It was the morning of April 18th. Distant Horizon made less than 100nm noon-to-noon the last two days. I was tired of the light winds and rolling seas. The winds were finally picking up again. I noticed the change during the night. The stars quickly disappeared. Then, without warning, there was a torrential downpour. It …
Around 1100, Distant Horizon and I were departing Bermuda. Sails were up, but with not enough wind, the engine was doing the bulk of the work. With the forecast, I was prepared to motor most of the day. Something I do not normally do. However, I was pleasantly surprised. At 1230, I was able to …
I had spent the winter in Bermuda. That was not part of the plan. It just happened, I first went to Bermuda for repairs and a little rest. At the end of December, I departed Bermuda. I was headed for the Caribbean. However, on my second day, I had traveled a little over 110 miles, …
As mentioned in the previous post, The #1 bus takes the road along the south shore. That description was a bit oversimplified. There is a bus, the #6 that goes to St. David’s Island as well. I have not been to St. David’s Island yet. This post describes my recent week-long visit to Castle Harbor, …
