On Friday, March 23rd, we got our boat. After a hectic three hours of loading all of our provisions onto our boat, Carino, a 433 from Footloose, we finally got off about 3:30 and arrived at The Bight on Norman Island at about 4:30. We had a great meal of mahi-mahi on board and the […]
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We arrived at Beef Island airport at 6pm EDT and took a cab to our hotel on Tortola. It was a long day as we left the house at 3:30 MDT but Jacob still had plenty of energy for a swim and then he tried conch fritters for the first time.
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We only had 30 minutes in Houston and 60 minutes in San Juan but it proved to be plenty of time to make our connections. This is Jacob watching all the planes taking off and landing.
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Doesn’t Continental know you aren’t supposed to microwave frozen pizza? (This was Jacob’s favorite meal though. I should have given him my pizza as well.)
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For unknown reasons, Continental gave away all of our assigned seating on our first flight out of Denver. The only two seats together that they could give us were in the last row of the airplane. So Jacob and I sat in the last row and played Uno and checkers. As anyone who has watched
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Remember what I said about getting behind children in line in security? Well, I was wrong. On our way to the British Virgin Islands last week our six year old, Jacob, caught the attention of the TSA security agents. In his Scooby Doo backpack he was carrying, in addition to the normal treasures, a metal box
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Ok, so nobody goes through like a pro anymore. The ever changing rules are made to make it as awkward and silly as possible. But since I can still get through quickly if not easily, I thought I’d share some tips. First off, if you are checking a bag, check everything except your book and
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I’ve been dreaming of sailing in the British Virgin Islands for a while now. I even posted on how to plan a sailing vacation. Well, I’m not just dreaming anymore – we decided to go ahead and do it. The question is just which month and exactly how much are we going to spend on
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Ever looked at a magazine cover of a beautiful white sailboat surrounded by gorgeous turquoise water and wondered how in the world do people plan a vacation like that? Well, I’ve been dreaming about sailing lately, and since I’m not planning on taking my three month old sailing any time soon (they won’t let
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I had a great week sailing in the BVI on the Moorings boat Salaway with Offshore Sailing School. I made new friends and learned a lot. One of the coolest things we learned was how to "heave to", how to stop in the middle of the ocean. The joke of the day was several thousand
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