Between Martinique and Grenada, the passage shifted from a straightforward southbound run into repairs, weather, and constant adjustment. What began as a simple transit became a sequence of stops, maintenance, and short weather windows. Patience moved south through persistent rain and shifting forecasts, each decision to sail or stop driven by timing rather than plan. Instead of one continuous passage, the route unfolded in stages, pause, repairs & reassessments. Setting the

Puerto Rico marks a wider stretch of water and rhythm change, then Culebra and Vieques are —quieter spaces, softer anchorages, longer pauses between movement. Weather systems pass through, brief rain, clear returns, steady wind holding the route together. USVI to BVI, short hops between anchorages, trade wind runs, steady movement between islands that blur into one another over time. Days shaped by short passages, anchoring, weather windows, and simple routine aboard Patien

Sitting and thinking late at night on the boat. Pondering all life has to offer.