Travels of Hew & Barb
We returned to the Caribbean from New Zealand in mid-January. After packing up the house in Auckland we were exhausted. Then we arrive in Trinidad to unpack our other house – the yacht. Starting...
After leaving Mustique we sailed down the Windward side of the Tobago Cays to Petit Saint Vincent for the night on the way to Carriacou and Grenada. Pete had not been with us last...
Our adventure began with the first glimpse of Saint Barts on the horizon—a volcanic island reminiscent of the Pacific, with its dark green bush and towering volcanic hills. This island was much greener than...
In Saint Martin and Sint Maarten, there is much more than just marinas and yachts, more than just beaches and bars, there are also art and wildlife. A road trip, looking at friendly parrots,...
Sailing is really about maintenance, exploring, and socialising, and usually in that order. This year we have done much too much time in the maintenance section. Saint Martins/ Sint Maarten is much more about...
We arrived at Saint Martin’s from the BVIs (https://kiwiflyingfish.com/?p=13103) after a lovely smooth sail overnight. We arrived in the crowded Marigot Bayand took the dingy ashore to check in. “We love SXM” is the...
Curaçao is part of the Dutch Antillies in the Caribbean. While it has been treated badly with generations ruining the landscape from slavery, bad agriculture, petroleum refining and rampant tourism without any controls. there are many interesting and beautiful places. Every country needs time spent in it to get an overall impression but some get a more favourable mention than others and despite the good points this was not one of our favourites.
We only managed to get through a very small portion in the southern part of the SVG group including Union Island, Mayreau Island, Canouan island and the Tobago Cays. The conditions throughout our time...
The lovely Grenada island with waterfalls, colourful houses, decorated towns, rum, chocolate, fruit and spices.
Birds / Caribbean / History / Ruins / Trinidad & Tobago
Exploring the Peaceful Characarare Island
04/03/2024
