Small boat sailing: Think of it as camping
If you don’t sail and you’ve seen a marina filled with sleek sailboats, you may have imagined life aboard as one of lazy luxury. Instead, think of small boat sailing as camping on the water. Read More …
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Photo Thursday: The Sea Pearl
My recent trip to the Seychelles was mostly spent on board a small yacht, as seen in this shot from the harbor on La Digue. (That’s Tharius, with the sun shades down and the dinghy Read More …
Photo Thursday: One Week Ago in the Seychelles
It’s cold and dark here in Minnesota, so it is hard to believe that just a week ago I was sitting on a sailboat in the Seychelles looking at scenes like this on along the Read More …
Saint Anne’s Marine Park, Seychelles
This was supposed to be a sailing day, but light winds and threatening skies mean we motor much of the way to Saint Anne’s Marine Park. The advantage of all that motoring is that we Read More …
Off to Thérése Island, Seychelles
The plan is to leave Mahe’s Port Launay Marine Park for the day, taking a short sail further along the coast to Thérése Island. Once there, we will have most of the day for snorkeling. Read More …
Bird Watching on Cousin Island, Seychelles
Cousin Island is a nature reserve. Once used as a coconut plantation, protection and restoration efforts on the island have been underway since the 1960s and today the islands are home to thousands of seabirds. Read More …
Felicité in the Seychelles
I’m not interested in snorkeling right now, so Joel very kindly agrees to take me ashore at what appears to be a little harbor with a beach on Felicité Island. We cut the motor as Read More …
We Almost Get to Cocos Island, Seychelles
Our anchorage off Felicité Island is beautiful. However, back behind us lies lovely little Cocos Island and marine park, where we were originally planning to anchor and spend the afternoon snorkeling. As we sailed past Read More …
Sailing Along Praslin in the Seychelles
Back on the water, we hurry to raise the sails. It’s a perfect day for sailing back around the end of Praslin on our way to our anchorage at Government Beach. Another beautiful place to Read More …
Turtles, Mangroves, and More on Curieuse Island, Seychelles
The Seychelles’ Curieuse Island is basically uninhabited. We come ashore on the Baie Laraie, where the beach is framed by giant granite outcroppings. This area of the island houses the ranger station, which is surrounded Read More …