Kay Chung
Posted in Camping, Florida, USA, USA East Coast
New Purchases for My Car-Camping Trip: 2003 Grand Marquis and Marmot Limelight 2P Tent(January 15 – 17, 2019) For the first time I am car-camping alone. I picked Dupuis Campground in Florida, two hours’ drive from my home. This was to see (1) if I am capable of camping alone,
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Kay Chung
Posted in Medical Service Experiences, USA
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. – Margaret Mead (Anthropologist)”
Smart shopping is finding a reasonably priced quality item that fits my budget. I have a limited income so I have to budget my lifestyle accordingly most of the time.
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Traffic is heavy and driving is stressful in South Florida; yet is not easy to live without a car here. Many people would like to use Public Transportation but prefer to drive because of the added time as the schedules and locations are not really convenient.
Starting year 2019,
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(09/21 to 10/28/2018) I flew from Curacao to Florida in August. My original plan was to take three or four months off from the boat and enjoy life on land. John’s new plan is to take on a lot of boat projects in Colombia, so now I will be on land for a year.
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Kay Chung
Posted in Caribbean Islands, Internet Abroad, Sailings
My Experience with a Prepaid UTS Chippie Simcard in Bonaire and Curacao
(June – August 2018) The UTS Chippie store is easy to find in Kralendijk, Bonaire. There are many options for data and/or calling plans. I purchased a Chippie SIM Card (USD 7) and a 6GB data plan (USD 52),
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Kay Chung
Posted in Caribbean Islands, Sailings
(July – August 2018) Meditation at sunrise on the deck is for me one of the most valuable experiences of living on a sailboat. Doing meditation in Curacao, it is nice not to worry about bug bites. Feeling the morning calmness surrounded by water, I clear my mind and embrace a new day with dreams.
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Kay Chung
Posted in Caribbean Islands, Internet Abroad, Sailings
My Experience with Digicel Simcard in Trinidad
(February – May 2018) In Chaguaramas, Trinidad, I took a Maxi Taxi (Bus) to buy a SIM Card from the Digicel store at the West Moorings Shopping Mall. A SIM Card costs 44 Trinidadian Dollars (about USD 7) when you add 3GB data (for 30 days) with 200 local call minutes the cost rises to 289 Trinidadian Dollars (about USD 44) including tax.
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Kay Chung
Posted in Caribbean Islands, Sailings
Bonaire was a brown island a month ago (late June) when we arrived here. Since then, it has rained often. It surprised me how much rain we have had in July. It washed down a lot of yellow dust from the boat. Brown mountains have changed to green mountains with fresh trees and bushes.
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Kay Chung
Posted in Caribbean Islands, Sailings
Escaping from hurricane season 2018 (June to November), we have chosen to stay in Bonaire, Curacao, and Colombia. This is our second time cruising in this area. It works with our scheduled goal which is “Crossing the Panama Canal in February 2019”.
People have often asked me what island is my most favorite.
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Kay Chung
Posted in Caribbean Islands, Sailings
“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” – Theodore Roosevelt
(June 12 to 17, 2018) Visiting St. John Island, was not on our original plan.
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Kay Chung
Posted in Caribbean Islands, Sailings
(June 2018) When we were in Saint Croix three years ago, we met a Korean woman, Mia and her husband, Tommy. They built a beautiful waterfront house in St. Croix after retiring from Kentucky in the USA. They love SCUBA diving and an island life style. “Call us when you visit St.
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Kay Chung
Posted in Caribbean Islands, Sailings
“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” — Pascal
(May 30 to 31, 2018) Night sailing from St. Martin to St. Croix, about 100 miles for 20 hours. Wind speed and direction led us effortlessly downwind sailing following in one direct line.
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Kay Chung
Posted in Caribbean Islands, Medical Service Experiences, Sailings
Night sailing from Trinidad to Grenada
We were worried during our passage near the oil rig platforms after leaving Trinidad. We made sure we sailed at least 10 miles east of the oil platforms which is farther from Venezuela. We wanted to be invisible to any potential pirates so we sailed without lights and also turned our AIS off.
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Kay Chung
Posted in Caribbean Islands, Sailings
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Kay Chung
Posted in Boat Projects, Caribbean Islands, Sailings
The craziness in the tropical heat is about to end. John’s boat working fever finally has calmed down. Bad Bunny looks really shiny and sharp from the rub rail down. Unfortunately according to John, this just means we have to do more work on the deck to make it all match!
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Kay Chung
Posted in Florida, USA, USA East Coast
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Taking a short break from the boatyard, I am visiting Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Flying from Trinidad to Fort Lauderdale is about a 3-4 hours trip, nonstop. Each time I visit my home and meet friends,
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Kay Chung
Posted in Boat Projects, Caribbean Islands, Sailings
We are living in a boatyard in Chaguaramas for now, to get “Bad Bunny” repaired and enhanced. This place is a main boat repair center in the Caribbean. All is easily accessible by walk or bike-ride here. We hired contractors for painting, pulling out the mast by a rigger and a crane,
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Kay Chung
Posted in Atlantic Islands, Boat Projects, Caribbean Islands, Movies on YouTube, Sailings
Kay Chung
Posted in Atlantic Islands, Boat Projects, Caribbean Islands, Sailings, South America
(February 13 – 16, 2018) From Suriname (South America) to Chaguaramas in Trinidad, we sailed a total of 565 miles in 77 hours. On the second day, even including the slowdown for the autopilot repair, we still made our fastest daily trip, 184 miles.
Motoring out of the Suriname River,
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Kay Chung
Posted in Atlantic Islands, Caribbean Islands, Sailings, South America
Suriname is not well-known as a travel destination yet. It is an easy going country. A massive river flows through it, and thick green forest are all over Suriname. It offers jungle tours and a unique mixed cultural experience. Most of the sailboats and travelers are from the Netherlands.
Driving on the left side of the road was new thing for us.
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