Whale watch day
Talking about animal encounters Thursday was our whale day. Shortly after 8 am we left the bay of Point-a-Pitre for the 4 hour sail to Les Saintes. One of our favourite places in Guadeloupe and, as I learned, […]
The Pearls of Guadeloupe
Gwada and the Créoles They are a very likeable people, the Guadeloupians and Goudeloupeuses. Except when they drive a car. It’s a kind of Caribbean martial art. When the engine is off, they gonna relax and become charming
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Lost in the Caribbean
Corona, Chaos, Clouds Thank you very much for your suggestions on my naming dilemma. Many have suggested their own names and I appreciate that. Interestingly, there was no nickname at all, as I don’t want to change my
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Guadeloupe – this week without any drama
AbsoluteIy necessary: I need a new name After an exciting and spectacular past week, our wish has indeed come true: little excitement this week. We are still in Guadeloupe, still on the main island, still in the capital
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Guadeloupe – almost a disaster
Drama on the dream island Almost 400,000 people live in Guadeloupe and I guess that almost everyone knows about the drama we experienced here. It was even reported in France. But let’s take it one step at a
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From Martinique to Guadeloupe
Les Saintes – the holy islands of Guadeloupe On Januar20 we had another farewell or better an “au revoir”. This time we spent 2 weeks in Martinique and it was a beautiful and varied time. Le Marin is
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Leopard Catamaran: Pleasure or Frustration?
Experiences after 5 months with a Leopard 45 After a few thousand nautical miles and almost 5 months of life on board, this is a nice opportunity for a first evaluation of our decisions. Are we happy with
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Children’s book “World tour”, part 2
Lilli and Bello travel on The second part of Ka`s children`s book of the “world trip” is now online. The adventures of the sailing trip of the mouse Bello and the dog Lilli continue. Not quite by chance,
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Bonjour La Martinique
A life almost without Covid St Lucia is perfectly situated for the introduction to the Antilles, not bad for a start. In my opinion, the islands become more and more beautiful as we head north. However, It was
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The Long Road to Flow
or: Shitty Wedding Day Our daughter Jil once developed a great program in her human resources profession: How to flow. We have been waiting for such a flow for quite a while now. Short version, because faithful readers
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