Charm of the Azores
Six islands in six weeks–here’s what we discovered about these stunning remote Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. There’s a lot to cover but we guarantee the Azores will be on your bucket list after you read this.
Read Moreby shiera | Aug 30, 2022 | Adventures | 4
Six islands in six weeks–here’s what we discovered about these stunning remote Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. There’s a lot to cover but we guarantee the Azores will be on your bucket list after you read this.
Read Moreby shiera | Jul 5, 2022 | Adventures | 6
As we wait for a 2-week weather window to sail from Bermuda to the Azores, tropical storm Alex debuts in Cuba. We hoist the spinnaker in 12k of wind and watch land disappear from the horizon. Next stop is Horta—1800 miles away as the crow flies, but we aren’t a crow so it will be longer.
Read Moreby shiera | Jun 30, 2022 | Adventures | 0
We fell in love with the country 30 miles before making landfall. Typically just a brief stopover for boats making a trans-Atlantic voyage, Bermuda is often undiscovered by fellow cruisers. We had the luxury of a week to explore this tropical paradise.
Read Moreby shiera | May 25, 2022 | Adventures | 6
I settle into a routine at the helm, keeping one eye on the chart plotter to avoid nearby vessels and one eye on a movie to keep me awake. By 5am, the captain takes over, I go back to bed, and eight days of hot bedding begin.
Read Moreby shiera | Apr 30, 2022 | Adventures | 2
No matter how much I love exploring our planet, it always feels good to step off the plane onto U.S. soil. This is my home. Or is it?
Read Moreby shiera | Apr 10, 2022 | Adventures | 2
The longest I had lived anywhere was five years so it seems fitting to me that a place where I’ve spent the last three sailing seasons feels a little like home.
Read Moreby shiera | Dec 13, 2021 | Adventures | 6
A dinghy is a critical piece of our household and everybody has a story about losing one. We were six miles from shore, seas were choppy, and the sun was bright. It would be a miracle to find the needle in this haystack of an ocean.
Read Moreby shiera | Nov 16, 2021 | Adventures | 5
I’ve been searching for an underwater critter since we began this journey. It lives in the sea but is a terrible swimmer. It’s considered a fish but doesn’t have scales, a stomach, or teeth. The female of the species is in charge…
Read Moreby shiera | Nov 10, 2021 | Adventures | 10
We take in a final sunset and slip under the covers before we launch into a 5-night sleepless passage. Two hours later, adrenaline turns us into night owls and we exit in the dark. Next stop Abaco…750 miles away.
Read Moreby shiera | Feb 26, 2021 | Adventures | 0
What happens when we run out of pineapple? Tucked deep in Bahamian paradise hundreds of miles away from a supermarket, we learned about the Mailboat.
Read Moreby shiera | Jan 31, 2021 | Adventures | 6
January evaporated at a speed faster than my fingers could write. Now, on this last day of the month, we’re safe on Gémeaux in bouncy water too rough to snorkel or paddle board so it’s the perfect day to describe where the month went.
Read Moreby shiera | Jan 27, 2021 | Adventures | 6
Out of the corner of my eye I saw it swimming fast at me. Face your danger, they always say, so I drew my legs into my chest and kicked hard. All the splashing just obscured my view so I couldn’t see the direction of his next assault.
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