Articles by Ellen

Mustique in the Grenadines – a “Fantasy Island” Fit for Royals

December 19, 2015 // 0 Comments

We often swam to Brittania Bay’s shore from Golden Glow (seen behind us on the left) one of the megayachts in Brittania Bay was so large it blocked the sun setting Mustique is a gorgeous island in the Grenadines in the southern Caribbean. We sailed there from Bequia after dropping off our [read more]

Adventure Trip to Victoria Falls in Dominica

December 17, 2015 // 0 Comments

We had an excellent day trip with Sea Cat on Dominica. We visited several waterfalls, ate many many fruits of the island including local cherries and apples and bread fruit. Sea Cat’s name is really Octavius Lugay, like the octopus and he was adept at climbing like one as well. We had an [read more]

What It’s Like to Sail in Extreme Conditions: Big Winds & Stormy Weather

November 29, 2015 // 0 Comments

What it’s like to sail in extreme conditions: big winds and stormy [read more]

Provisioning for Paradise in Lau Group, South Pacific – from Field Trip

November 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

Another excellent post by Sarah of Field Trip. “Bring more food and provisions than you think you’ll need,” people told us, “because you won’t want to leave the Lau Group once you arrive.” Sarah and her husband, Mark, live on another Antares 44i catamaran with their two children, [read more]

The Art of Weaving Fine Turkish Carpets

October 29, 2015 // 1 Comment

I love textile arts and was delighted to stumble upon an artisan weaving a Turkish carpet in Istanbul the other day. I don’t know much about Oriental carpets — just enough to realize you could study the subject for a lifetime and not know everything. But I do admire crafts artistry and [read more]

How You Can Help Syrian Refugees

October 29, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Conflict In early 2011, a civil uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad began a bloody civil war which has displaced more than 12 million people…and there’s no end in sight. Four years later, the plight of Syrians is the worst humanitarian crisis the world has faced since [read more]

Single-Handed Sailor & Talented Watercolor Artist – Elizabeth Tyler -So Talented!

October 16, 2015 // 0 Comments

What a cool person Elizabeth Tyler is – artist and single-handed sailor. She shared her video with the Women Who Sail facebook group I’m in, and I’m sharing it with you because Elizabeth’s eye for finding the beauty in small things, and capturing them with her paints and [read more]

Serene Delos, Greece

October 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

No visit to the Cyclades in Greece would be complete without a trip to Delos, the literal and figurative center of these islands. The name Cyclades comes from the Greek word kyklos, meaning circle, and the rest of the Cycladic islands encircle sacred Delos. The ruins of all Delos’ [read more]

Extreme Weather in this El Niño Year

October 6, 2015 // 0 Comments

What a difference a few months makes! When we sailed in Sardinia in July, the weather conditions were calm with light to moderate breezes and sunny skies. Then, just two months later, a rare Cyclone ripped apart this beautiful area of Italy, causing death and destruction. Our heartfelt prayers [read more]

Yoga Every Day Keeps the Doctor Away

October 1, 2015 // 0 Comments

Yoga is an essential daily practice for me as a liveaboard cruiser; it keeps me limber and strong to be able to operate at my best physical condition, as sailboat living requires; and it promotes my physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing for myself and importantly to be the best partner to Rand. [read more]

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