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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.

All At Sea Caribbean magazine cover, December 2017.
December 20, 2017December 20, 2017Lorraine Escher

Two articles Published in All at Sea Magazine, December 2017

December 18, 2017July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

We are still living on the hard in Trinidad. It’s not all Christmas and poinsettias.

October 16, 2017July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

The Aftermath of an Oil Spill in Trinidad

September 13, 2017July 10, 2026Lorraine Escher

Memories of the BVIs: dancing with my girl, Betty

August 23, 2017July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Fish obsessed in Bequia

August 21, 2017July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Dominica: colourful and unique. It is the 4th dimension.

August 18, 2017July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Drama on the Bus in Grenada

PIcture of the Escher kids on the deck of SV Aphrodite during Grenada Carnival 2017
August 16, 2017August 16, 2017Lorraine Escher

Sights to See (and Unsee) at Grenada Carnival 2017

August 14, 2017July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Crewing up to cross the Pacific: 90+days, family boat, not really open to swingers

July 3, 2017July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Grenada Hash House Harriers – a walk or a run for everyone

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