by Dana | Dec 24, 2020 | buying a sailboat for the west indies, christmas in the tropics, cruiser holiday greetings
My favorite sign up now in our termporary neighborhood.How are you celebrating the holidays this year?Thanks to COVID, the holiday season is weird for everyone this year—we get it! I advised one friend to just take a raincheck rather than force it if the spirit... by Dana | Dec 22, 2017 | christmas in the tropics, Christmas Portland Oregon, cruising holiday traditions, Sarah Steenland Coconut Telegraph comics
Kudos to brilliantly witty cruising cartoonist Sarah Steenland for cannily capturing what tropical cruisers do for the holidays versus “the rest of us.” Check Sarah Steenland’s FB page to tickle your funny bone some more.What do the holidays... by Dana | Dec 25, 2016 | Birdie Beach NSW Australia, christmas in the tropics, nude beaches
Santa looks a little different here in Oz. Storefront window in Laurieton, New South Wales, Australia.Here in Australia this holiday season there’s the surreal sense we’re existing in an alternate universe…. All manner of colorful cackling... by GWTAdmin | Jan 3, 2015 | christmas in the tropics, cruiser destinations, cruising south pacific, key west, marine communications
Key West Visitor’s information booth. The rooster comes acrossas the more authoritative guide. Roosters freely and fearlesslystrut the streets of Key West.We wandered about Key West, our last “civilized” spot in the U.S.A. before US... by GWTAdmin | Dec 30, 2014 | christmas in the tropics, cruiser activities, independent movie theater, key west, marine communications
Iconic Marilyn Monroe statue graces Key West’sTropic Cinema outdoor entrance.All bah-humbugging aside, one holiday tradition survived this year intact – catching a movie out for Christmas. This year our cruiser fun embraced seeing “Wild”... by GWTAdmin | Jan 4, 2014 | boot key marina marathon florida, christmas in the tropics, cruiser holiday greetings, cruising destinations, cruising life, florida keys
What are your holiday traditions? Do they vary when you’re far from home?North blizzards wreak havoc, while here in the Florida Keys, holiday traditions take on a slight twist.Instead of Frosty the Snowman, Sombrero beach-going families build a sandman, or...