The Grenadines
Grenadines – oh what a wonderful world A good weather forecast tempted us to set off and we made the 40 nm journey from Grenada to the next country. To the Grenadines, the southern islands of St. Vincent. …
Grenadines – oh what a wonderful world A good weather forecast tempted us to set off and we made the 40 nm journey from Grenada to the next country. To the Grenadines, the southern islands of St. Vincent. …
Going to St. Vincent & the Grenadines (SVG) Grenada The time has come to leave Grenada. For more than four months the Rivercafe has been moored in the marina of Port Louis, just next to the capital St. …
Preparing for the season It’s getting busy on the vessels in Grenada. The sailing community is waking up from the HSS – the Hurricane Season sleep. Many owners and crews are back and preparing their boats for the …
Finally action again Grenada I have just escaped the charge of blasphemy because of my disparaging remarks about the praying weekend. And now the ignorant I am, I am embarrassed and silent in disgrace. What happened? Last week …
Talk like a Pirate Pirate Day We’ve been waiting for it all year – today it’s finally here: Talk Like a Pirate Day. It’s real, every year on 19 September. Since our friend Bill introduced us to the holiday …
Its summer again The last 6 weeks separated us 8.000 km from the Rivercafe. Now we are only 3km away from our favourite boat, but we are not allowed on board yet. We landed in Grenada and I …
Short break from ship life We have arrived in Europe. I am writing this article in the “Eifel region” of Germany. A remote area, close to Luxembourg. We have rented a house for a few weeks and have …
4 days, 5 flights, 700 USD for C19 tests After a year at sea, we are travelling back to Europe together for the first time on Sunday. At least we’re trying to. It’s time to see family and …
Discovering Grenada Grenada is the southernmost of the Windward Islands, at 12 degrees north. Outside of the most popular hurricane tracks. A good reason for sailors to spend the time from June to November here and a good …