Some subscribers are asking about our plans. Here goes:
We decided to buy this boat in the Caribbean because it didn't seem that far away. Yes, it is closer than Europe, and much closer than the Philippines – other locations housing an Amel Super Maramu 2000. But, still, really far from California. Much farther than we had thought. After Tim's retirement, we could spend hurricane season in Grenada, which is supposed to be outside the hurricane zone. It turned out that this year, the second named storm, Beryl, hit Carriacou, a tiny island just north of Grenada. It was a category 4 hurricane, which decimated the island. Liahona was only 20 miles from the direct impact zone. Luckily for us, southern Grenada was mostly spared – Liahona suffered no harm. Our plane tickets were to get bus to Grenada that day after Beryl hit. Luckily, we were able to postpone our trip by 8 days.
The Caribbean is supposed to be a calm sailing area, so that sounded good to me. Also, we could visit the entire island chain after we leave Grenada, making stops at the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, Guadalupe, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts, Anguilla, US and British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos, and the Bahamas. We can then make our way to the east coast of the US. We could visit the eastern seaboard and see lots of family and friends along the way. Then, we could spend next hurricane season north of the hurricane zone. The next sailing season, December 1st through May 31st, we could choose to go back to the Caribbean, go to the Mediterranean or go to Panama and through the canal.
As Tim says, “sailing plans are made in the sand at low tide.”
Around the world, we hope. Who knows? We shall see.
Fair winds,
Miriam
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