If you want a really big lobster dinner, you’ve got to go to Farmers Cay Yacht Club at Little Farmers Cay. But the price you pay is learning not to try and catch a mooring ball at maximum tide. I … Continue reading Lobsta and a bent boat hook
Safta Judy and nephew David having a good time on “Chez enjoy”. Left Palm Cay Marina and heading toward the Exhumas Cays Land and Sea Park for some snorkeling. Continue reading Multi-generation blast!
Trinidad 2002 when we first started cruising and Bahamas 2017 as we start anew! Now pic taken at the Poopdeck, Nassau for David Fink’s 28th with Safta Judy. Continue reading Then and now….
So we made significant progress today installing our Ech2O Tec watermaker. After getting advice in Marsh Harbour on how to lay out the various stages components, we went ahead and started the installation process. We routed hoses under various floorboards … Continue reading They say cruising is working on your boat in exotic places….
We successfully crossed from Royal Island to the capital of New Providence, Nassau in time for Thanksgiving. While we caught up on laundry, Tali was in the galley creating a wonderous Thanksgiving feast. I am thankful. I’m thankful for being able to actually live the dream that we planned for since we married; I’m thank for my loving husband who has navigated these uncharted waters with patience; I’m thankful for my supportive family and friends. And I’m particularly thankful for this very very yummy Thanksgiving dinner. Thank you Tali! Continue reading A Bahamian Thanksgiving?
Our first visitor! Tali came down for the Thanksgiving holiday and graced us with her loving personality. She’s quite handy with the anchor, certainly the galley, and we’ve been having fun with sunrise and sunset snorkle activities. Today we crossed … Continue reading And, our first visitor!
Sooo excited, we had a yellow breasted bird visiting us on the ocean crossing for two days. It inspired Lisa to create our boat logo art. This is superimposed for now. Need to arrange for someone to bring it down… … Continue reading Original art for our hulls
When you do an ocean crossing, there are many attributes you would look for in the perfect crew: knowledge, experience, good judgment, small footprint, multitasking, easy to live with, clean smelling, and good-natured. Lisa and Ken Karsten exhibited all these … Continue reading Goodbye to the best crew ever!
I caught your attention didn’t I? Where to start? Two days into our sail to the Bahamas from Portsmouth, VA our port engine died. Don and Ken (I gave up after a day) have been troubleshooting non stop. Low air … Continue reading Dead engine, fishing weed, what next?
