Author Archives: Susie

Carnival Week, Providencia

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Susie

Shortly before the mayhem of Carnival started we managed to explore the island further with Ted and Barbara from Rosa dos Ventos.  With so much rain over the last couple of weeks the island is now flourishing and previously bare trees … Continue reading →

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Colin and Bob

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Susie

Colin soon developed into a tropical storm as it left Mexico and accelerated towards Florida with 50mph winds causing widespread flooding.  There seems to be a general trend developing over the western Caribbean this month as tropical waves sweep across on their … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Season in full swing

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Susie

Here on the small island of Providencia in the Western Caribbean we are just still in the ‘hurricane zone’, so a close watch as always is on the weather as the season started officially on 1st June and runs until … Continue reading →

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Providencia Island, Colombia

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Susie

We left Grand Cayman with a great forecast for our 3 day sail to the small island of Providencia, although 120 miles off the coast of Nicaragua it actually belongs to Colombia. As the forecast was good for the following 5 days … Continue reading →

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Grand Cayman

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Susie

When we arrived at George Town, Grand Cayman, we were instructed by Port Authority to take up a visitor mooring whilst they cleared in two superyachts who had arrived before us. A yacht that had arrived an hour after us … Continue reading →

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Diving in Little Cayman

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Susie

Bloody Bay is located on the north side of the island and has numerous mooring balls at various dive sites along the coastline.  There is something for everyone here, wall dives and shallower coral gardens with lush purple fans waving in … Continue reading →

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BIG LOVE for Little Cayman

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Susie

The conditions when we arrived at Little Cayman worsened overnight, we were unable to launch the dinghy off the davits because of the roll and pitching so stayed on the same dive mooring for two nights.  Jez had spoken with … Continue reading →

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Rolling in Cayman Brac

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Susie

A slim weather window appeared for us to sail to Cayman Brac last week, so we checked out of Cienfuegos Wednesday morning and after a frustrating two hour delay because the officials dinghy had run out of fuel (they were supposed … Continue reading →

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Cienfuegos, Cuba

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Susie

Our cruise along the northern part of the uninhabited cays making up the ’Jardines de la Reina’ has been memorable and very different from the cays inside the reef. The protection from wind and swell has been limited so we … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter from Cuba

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Susie
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