An exciting, anecdotal account of a couple's Caribbean cruise that lasted five years. A 36-foot yacht of the coast cruiser class, with an auxiliary engine, was their home as they went from port to port,- though Long Island Sound, down the eastern seaboard to Miami; then southeast to Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, then through the Windward and the Leeward Islands- 60 ports in all. The story- told chiefly by the wife, is warm, lively reporting of places and people, with bits of history, with exploration and fishing excursions, with experiences with customs officials and entry requirements; leisurely adventure and delightful humor- required reading for anyone contemplating sailing in the trade winds. The husband contributes a salty introduction which covers special details on boat and cruise, and an appendix supplements the text with specific information on requirements at each port, factual details, and so on.