As we’ve noted before, Capri will be hauled out and put on the hard in Clark’s Marina on the southern coast of Grenada, while we are three months in Denmark.  Statistics (lies, damned lies and then there are statistics), say that Grenada lies so far south that hurricanes rarely hit here.  The last hurricane, Ivan,…

As we have written in previous blogs, we have decided to sail Capri back to Denmark making an eastward passage over the Atlantic.  We have also decided that we will take the southern route from the Caribbean to the Azores instead of the northern route over Bermuda.  The northern route starts from Florida, over Bermuda…

After the couple of hour’s pit stop in Bahia Obladia where we checked out of Panama, we hurried northward along Colombia’s coast towards Cartagena.  Puerto Obladia was a charming little Guna Indian village.  We would have liked to spend some time here, but the bay is completely open to the ocean swells and easterly winds. …

Since I managed to change the driveshaft packing while Capri was still in the water (see previous blog) and did not get eaten by the crocs hanging around (Thank you Vinni for keeping such a careful watch), I can now write about our trip from Golfito to Panama. The day after we changed the packing,…

Many cruisers choose to sail past Costa Rica because it is well known that it costs a fortune to clear in and out.  Despite this, we’ve decided to visit Costa Rica since it is supposedly an unbelievably beautiful country and also cheap to travel around in (we would get smarter).  According to the pilot books,…

Before we leave Mexico we need to get a Zarpe (clearing out proof), just as we have from every country we have left over the past 8 years.  This time we also need to have our TIP (Temporary Import Permit) for the boat cancelled.  If we don’t and the next owner of Capri decides to…

First a little about our vacation in Hawaii with our family. It is the middle of February and we’ve just gotten back for a fabulous vacation on Hawaii with Carsten’s daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren.  We played active grandparents and took Viggo (12 years old) and Frida (10 years old) to Pearl Harbor for the day. …

or Has the last fool yet to be born? There is a saying in Denmark – “The last fool has not yet been born”, meaning there will always be someone who will try something, like blue water cruising. Vinni and I have been sailing around through diverse areas of the world for the past 8…

In our past blogs, we have written a bit about boat maintenance/repairs.  Here we are again.   After almost six months on the hard, we found our batteries were dying.  We purchased these batteries on Tahiti four years ago.  Other cruisers tell us they get four to five years life from their batteries.  We are not…