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                    <title>Leaving the Caribbean  Heading North</title>
                    <description>Crossing back across the Atlantic sailors largely have two choices go direct from the Caribbean to the Azores or go via Bermuda and skip around the western edge of the Azores High to get a better wind angle for the Azores. By choosing to head to Bermuda additional miles are added to the crossing but rather than facing an upwind slog all the way to the Azores with retching children and adults i</description>
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                    <title>Beaching in Anguilla</title>
                    <description>Anguilla is beachy and Barbudaesque. It is low and flat. It also has some of the most complex cruising permit rules as we had been led to expect from Kazaio. Despite this we had a fabulous sail into Road Bay dropping anchor in yet more clear water and heading ashore the following morning to clear in. The Blues were already in the bay and had done the recce and toured much of the island  hav</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Anguilla/blog-783987.html</link>
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                    <title>Sint Maarten</title>
                    <description>So this had two names after it the normal island title and frankly could have been equally BOAT WORK or TRANSATLANTIC PROVISONING. Both Gill and I were not really looking forward to this part of our trip but as with all things it was absolutely essential.  St Maarten has two halves  one Dutch and one French which obviously creates two very different styles of island. After a strong wind for</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Sint-Maarten/blog-783699.html</link>
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                    <title>Hanging with the cool crowd in St Barths</title>
                    <description>After sad goodbyes to Sally and Richard we set sail to the wonderfully chichi St Barts. OMG its like London Paris and New York but under the sunWe arrive in Gustavia the capital and wander ashore to shop until we drop I wish and do the normal checkin procedure. To my big disappointment it was Sunday and as in France everything was closed so with a smile on Gills face having narrowl</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Barthelemy/Gustavia/blog-783552.html</link>
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                    <title>St Kitts  rolly anchorages and plantation teas</title>
                    <description>ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtSt KittsThe approach to St Kitts is through the appropriately named Narrows which leaves Nevis to south and to port and St Kitts to north with a number of rocks awash.  With a poledout genoa and the main secured with the preventer we were not at our most agile.  It was halfway through dropping the pole north of Booby Island that Lisa noticed th</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Kitts-and-Nevis/Saint-Kitts/blog-783438.html</link>
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                    <title>Antigua and Barbuda</title>
                    <description>ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtAntiguaWe arrived after a gentle sail from Guadeloupe in Falmouth Harbour with the wind dropping fast. It has been a strange few days for wind. The Caribbean Sea is flat calm and the wind is starting to come around to the west and lighten  the opposite of what you would expect at this time of year. The rain that falls on our first morning in A</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Antigua-and-Barbuda/blog-777349.html</link>
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                    <title>Guadeloupe  Les Saintes</title>
                    <description>Les SaintesLeaving Dominica we enjoyed a fabulous sail in close company with Open Blue to Les Saintes. The winds were light and we ploughed along cutting through the narrow Passe Des Dames and into the collection of lowlying islands belonging to Guadeloupe and again part of the Departments Outre Mer or overseas territories. France maintains these islands with the same level of oversight as i</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Dashaies-Bay/blog-775338.html</link>
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                    <title>Ecotourism in Dominica</title>
                    <description>ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtThe Duncans Day Out On Dominica Cameron  DaddyOn Wednesday we went on a tour around the island. To split the cost we did the tour with a Dutch family their names are Hene and Nadine. Our guide was called Craig. His taxi like all the taxis in Dominica is a minivan.We started heading to Emerald Pool which was our first stop. The walk from</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Dominica/Portsmouth/blog-773178.html</link>
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                    <title>Mardi Gras in Martinique</title>
                    <description>ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtMartiniqueWe sailed the 20mile journey to meet up with Caroline and Paul on Juno. It was a tight fetch across from St Lucia and we aimed to for the large secure bay of St Anne. The contrast from the other Caribbean islands was quite extraordinary from the dinghy pontoons the shops that actually had something in them to the lit paved streets</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/Fort-de-France/blog-772467.html</link>
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                    <title>Return to Saint Lucia</title>
                    <description>ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtGrenada to St Lucia  going NorthWe left Grenada after a bit of a false start as we went alongside into the nearby dock in Prickly Bay to fill up with water and check out. This is a Caribbean ritual that comprises of taking the boat papers and passports to each island filling out loads of forms similar in each island handing over hard cash a</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/Gros-Islet/blog-771936.html</link>
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                    <title>Grenada</title>
                    <description>ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtGrenadaAfter a longish sail we arrived just as night was falling into Prickly Bay Grenada. Yet did we know this would be our home for nearly three weeks As we manoeuvred through the many boats we set the anchor and took our first glimpse of The Bensons Tina Nick Ollie and Ted a Devon based family who we met a few years ago while watching ou</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Grenada/Saint-George/blog-771703.html</link>
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                    <title>Crunchtime in Union Island</title>
                    <description>ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtClifton Clashes in Union IslandAfter a few blowy days in Tobago Cays we moved south to Union Island. Like Saint Vincent Union Island does not have a happy reputation. Many years ago aboard Tin Lizzie Mum and Dad had sensed real hostility and racial discord therefore I was slightly wary about visiting Union Island again. We moored up in a very </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Vincent-and-Grenadines/Grenadines//blog-771697.html</link>
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                    <title>Tobago Cays  Cameron's Birthday</title>
                    <description>ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtTobago CaysAfter a lovely sail with Chilli Cat beside us and the kids doing a general knowledge quiz on the VHF we arrived in the most beautiful Tobago Cays. This is one of the Caribbeans biggest coral reefs and set amongst the most turquoise water we have ever seen so far....This is also a tricky piece of waterway to manoeuvre in as the dep</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Vincent-and-Grenadines/Grenadines//blog-771696.html</link>
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                    <title>Bequia</title>
                    <description>ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtBequiaWe arrived in Bequia a few days before New Years Eve and anchored up with Maloo Chilli Cat and Senta.This huge bay is peppered with boats and we pushed ourselves in so we were close to Princess Margaret Beach. Gill always talked about one of his favourite pizzerias where they sold lobster pizza. Hence this of course that was our first m</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Vincent-and-Grenadines/Grenadines//blog-771555.html</link>
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                    <title>St Lucia... sorry for the delay</title>
                    <description>ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtSt LuciaFollowing the completion of the repairs we were keen to escape from Rodney Bay. Lisa and I had met some other families and crews that we had not had the chance to meet prior to departing Las Palmas. Vince Sally James and Eddie stepped on board in time for us to sail south to Marigot Bay in the run up to Christmas. Sailing in company wit</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/Soufri-re/blog-771553.html</link>
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                    <title>The ARC  apologies for the delay...</title>
                    <description>The ARC seems an age ago. We arrived in St Lucia after 15 and a half days at sea. It was at times exhausting exhilarating and pretty tough  far tougher than we expected. The socalled MilkRun across the Atlantic did not materialise for nearly the entirety of the crossing.  Apologies for the changes in tense throughout I have patched this together from the emails and blog bits and pieces and w</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Lucia/Gros-Islet/blog-768857.html</link>
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                    <title>ARC Preparations</title>
                    <description>ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtPARTIES IN LAS PALMASFollowing a lumpy downwind romp into Las Palmas Gran Canaria we embarked upon the ARC Atlantic Rally for Cruisers preparations.  This should be the pinnacle of our yachting adventure.  There are some 250 yachts that are signed up for the ARC but in the first few days after opening it is apparent that many have not yet mad</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Canary-Islands/blog-757946.html</link>
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                    <title>Testing times in Gibraltar and the epic to the Canaries</title>
                    <description>24 Oct 2012ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtTrying Times in GibraltarHaving our lives ruled by the weather makes for challenging times when we are stormbound.  We arrived in Gibraltar on Thu 11 Oct and 13 days later we are still here with little discernible change or even the expectation of a change in the near future.  Gibraltar is interesting but not enchanting you can exhaus</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Canary-Islands/Lanzarote/blog-755033.html</link>
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                    <title>The Balearices friends at last and the trip to Gibraltar</title>
                    <description>We left Mahon after spending a few days sorting ourselves out a few jobs some school and getting to know Freddie Tim and Mia and Alessia.  Alcohol consumption has rerisen to Sally and Richard days but the Pomardo Mahon gin and Fanta lemon just need to be regularly sampled  Samuel enjoyed a sleepover with the girls aboard Open Blue and was on very best behaviour.We left Mahon for Cala En Por</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/blog-750271.html</link>
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                    <title>Corsica to Menorca</title>
                    <description>ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtCorsica to Menorca We were in many ways glad to leave Bonifacio.  We have loved it but we have been there some time awaiting crew and the dissipation of the mistral that had been blowing so hard from the north.  That said by hiring cars we had explored the hugely rugged and beautiful island and basked on some of its most lovely beaches notabl</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Balearic-Islands/Minorca/blog-744833.html</link>
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