June 12, 2019 I crossed the Mona passage yesterday. It was a long, long crossing. Winds were never above 13 Kts and most of the time between 8 and 11, but the swells/chop came from stronger winds somewhere else. Big chops and little wind is not a good combination. I had to make long tacks … Continue reading Punta Cana – Las Pargueras
Samana – Grenada (#1)
June 9, 2019 I'm writing from Marina Cap Cana, still in the DR. This was not part of the plan but after hitting what seems to have been a reef yesterday at around 3am, I didn't have the choice. After two days at marina Puerto Bahia preparing the boat, yesterday (June 8) I got my … Continue reading Samana – Grenada (#1)
South Arabia, Madagascar, and a Short Cruise from Puerto Plata to Samana DR (March – May 2019)
June 5, 2019 I m writing at a coffee shop in Moscow airport. I left Beirut yesterday night bounded for Dominican Republic where Antares is waiting. Alas, no direct flights. Not even with one stop somewhere in Europe. Instead, two stops: one in Moscow and one in NewYork. I m going back to DR for … Continue reading South Arabia, Madagascar, and a Short Cruise from Puerto Plata to Samana DR (March – May 2019)
Old posts from Ecuador – Jan 13-31st
I did go back to Beirut as planned and I'm now in Washington DC. Arrived Sunday afternoon. More on that later. These are some old posts that were never posted... ' Fred’s 60thBD – Jan 18 Fred is French and his partner, Graciela, Argentinian. They live a few kilometers past Punta Galera, a small … Continue reading Old posts from Ecuador – Jan 13-31st
Casa Blanca, Deluge
Drove 5 hours yesterday: Quito-Nanegalito (1h); Nanegalito-Los Bancos (1h); Los Bancos-La Union (1h); La Union-Quininde (15 minutes); Quininde-San Mateo (1h); San Mateo-Casablanca Same (45 minutes). At night, I was having dinner with friends in a restaurant at the beach when the deluge started. It continued overnight. Several houses were flooded. Stones fell from the edge … Continue reading Casa Blanca, Deluge
Ecuador, 27 hours, and the Pope
I am in Quito, Ecuador visiting my parents. Arrived Saturday. It took me 27 hours from Beirut with stopovers in Frankfurt and Panama City. Didn’t sleep much. I was seating in economy class, middle of the plane, window seat. At least people don’t bother you there when they go to the WC. Watched four … Continue reading Ecuador, 27 hours, and the Pope
Wrong Year, Adaptation, Preparations for Grenada
Time started to run very fast since the last passage in Antares. I was looking forward, then, to the holidays season and my daughters' visit. It's all over now. They are back to DC with their mother and I am here, in a city dispirited by winter, trying to get some work done. And for the … Continue reading Wrong Year, Adaptation, Preparations for Grenada
