Last April in Marmaris as we began our journey, the idea of crossing a large and unwieldy body of water like the Caribbean Sea was not an intimidating thought That was a sign of utter cluelessness, not one of admirable … Continue reading
The best thing about a nomadic lifestyle like ours is that we’re constantly meeting some of the most interesting people imaginable from all corners of the globe, all of whom have an extraordinary sense of adventure and very low tolerance … Continue reading
The distance between Cuba and Jamaica is barely even 80 miles, but when you travel from one place to the other, it literally feels like you’ve arrived on the other side of the planet. Jamaica is about as far from … Continue reading
Life aboard Tamarisk is a lot like a heroin habit (we assume) – the highs are epic, but so are the lows when they come around. For us the lows always have the same root cause, one that was largely … Continue reading
By far the most interesting thing about Cuba for us has been seeing how life works in a truly communist place that still subscribes to the utopian socialist ideas of Karl Marx. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, examples … Continue reading
By western standards, Cuba is a failure in many ways. Good employment is impossible to find thanks to a dysfunctional communist government, the country’s infrastructure is crumbling, the standard of living is generally low, progress is non-existent and there’s little … Continue reading
It was a long awaited joy to sail out of Fort Lauderdale after nine weeks of working on the boat. After leaving the harbor we soon found ourselves in steady 25-30 knot winds with a powerful Gulf Stream current pushing … Continue reading
The truth is that it’s been a long two months since we arrived in Florida. We came here at the end of January with hopes of fixing up the boat in a couple weeks and then heading back south towards … Continue reading
In the West today, the big news is the latest bailout of another European nation’s bankrupt financial system. The bailout of Cyprus is different from others we’ve seen so far because for the first time, normal account holders are being … Continue reading
It’s funny to think that just over two months ago we were moored in St. Barts among the biggest megayachts in the world and ringing in the New Year with the world’s most excessively rich. Now we’re sitting in Guatemala … Continue reading
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. If things had gone to plan, we’d be island hopping through the Belize islands right now slowly working our way towards the Panama Canal. But as so often is the case in the … Continue reading
The last time we spent three weeks in one place was back in Marmaris. We lived in a blissful delusion back then because we thought we’d simply spend a few weeks preparing the boat, then head off to go sailing … Continue reading