Lawson arrived with Curlew today and docked at our marina in downtown St. Pete, The Harborage. The staff here is especially nice and we are within walking distance to all downtown St. Pete has to offer. There are nice bathrooms,…
Abandoning ship
Well, T and I are anyway. The weather is just not cooperating – couldn’t leave yesterday and even today we were looking at seven hours in high seas and then an anchorage that is not protected because the wind is…
Back in the states
Our crossing back was nice and easy – smooth sailin’ right into the anchorage we stayed at before, by some really nice houses on the water. We swam off the back of the boat and it was wonderful. Today we…
Leaving Bimini (knock on wood!)
Tomorrow morning we leave to cross to Florida. Hopefully we should get farther than last time. The engine is fixed. I would try to explain the repair but will get it all wrong ( Lawson had informed me that some…
False start
We were all set to leave yesterday for our crossing back to Florida. Since we had traveled 13 hours from Chub Cay to Bimini we thought our engine troubles were behind us. But once we got out of the harbor…
Boat Lingo
Shakedown Cruise – What we are currently on; the first trip on a new boat where you discover all of the things wrong that didn’t show up in the survey. This also encompasses all of the stupid things you do…
Lunch at Joe’s Conch Shack
Lawson and T signed the wall at the conch shack. Had the best lunch ever – conch salad, conch fritters and cold Kalik. We’re enjoying our last two days in The Bahamas. Rented a beater golf cart and exploring. Here’s…
The best thing about Chub Cay: the locals
Chub Cay on The Berry Islands was not a great part of our journey – we were having engine issues, we were pretty tired and stressed out and we were stuck paying $100/night for facilities that were far from ideal…
Coconut?
We were walking past a group of rather Dr. Suess-ish palm trees and I thought, Coconut. That could be the name of our boat. We have been trying to think of a name for the boat during this hiatus (well…
Cold in The Bahamas?
Yes. One of the coldest winters in years. I guess that is the same thing going on in the U.S. as Lawson talked to his folks today and they said it was 29 degrees in St. Pete, FL. Say waaaaa?…