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Hiva Oa turned out to be really nice. We ended up in Hanaiapa instead of Atuona because the swell was crazy in Atuona and there wasn't much space in the small harbor. Hanaiapa

After leaving Fatu Hiva and the stunning bay of virgins we went up the coast of Tahuata to Hanamoenoa Bay. We managed to catch two big fish on the way but since we

We finally arrived in Paradise! Sailing into the Bay of Penis' (renamed thoughtfully to Bay of Virgins by the missionaries) is one of the highlights of ours adventure so far. The cliffs our

What a crazy experience. The kids did amazing. We all tried to entertain them and I read them a lot of books. After being sea sick for the first week in rough weather

After finally making it through the Panama Canal and into the pacific we were very excited to finally get to go and see the Las Perlas islands. After picking up Andrew and a

Intimidated That's how the Panama Canal Crossing made me feel. It's designed for the biggest ships in the world. Cruising boats are barely even an afterthought. To give you an idea of how

In this episode we hop along the coast of Panama from the San Blas Islands to the Panama Canal entrance. Puerto Lindo was a fun place to stop. Monkeys inhabit a small island

You'd think the San Blas Islands would be memorable for the beaches and swimming, they look like paradise basically. But, it's not what I remember the most fondly, it was the Kuna Indians.

We left Grenada around 6pm and had a really nice sail to Bonaire. We had following winds and seas and put up our ballooner for a super comfortable ride. Bonaire ended up being

I was excited to get to Carriacou and Grenada as I lived there for many years when I was a teenager. I was especially excited to get to show Chloe and the kids

I had been waiting for the Tobago Cays for a while and I was very excited to get there and get to see some turtles. I am sure you will see in the

We left Martinique without knowing whether or not we were going to be able to get our replacement dinghy as promised in St. Lucia. We left anyway and anchored in Rodney Bay. Thankfully

The main reason we spent some time in Martinique was to have our bow thruster looked at. During the survey Olivier mentioned the bow thruster had not had a recall done. This is

We sailed down to Saint Kitts and were really disappointed to find out that there was no way to go on the sugar train unless you booked it through your cruise ship. Basically,

We left the BVI behind on our usual overnight sail. The reason for it is that it is nicer and easier for us to sail overnight when we need to go anywhere that

In this video we finally make it out of Saint Martin and head over to the BVI on an overnight sail. The sail there was nice and fast and we arrived first thing

My Mum & Dad sailed from the UK to Antigua when I was little, just over Arthur's age. I spent a couple of years in Antigua and although my memories of it are

Somehow... I managed to totally skip this video! And it's the longest sail we've done! Without further adieu, here is the little film of our Atlantic Crossing:

We sail from Gomera (Canary Islands) to the Cape Verde Islands. This is our first long passage with two friends as crew helping us out and the prelude to the Atlantic crossing. Also,

Some new videos, finally. The next set of videos will cover crossing the Atlantic! Getting internet good enough for email, let alone upload videos is hard... so, once again, sorry for the delay.