There is something about a tropical isle on the horizon that calls to me, as it does to just about every cruising sailor. The turquoise water of the shallows, the white sand beaches and the sway of palms all hold the promise of paradise. Although we weren’t technically in the tropics and we weren’t technically headed for a new landfall, we did indeed have two pretty islands ahead of us that gave us the afternoon’s goal: A circumnavigation. Read more.
