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Our last week in Hope Town came upon us sooner than expected, as a result of the weather predictions. We knew we needed to begin our return journey sometime between March 6th-11th. Looking ahead at the forecasts, it appeared that we … Continued
There is a lot of socializing going on in and around the harbor, on the water, on the land. Socializing comes in many forms such as “scheduled” happy hours as much as 4 hours in advance, spontaneous eruptions, and regular … Continued
It can be called “The Lighthouse” because the Elbow Reef Lighthouse is the only lighthouse of its kind remaining in the world; the only hand-wound, kerosene lit lighthouse – no electricity involved. Visiting this lighthouse was probably the most memorable … Continued
The weekend brought another chance to get out and about in the Abacos, to wander aimlessly, as Will says on the Cruisers Net. Where to go? Let’s head over to Great Guana Cay. We had stopped there twice (Great Guana … Continued
It’s not all beaches, eating, and drinking down here. Hope Town attracts and creates lots of interesting things to attend and to do.There’s been some singing and writing going on around here. In January, the Princeton co-ed acapella singing group, … Continued
Kindred Spirit, the Mariner Orient 38 trawler, is a multi-talented boat. She is our home for now and our transportation. She has served as a cargo ship and a temporary storage unit for friends. Yesterday, Kindred Spirit tried out a … Continued
We get one nice day per week now, an improvement from the no nice days, week after week. “Nice” is defined as no rain, low winds. We’re not asking much, are we? We packed lunches and took off in our … Continued
It’s no secret that I love the coral-colored queen conch shell. I took a look back at some of my old blog posts from 2014 and surprised myself at the many photos of conch shells – the ones we collected … Continued
The weather pattern has continued – big winds, very cool for here in the Bahamas. After the most recent high winds and surf we used our bikes again to visit the beach area down by Abaco Inn. As soon as … Continued
The Rage is a classic Bahamian workboat that doesn’t “work” so to speak, but rather, races in the time-honored tradition of Bahamian workboat regattas. For background about these workboat regattas, The Rage’s own website has a nice description which I have … Continued