Bastille Day in Frenchtown Vive la France! Right after we came back from the celebration in Frenchtown, I wrote this post. We visit Frenchtown in St. Thomas since we didn’t do last time we anchored in the island. Today, 14th of July, is a special day, the Bastille Day. The French National day commemorates the […]

Since we started living aboard we been struggling with power issues. Initially we had problems with the batteries, which all had to be replaced. In total there were six deep cycle batteries that gave us, or should give, 115amp each, two are for the starter bank and the remaining four for everything else. Unfortunately, from […]

One of the items in the check list to our preparation for crossing the Pacific Ocean next year was the liferaft which, according to the inspection seal on it, was not checked since 2001! During our stay in St Lucia we decided to make that extra investment. One investment that we, sincerely, hope never need […]

It’s João’s second birthday since we have a new family member to celebrate but it’s the first celebration on s/v Dee.  This year we don’t have to reserve any fine dining restaurant for the birthday dinner and no expensive gift but “the real happiness is at home”. As we grow old together… I wish João […]

7 months old Maria Dee in Mira beach, Portugal On our “Princess Dragon” Maria Dee’s first Birthday is drawing near, just a week before the day we expect to live on board. During my pregnancy I was blessed and everything went well and smooth. I had few times morning sickness, one time a simple cold, accurate due date […]

In just a few days we will have to say goodbye to the country of the Dominican where we had lots of happiness and tears. The trip to celebrate our 500 years of the sea route from Europe to Asia didn’t start yet but the Dominican Republic is our starting point.  What we learned from […]

 “How is little Maria Dee?” or “is she developing well?” it’s probably the questions we have to answer more frequently. Since I got the confirmation from my work that I don’t need to go back to Macau this year, we had to plan about the doctor consultations and vaccination programs of Maria Dee. We are […]

French pastry on s/v Dee I was so happy when my trial baking was successful that I couldn’t wait to share my happiness. I tried canelés de Bordeaux in Sint Maarten. I didn’t know about this delicious sweet treat when we visited France. When we sailed to Sint Maarten from United States Virgin Islands we […]

As it’s approaching the departure date (less than 3 months to go) we are more excited and anxious day by day. I’m resigning from my job two months before our “Big day” because I’m the “woman of the house”. João, the leader or the man of the family, works until the last minute before we […]

Finally we settled in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands where we decided to take care of Noel’s travel documents. We visited the Imperial Animal Hospital on St. Thomas islands following the advice of many local pet owners. It’s located on the hill between Frenchtown and Crown Bay. We dinghied from Long Bay to the […]