Overnight to Trinidad

After more than a year and a half in the water, it's time to haul Alannastar and spend some time at "home". Trinidad is the choice for most cruisers in this area, and all three boats are heading there. The twins want to spend a couple more days on Union, so Conny and I travel together. It is the smoothest passage I have ever had, with wind on the beam and seas on the stern quarter. We average almost seven knots and actually have to shorten sail in the middle of the night just so that we don't approach the island before daylight. We time it right and enter the Boca one behind the other just at dawn. It is quite interesting with the muddy current streaming out into the blue water, and the standing waves are large enough to require vigilance at the helm in order to keep the boat straight. But, as soon as we get through the pass and into the bay, we are greeted by a pod of the largest dolphins I have ever seen - they don't seem to mind the dirty water at all. Welcome to Trinidad!

Alannastar on Passage (thanks Conny!)