A Brand New Life
— never a dull moment —

Kate

professional mariner | full-time traveller | part-time blogger | amateur photographer | semi-circumnavigator | happy wife | made in South Africa

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Melody

Melody

working on a boat refit is definitely not glamorous and it’s not always fun but there are a few things that can put … View Post
Life Lately

Life Lately

so, if you follow us on instagram or twitter, you know that we have finally left Trinidad and returned to Grenada!  we spent … View Post
Best Birthday

Best Birthday

Rufus made it back from the UK just in time for my birthday. we took the day off boat work, he spoiled me rotten, … View Post
Yachtmaster

Yachtmaster

it’s been a week since Rufus returned from his 3 week RYA Yachtmaster training in the UK. we’ve been making up for lost … View Post
Trinidad

Trinidad

I’ve been getting a lot of “where are you now” questions and this is the answer: Chaguaramas, Trinidad! Trinidad is the southern most … View Post
Welcome Party

Welcome Party

the last time we were in Trinidad we had an exceptionally bad experience. I won’t go into details but when we finally were … View Post
Off The Line

Off The Line

As many of you know, we started the ‘Melody’ chapter of our life 4 years ago and we did it with another two awesome humans. … View Post
Grand Anse

Grand Anse

Grand Anse is one of the best beaches we’ve visited in Grenada. we came upon it quite by accident while unintentionally walking half … View Post
Dragon Bay

Dragon Bay

it’s been a while… my sincerest apologies. we’ve been in Trinidad, on the hard for well over a month and trust me, … View Post
Tobago Cays

Tobago Cays

Tobago Cays is a small group of islands in the Grenadines, famous for its (mostly) untouched beauty and my favourite: turtles and manta rays! … View Post
Night Lights

Night Lights

This post is a bit out of sequence (have a few more posts to do before we get to Trinidad) but I felt like … View Post
Saltwhistle Bay

Saltwhistle Bay

Mayreau is one of the Grenadines islands and Saltwhistle Bay was our first stop. When we arrived there were very few yachts and so … View Post
Bequia

Bequia

Bequia was a beautiful stop. We anchored just off Port Elizabeth in front Princess Margaret Beach. This stop was extra special for us because … View Post
Pitons

Pitons

On our way down to St Vincent we sailed past the Pitons of St Lucia. It’s a protected area and rather pricey (for … View Post
Wallilabou

Wallilabou

Wallilabou Bay was our introduction to St Vincent. It’s one of our favorite bays so far – the vibe, the people and the character … View Post
Soufriere

Soufriere

Sourfiere was our first real sailing destination. We had perfect conditions and the new main sail couldn’t have performed better. We even tested … View Post
Marigot Bay

Marigot Bay

we arrived in St Lucia on May 6th, to finally return to Melody and meet the wonderful Klein family in person, that had been … View Post
Jack

Jack

  Rufus and I have been getting a lot of questions about Jack since we left Zambia. He built up an unexpected international following … View Post
A Brand New Beginning

A Brand New Beginning

Friends! We are back! Back on the blog and back on the BOAT!! For those of you who are new to our blog, in 2010 … View Post
Lilongwe Drive Home

Lilongwe Drive Home

these are a few shots from our drive back home to Kitwe, Zambia. we took the southern route via Chipata. the Malawi border post … View Post