LOBSTER! Again!!! We sailed our 4 hours on, 4 hours off shifts through the night and arrived at Isla Tortuga about 1PM in the next afternoon. 17 hour sail! Bob’s first sail without being able to see land. Isla Tortuga is barren and flat and we named it La Blanquilla #2! Not much there […]
Vicki joined the Scotty, Kristine and ken crew sailing to the Venezuelan Islands – Los Testigos, La Blanquilla and Margarita – supposedly Pirate infested seas. No Pirates were spotted, in fact, no sailboats spotted – only terrific places to anchor as the only boat with neighboring Venezuelan fisherman selling lobsters and fresh fish. Completed our […]
Saturday, we arrived to Margarita, one of Venezuela’s biggest offshore islands. According to Doyle books, its major attraction is its duty free shopping by the mainlanders. Venezuelans are limited to how much they buy, but not how many times they visit to shop. We considered their one marina, but without many other sailboats there, […]
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