Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air......
If a title like that doesn’t get your attention, what will? This is a post about three of our favorite things here in Hope Town. On our second night in Hope Town way back on Friday, December 13th, Dan and … Continued
The holiday festivities here in Hope Town continued after Christmas. This is one town that really knows how to make the most of the holidays! After the Boxing Day race, there was a golf cart parade between Christmas and New … Continued
It was time for a little trip to stretch our wings again and to see a different Abaco cay. Cutting Class and Kindred Spirit departed Hope Town in the early morning for Great Guana Cay. Although it was a cloudy morning, … Continued
Boxing Day is traditionally the day following Christmas Day (December 26th), when servants and tradesmen would receive gifts, known as a “Christmas box”, from their bosses or employers. This custom has its beginnings in an old English tradition. Since servants … Continued
If we cannot be at home with our family this year, Hope Town is a good substitute. As I described in an earlier post, the Christmas spirit is alive and thriving here. Our Christmas Eve began a day early as … Continued
People talk about the beauty of the water in the Bahamas. For three months as we traveled down the ICW, we would often say to each other, “can’t wait to see that water.” Truth be told, the ICW water left … Continued
Winter “officially” begins with the Winter Solstice at 12:11 pm today, December 21, 2013. For those of you back home in the north, it must feel as though winter arrived a few weeks ago! The Winter Solstice is a very significant … Continued
It’s December 20th, 5 days before Christmas and the 100th day of our adventure. It is hard to be away from family for Christmas, no doubt about that. But, we carry the people we love in our hearts with us, … Continued
We awoke to a rainy Monday morning. Water is precious here in the islands and we will pay around 20 – 50 cents per gallon to fill our tanks. We don’t have a water maker onboard because they are VERY … Continued
Hope Town is the “town” on Elbow Cay, an island in the Abacos, in the northern part of the Bahamas. Now that we are here, I have learned that Hope Town is two words, not one; although I see it … Continued