A blog by nerds afloat
So the Burnetts don’t have any pictures of spectacular foliage to show you this week. After hitting the tourist routes hard in Barbados and St. Lucia, we have switched to a different channel here in Martinique. A slower one. We’ve … Read More
The Burnetts are currently tied up in the famous Rodney Bay Marina on the island of St. Lucia, landing point for the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers. We are only a few months too late to see everybody. That’s okay; we’ve … Read More
The Burnetts have had a great time in Barbados. If you read the cruising blogs of others who have stopped here after crossing the Atlantic, they all say the same thing: “We ended up staying in Barbados longer than we … Read More
The Burnetts have been a bit sluggish. It turns out that even though one can “get used to” sleeping in 2-5 hour bursts throughout the day, it clearly isn’t natural. Mel has the cure for all sleep disorders: cross the … Read More
At 9 am this morning, our new giant Rocna 55 anchor set in the sea bottom just off the beach in Port St. Charles, Barbados. We made it! Here is what subsequently happened: Mel runs around the boat, screaming like … Read More