Hoist the Sails!!

We spent two months getting comfortable with Tarka and getting ready to do some good old fashion sailing. To make sure we didn't stay in St. Martin too long, we gave ourselves the motivation of a looming deadline as we bought non-refundable plane tickets home (for Jon's sister's wedding) out of Grenada, some 500 miles away.  Also, our friend Clint was going to meet us in Grenada which gave us a very specific deadline of July 2nd. We had 21 days to get to the other side of the Caribbean. Here's to slightly overcast days, small swells and a tail wind :)

With Tarka on the Mooring we took to using our old dock spot as our personal dingy dock.

We headed out under the 5pm bridge to stay the night in Marigot Bay on June 10, 2014. Jon is checking the anchor.

Celebrating our first night outside of the Lagoon.

We set off at first light. Heading for Statia (St. Eustatius) 37 miles away. I hurled my brains out for 30 of those miles. Luckily Jon took this picture during the first 7 miles :) 

Enjoying land

Wild passion fruit

Hiking the Quill, a dormant volcano on Statia with our friends Matt and Hillary.

Island problems.

Love the view ;)

Hillary forcing 1/3rd of a lime down the skinny neck of that beer.

Group photo! Matt and Hillary SUPed over to say good-bye. Our new friend Adria is hitching a ride to Martinique some 250 miles away. We figured having a third for night watches would be nice for our first over nights.

Our favorite part about Statia.

My super power is my ability to sleep pretty much anywhere, pretty much anytime.

Long nights = ability to sleep well

Awwww Jonny :)