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2015

Heineken Regatta St Maarten

March 1, 2015 // 0 Comments

We pulled into St Martin after sailing in from Guadaloupe just as the Heineken Regatta began. What a fun event. Ellen at the Regatta’s Awards & Music event Regatta Awards & Music Event   Kool & the Gang          [read more]

Mustique

March 1, 2015 // 0 Comments

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We made a short three-night trip to Mustique for the long weekend. The island holds a certain allure as being exclusive. After all, it was the only Caribbean island that had been “closed” for a time this winter – this on account of a visit by the British Royals, William and [read more]

Happy Birthday Rand!

February 10, 2015 // 2 Comments

I cooked both birthday cakes in our titanium pots on the stove, including the carrot layer cake, and to my relief, they turned out well…here I am melting butter for the chocolate truffle cake the kids quickly made a lego playspace inside the shelter of the cockpit’s enclosure I lit [read more]

Swimming with Turtles in Saba

February 3, 2015 // 0 Comments

Saba is just a few hours sail from St. Martin, but it’s like another world. Saba feels like a throwback (in a good way) to the 1950’s. Perhaps because there are only 1900 residents on Saba, and everyone knows one another – at least by face – there is virtually no crime, and [read more]

Sleeping Aboard – Beds & Berths

January 27, 2015 // 0 Comments

)ur berth on Golden Glow – delightfully comfortable! That’s a patch of brilliant sunshine from the open hatch above casting the white square on the duvet. We also added a mattress topper for greater comfort and so Rand’s super-long legs don’t hit the wood rail at the bottom [read more]

Curing the Common Cold..Naturally

January 17, 2015 // 0 Comments

crush the ingredients before putting in the pot Yes, even in the tropics, you can catch a cold. When it comes to medical care, cruisers have to be more self-reliant than when we lived on land and could run off to a nearby doctor or a pharmacy.  On Golden Glow, we’re fans of prevention and [read more]

Cruising Currencies

January 17, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Euro traded below 115 to the US dollar today. I can’t wait to get back to Golden Glow after my week back in the States because it’s in the French side of St Martin, where everything is paid for in Euros or US Dollars. You can bet I won’t be paying for anything in dollars! Last [read more]
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