December 2016 | MONTH IN REVIEW

Here's a quick summary of what we were up to this month.  Tis' the season where everything slows down for festivities! With the engine hauled out, there's no way we were going anywhere. We applied for a visa extension -- $100 TTD/person for 3 more months. New visa expiry date: 19th March 2017.  We had to buy a second-hand prop (18" x 16") because the blades on our main prop snapped when we sent it in to the shops to be tuned. We met a new friend (a local Trinidadian) on Christmas Eve through a friend from Singapore. It was...

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TV | Movie Guide 2016

Here's a list of TV series we watched in 2016! Galavant (Season 1 & 2) True Detective Shades of Blue Timeless Westworld iZombie Arrow The Flash Legends of Tomorrow Luke Cage Once Upon A Time Killjoys Dark Matter The 100 Preacher Stranger Things Poldark Stitchers Chance Blindspot (Season 1) This list is purely based on memory! We should've started recording this earlier. Oh well.. :) Check out our TV | Movie Guide 2017  ...

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Life in Trinidad

Raptor at Power Boats Trinidad & Tobago is a twin island nation; Trinidad is the southern most island in the Caribbean and the larger of the two islands. It's situated off the northeastern coast of Venezuela, just 11 km away. It's very industrial and not touristy at all. Most boats haul out here for repairs and maintenance, and to hide away from the hurricane season. We've been living here for a number of months now (including the few months back in 2015). We thought it would be useful to share some information about life in Trinidad. Boatyard...

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Visa Extension in Trinidad (Updated)

2 weeks before our visa was up on the 27th December 2016, we informed Power Boats (the boatyard in which we are hauled out) of our intention to request for a visa extension. They gave us a form to fill up (mainly requiring information like our boat name, when we hauled out, date of entry, visa expiry date, length of extension and reason for extension request, etc). Based on the information we provided, Power Boats (PB) prepared a letter for us. Next, we visited the Immigration office in Chaguaramas with our passports and the letter (from PB)...

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November 2016 | MONTH IN REVIEW

Here's a quick summary of what we were up to this month.  We decided to re-paint the interior {by we.. it was really me} as the paint onboard is 20 years old, parts of it were moldy and bubbling up. Since I suggested to re-paint the interior, I was tasked to remove the old paint. Not a fun job -- when the old paint peels off and the exposed fiberglass falls onto your {my} skin, it itches for days! Alex turned on the engine for the first time in 20 months (not since we hauled out in March 2015). We had a runaway engine! A scary...

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From AIS Receiver to Transceiver

Raymarine AIS350 Receiver to Vespermarine XB 8000 AIS Tranceiver The AIS (Automatic Identification System) receiver was one of the most useful things we installed in the last few years on board. It's made our passages so much more comforting as we were able to see ships & tankers from miles away. Receiving data of their ship details such as their position, heading, destination, speed. We were able to see if we were on a collision course. A couple of times we radioed to ask them to change course to avoid us and they were happy...

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Servicing Winches

In the last 5 years, this is our 2nd time servicing the winches. How often do you service yours? We probably should service ours more often but we prefer not to take them apart at sea. We're worried in case something falls overboard, then we'll be screwed! So, now that we're on the hard, there's no excuse! Here are some photo's... Before After Shining like new! Reassembling the winch Almost there Apologies, I don't think I took a photo of the final assembled winch. But I hope you get the picture.. ...

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Recipe | Chipotle Burrito Bowl

We had our first Burrito Bowl at Chipotle Mexican Grill in the US last September, and loved it! What's a girl to do when there is no Chipotle branch in Trinidad? She makes her own! :) We had all the ingredients here except coriander! I've included it in the recipe below anyway because it's an essential ingredient and should be used when you have it! When on a boat in a foreign land, we have to make do with what we have. Serves: 2-3 people Ingredients: Salsa 4-5 Tomatoes - diced 1 Red Onion - finely chopped 3 Cucumbers - diced 3...

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Where Are We?

Our position as at 6 November 2016. Power Boats, Chaguaramas, Trinidad & Tobago....

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