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sea horses
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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sint maarten/saint martin
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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guadeloupe
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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zoo de guadeloupe
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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ilet caret
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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les saintes
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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saint pierre
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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merry christmas
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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martinique
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
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eight is great
Olivia had a little bit of a different birthday celebration this year - stayed up until midnight, chocolate chip pancakes, balloons, gifts, McDonald's, time with boat friends and cake from a French boulangerie. She rated this birthday a 9.5 out of 10.
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st. lucia
St. Lucia wasn't on our list of islands to stop at because parts of the island have a bad reputation for crime. But the sail from Bequia to Martinique is over 15 hours, so St. Lucia is a good stopping point to break up the long distance. Some
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busy in bequia
Our week started with taking the engines apart to get them ready for the new parts we were waiting on to come from the US. That is not a quick process, but luckily FedEx came through for us and we had the parts in 4 days (even with the Thanksgiving