Family Blog

Sundowner at Admiralty Bay, Bequia We said goodbye to Opa and set sail for Bequia. We spent 5 days in Admiralty Bay, Port Elizabeth, Bequia, and reconnected with other cruisers. Many masts were illuminated with Christmas lights, and we were there for the town's light up, which was a gathering of locals and cruisers, as well as the Prime Minister of Grenada. We also decorated our boat and made things feel more like Christmas. Owen climbed Mount Peggy twice, once with me, then

Time in Grenada Sept 16th to November 30th Where does all the time go? I can’t believe it’s December! For the majority of the last three months, we have been anchored in Woburn Bay, on the south-western point of Grenada, within a 5-minute dinghy ride to Le Phare Bleu, a small, family-friendly marina with a bar, pool, beach, and a community of cruisers, many of whom are families. It’s been great to make friends, share stories and for the kids to hang out with other children. M

September 6th - 17th September 2025 After leaving Chateaubelair, we motored to Bequia—the first of the smaller islands in the Grenadines, part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Bequia offers a beautiful bay with a small oceanfront town at the northern end and a white sandy beach bordered by rocky cliffs at the other. The water remains shallow throughout the bay, with clear sandy patches marking the best spots to drop anchor—if you can time your approach well. Admiralty Ba

Sept 3rd - 6th 2025 Early the next day, we raised anchor and made a short passage to Saint-Pierre, close to the northern end of Martinique, another overseas territory of France. After Guadeloupe, I had a certain expectation of what Martinique might be like. As we approached the wide bay surrounding Saint-Pierre, we saw numerous cruisers, something I hadn’t witnessed since leaving Saint Martin two months earlier. It seemed we had caught up with the tail end of the cruising fle