Living in the boatyard the last couple of weeks, I am struck by the differences between our only two neighbors. About 60 feet to my right is Omar and his family – They are Jamaican and whatever his wife is cooking all day smells like heaven. Their boat is the same model as ours, butContinue reading “Meet Our Neighbors”
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Marionette is no longer topless.
Hurricane Irma, the notoriously powerful and destructive category 5 storm that hit Sint Maarten and many other Leeward Islands in 2017, did a great deal of damage to Bobby’s, the boat yard that Marionette has called home for the past 4 years. Fortunately for Marionette (and us), the boat was not damaged, but the canvasContinue reading “Marionette is no longer topless.”
Some Days You Are the Windshield, Some Days You Are the Bug…
It’s been a busy few days around Marionette and, full disclosure, the only reason I am settled in to write now is because I was going to go for a run, but I am out of bras (#laundryday, #sorrynotsorry). We decided to extend our stay in the condo for a few days. Coronovirus has provedContinue reading “Some Days You Are the Windshield, Some Days You Are the Bug…”
The View
Our sailboat has a mast! And, the best part, that mast is now in the boat where it belongs! All of a sudden, she looks like a sailboat. Lots of wiring goes in through the mast to send data from way up there to the navigation panel on deck – wind speed and direction andContinue reading “The View”
Today was a BIG DAY
I have been in Sint Maarten for a little over 48 hours. Since I have arrived, Sint Maarten has begun its own virus protection protocol. One thing that I have gotten so used to as an American is getting information in real time. I didn’t know how much I took that for granted. Yesterday, IContinue reading “Today was a BIG DAY”
The Year It Took Over Our Lives, Part 1
It sounds dreamy, right? Buying a boat in the Caribbean and outfitting and updating it to prepare for her departure voyage back to the US. Well, yes, but it’s also A LOT. When we first saw pictures of Marionette, we fell for her. So much so that husband took a trip down to St. MaartenContinue reading “The Year It Took Over Our Lives, Part 1”
Sailing Marionette 