Travels of Hew & Barb on our yacht Eleuthera
This follows on from the previous blog. https://kiwiflyingfish.com/2024/05/isla-isabela-1-puerto-villamil-tintoreras/ and is about a tour that was really a Trialthalon: Walking, Cycling, Walking and Beer. Day 2 Volcanoes: Sierra Negra The next day we decided to...
Arriving just on sunset the crew was very glad to drop anchor in daylight (just) as the entrance was narrow and the charts an approximate view only. We sometimes forget that there is no...
Post Canal Crossing and Pre-Passage We were so late after we got through the canal, that we found an anchoring spot the first night we ate onboard but by the second night everyone was...
The whole waterway of the Panama Canal is 82 km long 85 feet above sea level at Lake Gatun. The locks and cut-throughs were built in 1904-1914but the original idea was first proposed in...
We had spent far too much time in Martinique and Saint Lucia waiting for the Raymarine screens. We were ready to go. Crew Two weeks earlier I had seen a post on the Caribbean...
Finally, we knew we were going to a place that was easy to check in and check out of – there is never any hassle and the cost is minimal – we love the...
After leaving Chaguaramas we planned to stop at all the bays on the way up the coast but the rules state that we had to get a permit from customs. Then they wanted to...
We had left Trinidad for Tobago expecting the unexpected. We understood that it was a smaller, less industrial, far nicer island, with lots areas to go diving. We had an easy sail up and...
Rodney Bay is very English and therefore had an English Fort and many English and American boats. Rodney Bay & Marina Customs check-in was back to some bureaucracy, and only the Captain was allowed...
Characharare Island is peaceful and pretty but has a long history of different activities but many locals think it is full of ghosts. Characharare Island Getting away from the Chaguaramas inlet and out to...
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Tantalising Time at Taaha and Raiatea
07/01/2025