Herlihy Sailing

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Let’s go backwards, the ugly is that we have a broken head (toilet.) As soon as PaPete and Baba (Peter and Sally) left to go home the head broke, most likely clogged. We decided to sail around the South side of St John anyway to Great Lameshur Bay, one of our...
On the first day

On the first day

I had to wake up ate 4:30 in the morning.I did not like that part.When I woke up I had to jump right in the car. Then we drove to the air port. Then we went to dunkin donuts and I got a donut and hot chocolate. Then we boarded the plane. On the way their I watched...
Homework, and Happy Birthday Peter and Papa!

Homework, and Happy Birthday Peter and Papa!

The fun begins! Salmagal is cruising, finally! Posts have been slow as we have been working hard to get SMG ready for the high seas. Here are some pics and a quick recap of what we have been up to. And did I mention it is Peter’s and Papa’s (my dad)...
Our back story…how we got here

Our back story…how we got here

I am a planner… I have been planing this trip in my mind since the winter Andy and I spent in the Caribbean aboard Kinship in 2002-2003. We met many live aboards, some with kids. Wouldn’t that be amazing we said. And then we went home and had our own kids and sailing adventures were put on hold for a few years…

Tomorrow is moving day!

Tomorrow is moving day!

Tomorrow am, 0730 Salmagal will be launched! We are on the lift and ready to go! Out of the hot boatyard… No more climbing up and down ladders…Yes!   That means we are also checking out of our hotel room tomorrow and moving onto the boat, our home for...
It begins

It begins

We are in Tortola, it begins… Well, me, Liz, and her father (papete) are in Tortola to get Salmagal launched while Mira and Peter are back in Dartmouth Grammy and Papa (Judy and Ted) finishing off another week of school before they head down on Sunday with...