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800 nm to go

The tropics decided to skip today. The sun is gone, replaced by a sky full of dark grey clouds and even some rain. Not exactly tropical. The wind is also acting up, fluctuating wildly between 5 and 25 knots. Despite the weather's best efforts to dampen our spirits, there's good news,. We're well over halfway to Trinidad with around 800nm to go, and our estimated arrival date is looking like Saturday. I even managed to get in touch with "Junior" who's going to help us with customs clearance. From what I hear it's going to be a bureaucratic adventure involving carbon paper and triplicate forms – a whole different kind of challenge. And definitly not something i enjoy. Adding another layer of complexity is the marina situation in Trinidad. Apparently, thanks to hundreds of boats that rushed to get south before the hurricane, there are no berths left. The place is even more crowded than usual! Luckily, we only plan to stay for a few days – just enough time to ...