Arriving to the Czech Republic On my way to the Czech Republic I had two layovers. Just a quick one in the early morning of December 19th and then a long overnight stay in Amsterdam that same day. I made the most of it by linking up with my crazy, and big hearted Dutch friend Jochem, whom I met years… Read more →
Author: Stevie Vagabond
One Ocean – Film by Stevie Iwaszko
“Ye are the leaves of one tree and the drops of one ocean.” – Baha’u’llah Dear Friends!! I am now wrapping up my last couple weeks of the University semester in Nanaimo, Vancouver Island. VIU has treated me well and it has been such a great experience to strap up the old soccer boots and get back out on the… Read more →
Stevie Iwaszko’s Visit to Key West
Back to the Beginning of Stevie the Vagabond Roll back to the first year of my travels as Stevie the Vagabond in the summer of 2013. I was halfway across Canada already, playing guitar on the streets while living out of my car. There was a big youth conference hosted by the Baha’i Community in Toronto with thousands of youth… Read more →
Month of Reflection in Panama
The “Crewing To Panama” experience was one full of tests for me personally and not a lot of time for reflection. I left the boat in somewhat of a chaotic state and therefor, right off the bat, did not have too much time for reflection then either. Instead I was thrown right into the next adventure of my journey and that… Read more →
“Prayer for Humanity” Bahai Blog | Studio Sessions
Hey friends, it has been a while since my last post, but here is a video of me performing one of my songs for Bahai Blog – Studio Sessions. Back in January before I left Key West I had a friend (Kyle Schmalenberg) visiting who was filming for Bahai Blog. He asked to record a song for the Studio Sessions… Read more →
CTP – Blog 10 – Panama
On Tuesday June 14 we weighed anchor from Providencia at 7:50 am and we were rounding the sea buoy by 8:15 to begin our 260 mile final leg of the sail to Colon, Panama. By the end of the first full day the seas had calmed significantly as well as the wind. Through the night we sailed passed all the lightning… Read more →
CTP – Blog 9 – Providencia, Colombia
Leaving Cuba — headed to Providencia On Friday, May 27 we left Cuba behind as we motor sailed south towards a waypoint just west of the Cayman Islands, on route to Providencia, Colombia. The seas were nice and calm, but we didn’t have the right wind angle once again. By day two we had already adjusted the sails to a… Read more →
CTP – Blog 8 – Cayo Largo
Leaving Isla Juventud towards Cayo Largo The first day we didn’t go very far from Nueva Gerona (literally just outside the Rio las Casas and around the corner). We anchored in front of el Presidio Modelo, went for a swim, then rinsed off, and went to sleep soon after in preparation for sailing to Cayo Largo. The next day we… Read more →
CTP – Blog 7 – Nueva Gerona, Isla Juventud
Cuban Hospitality in Nueva Gerona Leaving Cabo San Antonio We departed from Cabo San Antonio just before 15:00 on Sunday, May 15, with help once again from Messum, on our way to Nueva Gerona on Isla de la Juventud. We were anticipating some choppy seas once we rounded the cape, but to our surprise they were dead calm! Unfortunately the… Read more →
CTP – Blog 6 – Bienvenidos a Cabo San Antonio
Captain and I weighed anchor in Venice, Florida in the mid afternoon of Thursday, May 12. Our next stop was set to be Cabo San Antonio in Cuba. The crossing of the Gulf Stream from Venice, passed the Dry Tortugas (painfully close to Romi in Key West) was actually pretty uneventful. The only thing to note was how extremely calm the… Read more →