CAN DRAC's Blog – March 2009 Archive (3)

Today is World Water Day.



So our blog is not about us. It's about water. Charity water.



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It's easy, quick and cheap. Remember: $20 can give one person clean water for 20 years.



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Eight years ago, just about two months into our relationship, we chartered a sailboat in the British Virgin Islands for a week. It was our first experience cruising together. We had such a great time that when we were on the plane on the way back browsing a brochure of the islands, we took a pen and we wrote: “We have to go back!”



Today, as we enter the waters of the British Virgin Islands, that old brochure sits on our chart… Continue

I can't believe we almost missed it. For a moment, we considered taking I-65 from the Bahamas to the Virgin Islands. What that means is taking advantage of the North winds that come with a front to go as far East as meridian 65 and then turn South straight to the Virgins. Never mind the fact that this is a long offshore passage and that these North winds don’t usually last long at this time of year, causing hours of motoring into Easterly winds… Continue