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Category: Travel and Destinations

Travel and Destinations transports you to the places we’ve explored. More than a sailing log, my writing aims to let you hear the voices, see the sights, smell the air, and feel as if you’re right there with us.

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June 4, 2022June 4, 2022Lorraine Escher

After the Galapagos: The Sea Is Alive with Extremes of Life, Luxury and Exploitation

September 11, 2021September 11, 2021Lorraine Escher

COVID Arrives in Grenada

July 25, 2020July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Waiting for Gonzalo

Why the Caribbean has no tides
February 21, 2019July 9, 2026Lorraine Escher

Why the Caribbean Has Virtually No Tides

November 28, 2018July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Freezing on a catamaran in Georgia

May 7, 2018July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Don’t mess with a missionary, man – Ile a Vache, Haiti

May 2, 2018July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Give me Voodoo: fear and fascination as a cruiser in Haiti (with bonus dream sequence)

February 16, 2018July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

800 nautical miles from Grenada to Haiti

January 30, 2018July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Leaving Trinidad for Grenada with Svetlana

December 30, 2017July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Christmas dinner with the Preddie family, Trinidad 2017

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