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Decending out of the rain clouds getting closer and closer to the waves below, I'm looking around saying where the fuck is the runway, I can see the ripples of the waves we're so close to the ocean, nice beachfront homes...then all of sudden out of nowhere the runway is there and the wheels touch the ground ( a few times as we bounce when we hit). I've arrived in the caribbean!! Time for sun and sand and....RAIN? ain't this a whore?! anyways I grab my luggage and head to get my passport stamped, you have to pay $10 for a tourist visa first then head over to get your stamp, the customs dude tries to bullshit a shitter asking for some dollars to stamp my passport, i give him $1.03 and tell him stamp my ... read more
View from the Hill
Brahma!!
House FARRRR away!


Samedi 27 février 2010, Un mois est passé depuis notre dernier blogue et beaucoup de chemin a été parcouru depuis. Lors de notre dernière lettre nous étions sur le point de quitter les Exumas avec nos amis Carpe Ventum et Apothéose qui lui nous suivra jusqu’à Georgetown. Le lendemain matin, c’est le départ vers Georgetown mais nous en profitons pour arrêter à la marina d’Emerald Bay qui vient de ré-ouvrir au tarif incroyable de $0.50 le pied, nous y resterons 3 jours avec nos amis Apothéose. Emerald Bay, c’est un terrain de golf, des condos luxueux et un tout nouveau Club Sandals. La belle vie … quoi .De là ,nous continuerons vers Georgetown pour les derniers préparatifs et adieux. A Georgetown, nous ferons la connaissance de deux autres voiliers qui se joindront à nous pour la ... read more
Une autre belle pêche
Les adieux
Une partie de la marina de Rum Cay


We spent 5 sunny days in Maimon, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. We stayed at the Riu Complex where the service was wonderful. The staff is incredibly happy and friendly. Most of our days were spent on the beach. We only did 2 excersions. Horseback riding and a city tour. The city tour consisted of a cable car ride, trip to the amber museum, trip to the amber/larimar factory, cigar factory, rum factory, fort of san fillippe and city of San Fillippe (Puerto Plata). The tour was nice but there isn't much to see in the city. The shopping was awful. I think that part of the trip was a waste of time. The cable car ride was incredible. I was completely terrified but am so glad I had the courage to go up. Eric was not ... read more
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La République Dominicaine Lundi le 20 avril, déjà presque fini le mois d’avril et nous sommes loin de notre but. L’attente a au moins un bon côté, cela nous permet de visiter et de s’occuper du bateau. Alors côté travail : nous descendons enfin l’éolienne question de voir de près ce qui s’y passe. Après démontage en règle, on constate qu’un des roulements à billes sensé retenir l’axe du rotor en place est justement déplacé… Un tout petit « C clip » n’est pas dans sa rainure et le roulement à bille a glissé d’un pouce le long de l’axe; évidemment que dans cette situation, l’axe se promène dans le boitier, entrainant un frottement tel que rien ne peut tourner. La majeure partie de la journée y a passé malgré l’assistance fort appréciée de Will (Blue ... read more
Écoliers dans Luperon
Journée de lavage
La principale intersection de Luperon


The Domincan was beautiful and vibrant.. I was shocked by the culture, the people, the food and how amazing the locals were! I went with a boyfriend and was expecting to be locked up in our hotel never to be let out again untill 2 weeks later, but I discovered much much more and as it happend spent hardly any time in the Hotel! We landed in Puerto Plata we were greated by dancers and fruit and had are photgraphs taken ... A nice touch you would say!! The drive to the hotel was only 20 minutes away and it was so nice to see all the locals on scooters and motor cycles carrying water on there head along with there 3 kids in uniform on the back of there 2 seater... dont get me wrong ... read more
Sosua Town
Waterfalls
The Locals


Just arrived from Caribbean adventure!!! We stayed at Hacienda Resort Villa Del Mar. What a fabulous experience we had. When we arrived we were greeted with warm welcome. Our first night there was a small welcome party for guest of the VIP world. Fortunately we had booked VIP members with www.manavilla.lv, otherwise as non-members we would not have had the privilege of enjoying the added Amenities of VIP World. Lifestyles offers several different restaurants for dinner, they range from Mexican to American Buffet, to a private restaurant in the VIP world with white glove service. Excellent food and Excellent Service. Sunday night is a HUGE welcome party with a band and fireworks. This evening is started with a good old fashion American Barbecue, followed by dancing to great music. I highly recommend this resort to anyone ... read more
Terace
Room


Nous sommes donc ancrés au large de la baie de Sapodilla, avec une petite houle de côté. Nous cherchons à savoir quelles sont les procédures pour les douanes. Finalement, nous apprenons que nous devons nous-mêmes nous rendre au service des douanes. Une petite expédition à pied nous amène aux grilles du port. Après une inspection genre aéroport, on nous indique où aller. Presqu’une heure plus tard, et 90$ en moins, nous avons nos papiers en règle et un « cruising permit ». Une fois rentrés au bateau, nous constatons que la houle augmente et que la météo annonce un changement de direction pour le vent. Nous appelons nos amis de Blue Moon qui sont rendus à South Side Marina. Nous apprenons que nous pouvons ancrés gratuitement dans un bassin protégé, à 10 minutes en dinghy de ... read more
Absaroque à Sapodilla
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JP en train de démonter le moteur et la pompe du dessalinisateur


Good morning all. Up early today. Was amazed i was actually able to settle in and get a couple hours sleep last night but I did. Up at 3, on the road just after 4. It was extremely foggy for about half the trip to calgary. Not fun at all. Roads seemed ok though and I didn't have any troubles But I made it to the park n jet by 6 and into the airport. Busy at security but I didn't have any problems Now just sitting at the gate waiting to board. Plane just pulled in so hopefully everything is on time. next update will be from the resort. Talk to you later.... read more


Well it 2 1/2 days until my trip and I'm getting super excited. I wanted to keep working on the blog just so that I could get into the habit. So here's my first published item. Lets see who checks it out!... read more


First entry and test My trip is 10 days away and I figured I would setup a blog for this one. So I'm going to use the next few days as a test to get used to posting as well as to the formating etc of this site.... read more




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