We’re making our way to Nassau. Not for any special reason. We’re just going to need some fresh fruits and veggies and maybe some fuel by the time we get that far. It’s a good pit stop. Until then, we’re finding these awesome little anchorages around the Berry Islands. Most of the islands here are Read More
We’ve all heard it. “I wrenched my back” or “I pulled my back out.” But what do those phrases really mean? I can imagine that “I wrenched my back” means you did something to it, and now it feels like someone is tightening a crescent wrench around your spine. They just keep on tightening and Read More
Bimini was fun, but it’s time to move on. We slipped the lines from Bimini Big Game Marina on Saturday and headed out for Cat Cay. It’s a private island, so no beach-going for us. But we just wanted to get moving. After a short motor-sail, we dropped the hook and settled in for the Read More
We had a plan to motor (no wind) on Thursday from Dania Beach to the south end of Biscayne Bay, Pumpkin Island, where we stayed before we got to Dania Beach last month. Then we were going to leave around 6:00AM Friday and motor (wind on the nose) to Bimini. Then I had a lightbulb Read More
Bimini is such a cool island. We stayed here for four nights waiting for a good weather window to cross the Gulf Stream into Ft. Lauderdale. I had been here once before when I was 18, and it hasn’t changed much. Every other shop on the main road is still a bar, the grocery store Read More
Merry Christmas to everybody who celebrates it. We woke up at 5:45, hit the snooze button, and got out of bed at 6:00 AM. Anchors away and under sail at 6:25. (I love not wearing make-up.) We needed to make no less than 8.5 knots all day to arrive in Bimini before sunset, so we’re Read More
We woke up this morning to a beautiful day inside the bay. The winds were a bit strong, but the waves were short and slightly choppy. After breakfast, we decided to take the dinghy to the beach and walk the 3.5 miles to Chub Cay for lunch. Well, Google Maps said it was 3.5 miles. Read More
We woke up to a big rain storm this morning, so I put on my Henry Lloyd rain gear and cleaned the hell out of the boat. By the end, I was soaked. Henry didn’t do such a good job. But I did. The boat looks beautiful. We motored to the fuel dock, filled up, Read More
Happy Chanukah everybody! The winds have finally settled down to 25 knots. Seas should be 3 – 6’ tomorrow, so we’re finally leaving Highbourne Cay. It’s a nice place, super beautiful, but also crazy expensive and a bit boring. I don’t know how people go to places like this for a week at a time Read More
We spent a few days at the Highbourn Cay Marina in the north part of the Exuma Island chain. The winds were fierce, as were the waves. We were warned that the weather in the Bahamas in December sucks. Those warners were right. Highbourne Cay Marina is a beautiful, but very exclusive and expensive island Read More