Skip to Main Content
Kindred Spirit

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air......

  • Home
  • About Us
  • The Boats
  • 60+ Years of Boats
  • Blogs, Vlogs, and Links We like
  • Maps of Our Two Bahama Trips
  • Where We Have Cruised
    • Maine
    • Hudson River
    • Southern New England Sailing
    • Bahamas
      • Bahamas 2013-2014
      • Bahamas 2015-2016
    • Long Island Sound – New Jersey
    • Delaware – Chesapeake Bay
    • Virginia
    • North Carolina
    • South Carolina
    • Georgia
    • Florida
  • Search By Category
    • Family and Friends
    • Boat Projects
    • Transforming the Trawler
    • Transitioning from Sail to Trawler
    • Boating
    • Southern New England Sailing
    • Maine
    • Hudson River
    • Preparing to Go Cruising
    • Bahamas 2013-2014
    • Bahamas 2015-2016
    • Long Island Sound – New Jersey
    • Delaware – Chesapeake Bay
    • Virginia
    • North Carolina
    • South Carolina
    • Georgia
    • Florida
    • Mexico

Family and Friends

South Carolina’s Low Country
15 Apr 2016

South Carolina’s Low Country

by watsons | posted in: Bahamas 2015-2016, Family and Friends, South Carolina | 2

We are in South Carolina, the “palmetto state.”Before we knew it, we were in “Low Country”; South Carolina was just across the Savannah River which acts as the border between it and Georgia. The “low country” is used to describe … Continued

A Return to Savannah, Friends, and “Good Fortune”
11 Apr 2016

A Return to Savannah, Friends, and “Good Fortune”

by watsons | posted in: Bahamas 2015-2016, Family and Friends, Georgia | 0

We awoke in our marshy anchorage in the Vernon River to the sound of birds and dolphins swimming around (I still find it curious that there are so many dolphins in the ICW. There was a time when I thought … Continued

Georgia on My Mind – Cumberland Island
8 Apr 2016

Georgia on My Mind – Cumberland Island

by watsons | posted in: Bahamas 2015-2016, Family and Friends, Georgia | 1

How nice it was to awake on Sunday morning to a beautiful day in a beautiful place. We had bypassed Cumberland National Seashore, Georgia’s largest southernmost barrier Island on our way south during our impulsive overnighter from Savannah to St. … Continued

First Friday in St. Augustine
6 Apr 2016

First Friday in St. Augustine

by watsons | posted in: Bahamas 2015-2016, Family and Friends, Florida | 0

After our first four days of steady traveling northward, we stopped for a day of rest and to enjoy St. Augustine briefly. It would be a brief visit to this amazing city so we would not be revisiting the wonderful places … Continued

Boats , Birds and Bridges
5 Apr 2016

Boats , Birds and Bridges

by watsons | posted in: Bahamas 2015-2016, Family and Friends, Florida | 0

On March 28th, the 198th day of our cruising trip, we began another first – the journey north by boat. We have covered these miles twice before but only in the southward direction, so Day 198 was also Day 1 … Continued

The North and South of It – Vero to PA, NY, and CT and Back Again
28 Mar 2016

The North and South of It – Vero to PA, NY, and CT and Back Again

by watsons | posted in: Bahamas 2015-2016, Family and Friends, Florida | 1

Back to our return from the Bahamas and the next phase of our travels.  I have some catching up to do on this blog. We left Fort Pierce on Sunday, March 6th, heading north on the ICW to Vero Beach. Ahhh, … Continued

Mango & Marley
26 Mar 2016

Mango & Marley

by watsons | posted in: Bahamas, Bahamas 2015-2016, Family and Friends | 3

The title is intriguing isn’t it? This post is not about Bob Marley. It’s not about mangos, although I love them. This blog post is about construction on a little island in the Bahamas, namely, here in Hope Town on … Continued

Last Days in the Abacos
9 Mar 2016

Last Days in the Abacos

by watsons | posted in: Bahamas, Bahamas 2015-2016, Family and Friends | 2

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

Fridays and a Monday
7 Mar 2016

Fridays and a Monday

by watsons | posted in: Bahamas, Bahamas 2015-2016, Family and Friends | 0

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

The Infamous Nippers on Great Guana Cay
28 Feb 2016

The Infamous Nippers on Great Guana Cay

by watsons | posted in: Bahamas, Bahamas 2015-2016, Family and Friends | 5

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

Posts navigation

« 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 … 19 »

To follow us, just add your email below and click Subscribe. 
You will be notified when there is a new post.




ARCHIVES

  • May 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • January 2024
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • January 2015
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013

© 2025 Kindred Spirit - WordPress Theme by Kadence WP