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Well, we know all about “canoodling” but we have only come across ‘noodling’ since being in the Caribbean and it’s only since coming to Trinidad that Claire has actually participated … its actually far too much like hard work for James!   To enlighten you: a noodle is a long circular piece of foam (sometimes with […]

Puzzled?  Well, it’s “Trinidad Transport - Trinidad and Tobago Style”.   It isn’t the Tourist Trophy (as in Isle of Man TT) although we can confirm there has been the odd occasion when there has been a distinct similarity in the style of driving but that’s not the norm – unlike the rest of the Caribbean!   […]

Poor Tommy suffered a real blow to his morale.  He assumed his duties as our trusty engine knowing that as a 3.5hp engine, he was infinitely superior to YamaHaHa’s 2.5hp, but this weekend he was made to feel very small indeed and was really pleased to be wearing his new hat!   For the last few […]

The Jesse James’ ‘Taste of Trinidad’ tour has the reputation of being the best way to see Trinidad and learn about the country as well as sample its many different types of cuisine.  This was an understatement.   Trinidadians are a blend of Indian, African and European with one common ingredient in their cooking – pepper!   […]

The trip from Grenada to Trinidad reminded us why we were enjoying seeing the world at 5 miles an hour in a yacht!  We love sailing.   The conditions we had were near perfect for the 86nm passage.  The wind had a touch of north in it so we didn’t have to sail so hard on […]

To the uninitiated …. this is a game of dominoes with an additional rule that is applicable only in Grenada!    Grenada have a ‘public train’ which is open at one end only and before play begins two tiles are passed on (supposedly tiles you don’t want!) to the player on your left/right and the other […]

Tommy Tohatsu has carried his first VIP guest, an acclaimed nautical journalist, to sundowners on Ocean Rainbow; the blown WiFi Bullet has been replaced so now we have rejoined the 21st Century with WiFi on board; Claire has had her hair ‘professionally’ cut and James has had his tooth (broken when cutting fishing line!) repaired […]

Can't believe that it has been two years since we left Portishead.    We have actually been on board for 18 months having laid up for our first hurricane season but this year we are continuing with the sailing and heading south to find more islands and for this next stage of the adventure we are […]

For all of you who think we have become total Philistines and are only interested in parties, here’s the proof that we do attend cultural soirées.   Having moved from True Blue Bay to Prickly Bay we went, this evening, to the TiKi Bar for Conception Dance Theatre’s presentation of “Raising the Barré”.   It was a […]

We left Tyrrel Bay yesterday to sail down the east coast of Grenada heading for True Blue, Grenada.   There was the chance for a 'race' with Peter on Mandalay and Bjorn on Tarounga as they were also leaving at the same time.   However, there was one small problem - the size of our boat compared […]