We explore more of St. Martin with visitors from Canada and celebrate Christmas island-style!
Author: Wining with Mel
Translator by day, avid wine drinker by night!
Mel is a certified sommelier and translator with a chronic case of the travel bug. She is about to set off on a one-year adventure, starting with two months in Europe and nine months sailing in the Caribbean. Be sure to subscribe to Wining with Mel to follow along and learn more about all the fun wines available out there!
And we’re in!
The lead-up and follow-up to our long-awaited launch
Facing setbacks
An unforeseen situation delays our launch.
Passage making
Beautiful sunsets. Inspiring sunrises that make you feel as one with nature. Water as far as the eye can see. Birds and flying fish the only signs of life. The night sky, from horizon to horizon unmarred by light pollution, making every star more brilliant than you've ever seen. The sea mirroring the beauty of [...]
Marvellous Martinique
Our fun-filled three weeks in Martinique!
Visiting the Saintes and Dominica
Wherein we fall in love with Dominica
Weekend in Montserrat, the other Emerald Isle
After spending time with family, we head to Montserrat for St. Patrick's Day!
Gorgeous Guadeloupe
To get February off to a fresh start, we decided to leave Antigua and begin making our way down to Guadeloupe. We were on somewhat of a strict schedule, as Mel's mom was arriving in Point-à-Pitre on the 7th, and we wanted to get there in good time to scope things out. We left Jolly [...]
There’s something about Antigua…
We arrived in Antigua at 7:30 p.m. on January 8, exhausted and wind burnt after a grueling 13-hour passage from Nevis. We had been warned that this passage was less than ideal, with tradewinds right on the nose for the 50 miles between the two islands. But we did it anyway. We were out of [...]
Caribbean boating misadventures – St. Barts, St. Kitts and Nevis edition
There's a little bit of everything in this post, including drinks with Trudeau!
