Sailing Life on Ida

Follow us on our journey around the world sailing and living as a family of five, homeschooling, doing Diy projects and traveling

Hiking to Ciudad Perdida – The Lost City

Our trip to Ciudad Perdida was a very beautiful trip with mountain landscapes and also an educational trip about the

Columbia, San Andres and Cartagena

San Andres We spent 10 days in San Andres. At Christmas eve we got the best Christmas present. In the

A challenging sail from Guanaja to San Andres

The sail from Guanaja to San Andres took us 4 days. We had set off from Guanaja in Honduras with

Bay Islands, Honduras

The Bay Islands of Honduras are located north of mainland Honduras, on the route between Rio Dulce and southern Caribbean

Guatemala

Thank you Guatemala We say thank you for now to beautiful Guatemala, which has offered different experiences for us. Salt

Rio from Rio Dulce

Introducing Rio, our charming boat cat from Rio Dulce, who has become an inseparable part of our boating life. At

Belize

Our journey took an unforeseen turn when Martin’s persistent kidney stone issues escalated. With blood in his urine and fatigue,

Mexico – Mayan heritage sites

While we were docked in Puerto Morelos, we rented a car and took a 3-day road trip to Merida to

Mexico

On the way from Marina Hemingway, Cuba to Isla Mujeres, Mexico, we experienced some drifting from the Gulf stream current.

Cuba

Cuba has been on our bucket list for many many years, and sailing to Cuba was like with other places

Florida

After the challenging sailing through the Bahamas, we were glad to be back on the mainland in Florida. We found

Sailing through Bahamas

Our trip from Turks and Caicos to Florida took longer time than we had planned. The first two days were

Turks and Caicos

Before coming to the Caribbean, we had never heard of Turks and Caicos at all. We only came here in

Puerto Rico

Upon entering the harbor in San Juan, Martin and I were in for a surprise. We spotted a whale, which

Dominican Republic

We arrived in the Dominican Republic with a hitchhiker onboard – Sebastien, a 22-year-old Belgian with a degree in Computer

US Virgin Islands

When we sailed away from Guadeloupe, we had initially set course to the US Virgin Islands directly. But some of

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