A “Grayish” Green Turtle Cay
After a crossing (either a good one, bad one or a so-so one), it is time for a little R&R for a few days in Green Turtle Cay. We continued to hope for better weather so that we could explore this charming … Continued
Crossings – It’s All About the Weather, HaHa
Like all cruisers we had been watching the weather and looking for a good window to make the crossing to the Bahamas. I re-read my old blog post about “Watching for a Weather Window, (WWW) and recalled how we had waited … Continued
Crossing Back
It is really all about the weather. A good crossing weather window looks like this – winds below 15 knots, from the south or southeast/southwest and definitely not the north, with seas that are no more than 5-6 feet, preferably … Continued
It’s SO Hard to Say Goodbye, Really Hard
The last two days of February were rainy ones, especially the 28th. I was the “weather maven” as Will now calls me, for those two days. I really had fun doing the weather on the Cruisers Net. If we weren’t … Continued
Hope Town Kids
Children are children, no matter where you might be. They laugh, they play, they cry. They ask questions, they answer questions, they try your patience and they fill you with joy. They learn from you and they teach you. Marcia … Continued
Island Routines, Living on a Boat
This is a post about the ordinary side of life on an island/living on a boat. It’s not all beaches, warm blue water and parties. Some folks think we are on an extended vacation. This has been so much more … Continued
Lubbers, Lunch, Looms, & Lobster
This post combines two visits to Lubbers Quarters with today’s snorkeling trip, allowing me to use four Ls together in the title. It’s a stretch for a title, but hey, this is my blog and I can do what I … Continued
Songs and Sails
Hope Town was busy and hopping this past week — two special events in one week! There was the Golden Jubilee (50th Anniversary) celebration for the Hope Town Sailing Club and the 2nd Annual Hope Town Songwriters Festival. Our week … Continued
Sounding the Conch – The Sequel
I practiced and I tried, over and over again, but continued to sound like a wounded, but barely audible creature. Other experienced conch trumpeters were able to produce a fine sound on my newly created horn, but not me. 🙁 … Continued
Images from the Past and the Stories They Tell
I had a few photos that have not made it into a post for lack of a “theme;” some were pictures of things that were intriguing or from a day that didn’t really fit with anything else. Or I just … Continued