What Happens When…

What happens when half the crew leaves the other half of the crew onboard On Delay? Well, when the half that left is typically the half that works on the postings and the stories, then you, our reading public, is left sort of, out in the cold.

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Bake and shark and how I became a coconut snob

Trinidad, August 24, 2012

Lots of people told us that when in Trinidad we had to go to Maracas Bay and eat bake and shark: Gypsy (Tony’s Trini friend from SF), the hostess in the nice restaurant in Port of Spain, the contractor working on the boat, all suggested bake and shark. And, the amazing Harripaul actually took us to eat bake and shark at the famous Maracas Bay.
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The dinghy goes adrift

September 1, 2012

We had some excitement on On Delay. We almost lost of our dinghy; we hadn’t fastened it securely enough to the boat when we returned from grocery shopping. If it hadn’t been for our sharp-eyed and quick swimming guests, we’d have lost it (or at least suffered the embarrassment of having it returned to us by one of our neighbours in the anchorage).

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