July 12-19, 2021 Seventeen days in Brunswick exploring downtown, the historic district, celebrating Independence Day and enjoying southern hospitality and delicious southern cooking! Georgia shrimp and grits with hush puppies are better served (in our opinion) with locally crafted ales, but there was always “sweet tea” available. The majority of our exploration was done by …
June 26 was a new day! We woke up excited to explore Brunswick and the surrounding area. The marina was beautiful and full of friendly people. They even have a Happy Hour in the clubhouse three times per week with free beer! Ken’s kind of place! We walked to the nearby outdoor Farmer’s Market and …
June 23, 2021 was the day that all of the stars aligned. We had to leave our marina in West Palm Beach on a high tide because of the depth (right about our keel depth!). We also had to leave on a slack tide (water not moving), so that we didn’t get slammed into any …
June 22, 2021. The title may be a bit misleading, because only Slow Dancer stayed in Florida for those six weeks. We, however, heard the call of family and friends and flew to the Pacific Northwest for a two week vacation from our permanent vacation. Washington, Idaho and Oregon offered events, activities, and opportunities for …
May 5, 2021, we rose at 3:15a.m. for a 4:00 a.m. departure out of our slip at the Grand Bahama Yacht Club. We started the engine at 3:45 and looked over to see our new friends, Tony and Fabian, who were also taking advantage of the early morning high tide to get over the bar …
April 30 we docked at the Grand Bahama Yacht Club in Lucaya. We were exhausted from a night at sea, but not so much that we weren’t up to a mandatory trip to town. It seems that to be in the Bahamas you not only have to present a negative PCR COVID test, but you …
April 22 and time to continue our journey north away from the Nassau area toward the Berry Islands. Our goal was to anchor near a few islands then head toward Grand Bahama Island. After a full day of sailing and watching the sky darken and the winds pick up, we were ready for our anchorage …
The “Berrys” visit the Berries (and other folk tales!) Read More »
April 18, we left the beautiful Warderick Wells mooring field and headed north. We had enjoyed 3 beautiful days with great weather, now we knew that we would pay for those 3 days! We were headed for Shroud Cay, but were not so sure about how shallow the areas around the island were, so we …
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On April 15, 2021, we pulled up the mooring buoy at the Aquarium and released our lines. The day was beautiful and we were headed for a magical place, Warderick Wells. This place is legendary for it’s protection of the environment and the sea creatures and animals that live there know it! We were excited …
Sunday, April 11, we left the huge bay of Staniel Cay, home of the swimming pigs. We had heard from some friends that we had met in Panama that they were in the Bahamas on a mooring buoy not too far away. Sure, we’re game! We were now venturing into the Exuma Land and Sea …