Ava's Tropical Dreams

  Antigua Fun! ⛵ Hi! Welcome to my next blog post! Read on to find out about our Super-yacht dock party, beach bonfire and swimming with stingrays!    Super-yacht dock party! Last week, we sailed to the next island in the Caribbean chain... Antigua! While in a place called Falmouth bay, the whole anchorage was invited to a super-yacht dock party! All dressed up, the whole bay made their way to a dock next to a 300 ft super-yacht! The party was great with music, paddling pools full of drinks and delicious food. We made friends with the second officer who got all of us kids loads of glow-sticks! We were very surprised that a super-yacht had hosted a party, however we were told that the boat had been doing this for 20 years as a way to give back to the community! It was a really great party! Beach Bonfire! 🔥 The other day, our friends invited us to a beach bonfire. All of our friends and our family arrived at the sunset lit beach. We all had to find loads of sticks and logs...

  A SURFER'S PARADISE! 🌴 Hi! Get ready to read my next blog... about surfing! SURFING RESEARCH ( by Thea for home school): The history of surfing stared in the 12th century in Polynesia (the Polynesians found a cave carving of people riding waves.) The Polynesians spread the word to Hawaii and the sport became very popular. Then they started making boards in different shapes and sizes to try new things. The first surfboards that the Polynesians used were made out of wood, especially from the local trees such as koa and wiliwili.  Today, we have lightweight foam, carbon fiber surfboards. Surfing has become a high performance, global sport with Olympic level competition. LEARNING TO SURF!🏄 In Guadeloupe, we arrived at a bay with incredible surf swell! Already there, were our friends who were surfing on the big waves! When we went to the beach, in the evening, our friends offered me a try on one of their surfboards, of course I said I would give it a go. As I paddled into the b...

Guadeloupe  ANNOUNCEMENT!- We have officially been living on our boat for 6 whole months! Time has flown by so quickly! I love this life, as I have settled in so well and made so many new friends (including dolphins)! I hope we continue this incredible lifestyle as we explore our earth's ocean wonders!   Guadeloupe is a beautiful, luscious island north of Dominica. However, unlike Dominica, it is a French Caribbean island. Many of the tourists who seek the amazing features of Guadeloupe come from France as Guadeloupe is a French-speaking island. From trying out a new sport to swimming with dolphins, read on to hear about our great experience in Guadeloupe!   Les Saints! Off of the south coast of Guadeloupe, there are a group of islands called Les Saints. We did a 4 hour sail to Les Saints to see our friends who were already there. Les Saints is a group of small islands 5 nautical miles south of the most southern tip of Guadeloupe. On one of the i...