 | 2017, Bahamas, Life Aboard, Logbook | 1 Comment
Two weeks ago (we think…the days run together…) we sailed out of Turks and Caicos bound for the Bahamas. As you know, we made it! We made a few stops along the way (Plana Cay and Mayaguana) to check in the country with customs, have some sleep, check the... read more by Allison | May 2, 2017 | 2017, Bahamas, Logbook, Turks & Caicos, Video | 2 Comments
This may be old news to some of you, but exciting nonetheless, we are back in the Bahamas! Against all reason, advice and common sense, Bo went ahead and single-handed the trip from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Turks and Caicos. It was a 3 night trip all by his lonesome.... read more by Allison | Apr 29, 2017 | 2017, Logbook, Uncategorized, USVI | 1 Comment
One random weekday we had quite an epic adventure that included a monster hike with a smoothie reward and swimming with dolphins. I swear, we can’t make this stuff up! It has all the elements of a dream and was complete reality. EPIC. Bo and I have recently... read more by Allison | Apr 20, 2017 | 2017, BVI, BVI, Life Aboard, Logbook | 0 Comments
Last week we took full advantage of fantastic weather and sailing friends in town and hit a few new-to-us spots in the BVI. Salt Island is a tiny speck of land between Peter Island and Cooper Island that we have cruised past many times without much thought. This... read more by Allison | Apr 17, 2017 | 2017, Boat Work, Life Aboard, Logbook, Puerto Rico | 5 Comments
As we mentioned in the last blog we are getting ready to head north from the Caribbean to ports unknown. Looks like we may get a weather window as soon as this week to make the jump from Puerto Rico to the Bahamas. As crazy as it sounds we don’t really have a final... read more by Allison | Apr 14, 2017 | 2017, BVI, BVI, Logbook | 0 Comments
Technically we are still in peak “season” here in the Caribbean as evidenced by the full mooring fields, packed beach bars and expensive flights, but Bo and I are wrapping up our time here and turning our thoughts north. And west – the blessed west.... read more by Allison | Apr 7, 2017 | 2017, BVI, BVI, Life Aboard, Logbook, Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Most of our adventures start out innocently enough…a rough plan, add in some friends, a few snacks and a wet dinghy ride and POOF it is magic! I had the romantic notion that a full moon night out on Sandy Spit with some friends would be the kind of magical that... read more by Allison | Apr 2, 2017 | 2017, BVI, Life Aboard | 1 Comment
We can’t say we weren’t warned. Everyone who is anyone in the BVI’s knows that White Bay is a total circus. It is probably one of the most picturesque beaches in all of the islands and it is absolutely loaded with tourists. And I mean loaded.... read more by Allison | Mar 16, 2017 | 2017, BVI, BVI, Life Aboard, Logbook | 3 Comments
We have fallen in love again. I am aware that it appears we fall in love with every island we visit. In this particular case, perception is reality and every time we stumble into a new spot I turn to Bo and squeal “I LOVE it here!!” He just kinda rolls his... read more by Allison | Mar 7, 2017 | 2017, BVI, BVI, Life Aboard, Logbook | 3 Comments
I have shared before how we tend to split our time in the Virgin Islands between the USVI and the BVI. St. John in the USVI has been a pretty solid home base for us and we tend to return when we need provisions, good sleep (read: calm anchorages), and a few days of... read more by Allison | Mar 5, 2017 | 2017, Life Aboard, Logbook, USVI | 3 Comments
Nine months ago we had one final send-off dinner and drank a bottle of champagne to toast our friends Brian and Lauren on Nightengale Tune as they turned south for hurricane season and we turned north. Together we had covered over 1500 nautical miles together as we... read more by Allison | Mar 1, 2017 | 2017, Life Aboard, Logbook, USVI | 1 Comment
When you find something you love, you become a regular. At least that is our life motto in the Caribbean. And no matter how we try, we just can’t seem to quit showing up at the Angel’s Rest, our favorite Caribbean beach bar. Peter is the owner and... read more by Allison | Feb 23, 2017 | 2017, BVI, Life Aboard, Logbook, USVI, Video | 0 Comments
While in the Virgin Islands we split our time fairly evenly between the US Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands. We have a hard time playing favorites, but we equally LOVE St. John and Virgin Gorda and basically go back and forth between the two stopping... read more by Allison | Feb 18, 2017 | 2017, BVI, Life Aboard, Logbook, USVI | 0 Comments
Earlier this week we dropped Selah off at a marina in St. Thomas for a short stint while we popped home for a few days. It had been almost exactly a month since we had hopped on board and Selah was happy to top off the batteries with shore power, top off the water... read more by Allison | Feb 14, 2017 | BVI, Life Aboard, Logbook | 3 Comments
For most of my adult life community has been a theme; the one common thread amongst all the other changes that adulthood can bring. I was thirty six years old when Bo and I got married and had spent much of my single 20’s and 30’s surrounded by friends,... read more by Allison | Feb 4, 2017 | BVI, Logbook | 8 Comments
Cooper Island, February 4th 2017, 11am. We just spent an un-Godly amount of cash on coffees, blueberry cheesecake and some shortbread cookie thing smothered in caramel and chocolate. It is not quite noon yet on a Saturday in the British Virgin islands and we declared... read more by Allison | Jan 17, 2017 | 2016, Uncategorized | 18 Comments
The cursor has been patiently blinking at me for over 30 minutes while I try and remember how to blog. There is certainly no perfect first sentence when it has been over 6 months since I have been here writing. In typical Allison fashion, I will just type whatever... read more by Allison | Aug 16, 2016 | 2016, Bahamas, BVI | 8 Comments
One of the unexpected joys in our cruising journey has been the ability to share our unusual lifestyle with others. Some visits were planned months in advance, some were a complete surprise, and some were the perfect blend of unexpected and minimal planning. Whatever... read more by Allison | Jul 25, 2016 | 2016, Bahamas, Life Aboard | 3 Comments
Believe it or not, there is a lot more to the Bahamas than Nassau. We didn’t make it to Nassau via boat, but most cruisers we talked to avoid Nassau at all costs as there are so many more incredible places to see that don’t have the crime, bad reputation... read more 
