March 13, 2022 Washington was cold and I didn’t venture far outside the house. While Marina and Sofia were in school I was working, and at night went out for dinner. It was good to see them. I didn’t see anybody else, except Richard briefly one afternoon, and was in bed early every night. Still, … Continue reading Grenada: sleep disruptions and a short update
March 5, 2022 Morocco was uneventful; not much to write about. When leaving Tunisia I got back my mini drone and upon entrance in Rabat it went unnoticed. When departing though, I was stopped again by security, this time because of the sat phone and yellow brick I’m taking to the boat. After answering several … Continue reading Paris: Morozov, cornered rats, Bulgakov, Don Giovanni, the invisible object, and of course food
June 7, 2021 Not much to report about last week, except for an excessive consumption of food and wine. Wednesday was the opening night of Anise, my friend Hisham’s bar in Mar Mikhael which had been closed since March last year as a result of COVID19 and the explosion in the port. Natalia, Marina and … Continue reading Beirut: Anise reopens; Middle Eastern, Italian, and Armenian cuisines; sail blogs, and the Singular Story of Paul Ceglia
May 22, 2021 It is very windy outside, 20-25Kts, and the sea is rough. Swimming might not be an option today. But we are still planning to spend the day at O Chalet lounging, reading, siping wine and eating seafood. Marina arrived on Thursday night, or I should say Friday because it was after midnight. … Continue reading Anfhe: reunited
May 14, 2020 The return trip to Washington DC last Friday was a fiasco. The flight from Grenada to Miami was delayed and I would have missed the connection to DC except that flight was also delayed — as were the bags. I got home at 3am on Saturday. But it was good to … Continue reading Beirut: content, candlelights, the sea, pampered, falling apart
May 8, 2021 I got up at 6am today and I'm writing this while drinking my coffee. It’s raining outside. In a few hours Jeffrey, who owns a taxi, will drive me to the airport. My flight to Miami departs at 3pm. In Miami I'll change planes and fly to Washington DC. It’s the end of … Continue reading Grenada: Marina Port Louis, end of the trip
May 3rd, 2021 I am at anchor at Martin’s Bay in the quarantine zone. It s raining hard outside. It has been raining on and off since I made land fall on Monday around 1am. Entering the bay and anchoring during the day doesn’t involve any challenge; there are no shallows or tricky currents, which … Continue reading Grenada: Martin’s Bay in quarantine
St Martin: Reunited April 24, 2021 As planned, I landed in St Martin last Wednesday in a rainy afternoon. Antares was on the water when I got to the yard but without her mast. The poor boat was a mess and I knew when I boarded that it would take longer than expected to get … Continue reading St Martin: Reunited
April, 15 2021 Writing from the train that is taking Sofia and I from New York back to Washington DC. NY city was very much alive even though most humans on the streets were wearing masks. Unfortunately, or fortunately, the trip was interrupted by Sofia’s soccer practices and we didn’t get to do everything we … Continue reading DC & New York: quality time, gene editing, and the trip to Antares
My main achievement today was to update this site. I added a "Menu." It sounds simple, but it took me a while to understand how WordPress works. I did it because the blog that was documenting my travels with Antares is evolving into something that resembles more a journal; which I need to have. … Continue reading Updating the site, another Blog, aperitif
Sailing to the Pacific 