Back on the rock. We've had quite enough of traveling and vacation lately and from today onwards we have only one thing on our mind: To get out of this island. Not because we don't like it here as we most definitely do, but because we are anxious to get out exploring more of the world. So many plans, dreams and visions that we're dying to get started with... In order to get moving there's now only one thing to do: Work. Work meaning what must be done on the boat as well as finishing the most important of Alex's and my side projects. We have approximately seven weeks to go from today with a short trip to and from St Martin as well as a possible weekend flight to Guyana in the beginning of April as the only allowed distractions. Time now to put our focus on what really is important. Beer and chilling on the beach will have to wait till we get to another island.

Sorry for the radio silence, been busy spending the past week with my family in Finland and couldn't find a reason to open the computer even once. I almost managed to forget I was running a blog for a while but things might shortly be back to some sort of normality. See you in Antigua later this week.

We're back on the island in a few days.

Our dear sportfishing friend Daniel brought these colorful gifts to Alex. Japanese and French handcrafted jigs and stickbates. Happy times, now we just need to get out fishing some more. As soon as we're back from Europe we will get out on the water for real. Been unfortunately laying low with that these past months due to work and other missions and events, we're missing the sea tremendously. 

My girlfriends from Dubai had to leave us a day before the pool party unfortunately but when they were waiting for their flight to take off, Daniel, another friend of ours arrived just in time to meet them both. We enjoyed an extremely long rosé lunch with them all at our favorite restaurant here on Antigua, Cecilia's, ran by the beautiful, tall Helmut Newton model that I told you about last time. Located perfectly close to the airport making it a convenient place for both lunch and dinner when awaiting a flight. We're always having the best times at her house amongst her beautiful family, dogs and cats. You remember last time we had a dinner at Cecilia's? Check here for pictures from that night.

Thank you so much friends, family and blog readers for your greetings and emails on my birthday. I'd also like to send millions of thanks to our friend Jeff for organizing one of my birthday parties at his gorgeous house yesterday. And of course thanks to Alex - my soul mate, partner and husband that I like to call him even if we're not yet married, for not only being a man who can sort out and organize everything from emergency repairing my broken heels and preparing the most amazing barbeque dinner for that beautiful day to untangling my hair after it got stuck into the fan of the blow-dryer (seriously), but also for being such a patient, understanding and loving man even in the most stressful of moments (ok, most of the times at least lol). Not only does life get better with years of wisdom and experience, so does also the strongest and most profound friendships and relationships. Thank you all for making my/our past week an unforgettable one.