Alegria

    We left around 6 pm and started sailing to Los Roques 85 miles away. Our plan was to arrive mid morning, but at the start, we were sailing over 7 knots.  It was a great sail.  Around 9 pm, a huge pod of dolphins surrounded our boat.  At first, even with the moonlight, [...]

    This is what you come to the offshore islands for. This is what we’ve been missing for so long, a nearly mile long, white sand beach, clear water and only 4 boats, one of which is FRUKO.  Paradise.  Friday night (my birthday) we celebrated with a birthday cake and potluck on Salt and [...]

A little after 4 am we weighed anchor for our sail to Isla Tortuga.  It ended up being a motor, not even a motor sail as the wind was so light and we arrived mid afternoon.  A bright spot was our catch of another Mahi Mahi!  The first night we stayed at Playa Caldera, a [...]