Tag: Antigua

Beer, Wonderful Beer

Haven’t caught up on the beers I’ve sampled in a while.  Lets give it a go.

First up, a great couple of summer beers, a la my deck.  Two great American “micro-breweries”.  I italicize as both are bit bigger than that now, but both still have a great product.  Brooklyn Lager and Samuel Adams Summer Ale.

Summer Beer

Next up, we have a memory from our Antigua trip in April.  Had never seen it before in Calgary, so had to buy it.  Unfortunately, not as good as I remembered it.  Carib Lager.

Carib Beer

Had this one in Newark, New Jersey.  Yuenling lager.  Oldest brewery in the USA?  Excellent beer.

Yuenling Lager

Next up, another beer out of Antigua, Wadadli.  Liked it, not a main brand like Carib, a real local beer.

Wadadli

To quote a great man, “Stay thirsty my friends.”

 

Antigua – To Sail Wins, So Far

Our Nightly Light Show
Our Nightly Light Show

We have asked ourselves several times the question, to sail or not to sail.  At this point, we have advanced to the point that it is not a definite no, yet still not a definitive yes.  We are satisfied that we can do it on a level of ability, now comes the thinking part.  As in, what will it take to make this a bigger part of our future.  Lots to discuss, lots to post, but at least we know we love doing it.  Four hours of 10 foot seas and 22 knot winds showed us that we can handle it, and, indeed revel in it.  A quick tease for you.  Raw video off Antigua.

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To Sail Or Not To Sail – Antigua

English: Sailing in Antigua Deutsch: Segeln au...
English: Sailing in Antigua Deutsch: Segeln auf Antigua (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

As one can see by the day ticker on the right side of the page, we are 3 days away (less than) from departing on another adventure.  That’s right, we are giving the sailing dream it’s due and spending 5 days sailing on a Royal Yachting Association course in Antigua.  Crew Competency to be exact.  Both Lori and I have some experience, but 0 ocean and no certifications.  We hope to knock a few things off the checklist.  First, spending an evening in NYC on a layover, and with luck, meeting up with all of our favourite blogger, El Guapo.  Hoping that works out.  Second, starting on our road to certification and creation of our log books.  Lastly, we will find out whether booting around on a 40 foot sailboat is something we want to do for a few years.  One door opens they say.

The downside, I still haven’t finished blogging ANY of our trips, and this will just add to the pile. At any rate, blogging will be quite slow for the next couple of weeks, and I will truly miss all of you for that period and hope to eventually catch up, both reading and writing when I get back.  Hope the weather in Calgary is truly miserable while we are away as well (Just Kidding, stop the hate mail)

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