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We started our morning with a 30 minute snorkel at one of the most popular snorkeling spots in the BVIs - the Indians. No anchoring is allowed here, so you have to pick up a mooring ball that is only available for day use. There are only 10, so if
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We had some things on our Virgin Gorda must do list: The Baths, a pirate show and a visit to two cool hang out spots. We figured that would take us a couple days and then we would be on our way. On our first day we met some new
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When we knew we were coming to the BVIs, The Baths was at the very top of my list of places to take the girls. Braden and I had been here way back in 2006. Before there were fancy waterproof cameras and smart phones. I couldn't remember too
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Emma and I love going on trail rides. When I saw there is one in Sint Maarten where you take the horses in the ocean we just had to go. The other people scheduled for our ride didn't show up, so Emma and I got our own private
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Our current island is an interesting one - Sint Maarten or Saint Martin depending where you are. Fun fact for Austin - the southern part of the island is part of the Netherlands (Sint Maarten). The northern part of the island is part of France (Saint Martin). Even though they
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This weeks adventures - a hot spring, a beautiful beach, DIY hair cuts, provisioning and delicious food. Fun fact for Austin - There are 40,275 McDonald's located in 120 countries. Less than a year ago I don't think we'd ever heard of Guadeloupe.
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For the first time in a very, very long time we don't have any friends around... or really anyone around. We already miss the company, the impromptu dinners together and the happy hours - but there is something nice about just being us for a little while. We
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After spending a couple days in Les Saints ( Îles des Saintes) we headed a little further north to Bouillante. It was only a 2 hour trip and the weather was calm. Calm enough for 2 loads of laundry, a loaf of banana bread and relaxing on deck. We spent two
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Tuesday morning we were up before the sun (3:36 AM to be exact). We pulled up our anchor and were on our way out of Martinique before 4:00 AM. We had hoped the girls would sleep later, but they were too excited about our middle of the night
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Yesterday we pulled up our anchor and headed to the northern end of Martinique. Fun fact for Austin - In 1804 the British left cannons and 100+ men on Diamond Rock so they could use it as a "warship" to attack the French. There weren't any
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Last week Olivia and I took a very last minute trip back to Minnesota. There were some things that were easier to take care of from Minnesota and since Martinique is fairly easy to fly in and out of it was good timing for a trip. We gave both girls
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Ah Martinique. When we were stuck without engines this was the island we dreamed of getting to... and we're here! Our first morning in Martinique and we got a special delivery from our neighbor friends. We've been spending our days exploring, shopping, catching up with boat