I started and did not finish a Coursera course on Creative Writing. Here is one of the exercises and my submission. Peer feedback was only available to paying customers, not for us auditors. If the story sounds derivative and familiar, …
Position: 18°25’05″N 64°36’35″W Having ordered our new windlass motor, we were stuck in the Virgin Islands until it arrived. Having successfully raised the anchor by hand with all my vertebrae intact, we left the US Virgins and headed over to …
Position: 18°25’48.8″N 64°26’40.7″W We take a visit to The Baths on Virgin Gorda. You can pick up a free mooring and swim or paddle into the beach there. The Baths are a natural wonder. Huge boulders form caves and pools …
Position: 18°21’05.2″N 64°46’40.1″W The Backstreet Buccaneers take a hike on St. John. Along the way we stopped at a couple of ruined buildings of indeterminate age. 150 years ago the hills you see in the video were terraced and covered …
My chat with my friend Thomas was cut short today because I had to shoo away a large, bareboat catamaran that decided to anchor much too close to Aleta. One of the things I most appreciate about Thomas is his …
Position: 18°18’51.1″N 64°52’05.4″W A short tour about St. Thomas & Water Island as we head back out to St. John. We spent a good bit of time at Honeymoon Beach on Water Island and are happy to be on our …
Position: 18°20’40″N 64°55’09″W In the wee hours of the morning of our tenth day at sea the twinkling lights of St. Thomas appeared on the horizon. Then our cellphones sprang into life and we slowly reconnected with the outside world. …
Moonlight I wish you could see what I’m seeing right now. Our moon, my moon tonight, holds court, half full and silvery bright across the ocean. Dappling the ragged water with its soft reflection, the horizon wavers in the distance. …
Position: 34°43’04.1″N 76°39’51.4″W For the past week we’ve been holed up in one of our favorite spots, Beaufort, North Carolina. After a successful (read no groundings) passage down the Intracoastal Waterway, we pitched up at Beaufort Docks awaiting the weather …
