23 May 2012 –Cozumel: We do the formalities of exit from Mexico… in five steps! A bit long (between 2 and 3 hours), but everything goes very well in a courteous way. Some fresh produce shopping at the supermarket “Mega”, One last lap in town and we are ready for the next stage. Departure…
Thursday 17 May – After leaving Isla Mujeres, Head south. Let's pass as close as possible to the northeastern tip of Isla Cancun and walk along the coast closely in order to escape the current that carries north. It is a succession of large hotels along a beautiful white sandy beach. Many…
Tuesday 8 May – We leave the anchorage of Isla Mujeres at the end of the morning for a short trip to the north. We set out to explore Isla Contoy and hope to swim with whale sharks off Isla Holbox. In a few hours we pass the lighthouse north of Contoy, Let's go around it and go back down the…
Wednesday 18 April – After night sailing, we discover the bay of Cancun. A blue "pool" as far as the eye can see! We head to Mujeres Island just opposite... It's another world... on one side Cancun with in perspective very modern buildings that line the sandy beaches, and on the other…
Tuesday 7 March – Cabo Cruz Departure from Santiago in the late morning, direction Cabo Cruz, to 120 miles west. We arrive early the next morning and go around the coral reef to anchor in a rough sea with a wind at “Untangling the oxen”. We may not stay long,…
Monday 27 February – We depart from Port Antonio in Jamaica on Sunday 26 Around 12 noon. The sea is calm, We are moving forward with 6 knots with a nice breeze…everything is perfect… Late afternoon in the space of a minute the wind rises to more than 30 Nodes… in a flash Philippe reduces the sail, We spin…
Thursday 16 February – After a night with the engine facing the wind and waves, Hibiscus enters Port Antonio Bay… It is a lake surrounded by tropical greenery. We anchor in front of the Marina. On land the atmosphere is friendly around the pool and the marina bar. The few shopping streets…
Saturday 11 to Tuesday 14 February – Shortly after sunrise we enter the wide entrance channel of”Discovery Bay” – This is it, in 1494, that Christopher Columbus set foot in Jamaica – A long beach framed by reefs and not a hotel in sight! The bay is like a turquoise lake.…