Up bright and early to enjoy that morning cup of coffee before getting underway. Little did we know that we would have a farewell from Ed and Mari-Etta as we pulled away from the dock. What lovely folks! As Mari-Etta told me yesterday and I shared with a friend……you are allowed to be negative when READ MORE
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A New Day is Dawning
Much like a child at Christmas, everyone was up out of the bed at 5:30 this morning. The high tide of 6:19 a.m. will help our exit out of the channel. We were able to have a pizza party with Ed and Mari-Etta and bid our farewell. They have been busy with house and boat READ MORE
Last Minute Checks
Much like the space shuttle command countdowns, we go through our own systems checks to ready for departure. This is the last opportunity to get “parts”, oil, fuel at a “reasonable” price and within a reasonable amount of time. While it is available in the Bahamas, it is actually shipped in with a hefty freight READ MORE
Waiting on a Window
Why does it always seem to be a mad “rush” to hurry up and wait? We rush back from the holidays, rush to get provisions, fuel, Pumpout, refrigeration checked and now WAIT! The weather has to be favorable, not to mention the tide has to be up for us to get out of where we READ MORE
The Room With A View
We are heading to Heart Harbor….aka Tavernier. We pulled the anchor up early and pictured in our minds the number of boats that must be prepping to go to Bimini in the Bahamas this morning as this is a usual jumping off point for a lot of folks. We turn south and head a little READ MORE
North Palm “Paws”
Well it was a pause about the paws to be exact. This is the day the “boys” have been so worked up over. They get to go on a nice dinghy ride north of our anchorage to North Palm Beach where they will meet up with their soon to be friends, Charlie and Pepper. The READ MORE
Every Day is a Parade?
The weather has been perfect but we have been under an overcast sky today. The clouds would break just as Greg and I head into town in the dinghy to watch the Eagles game. Oh ….. the boat needs a good washing and the fresh water rinse is perfect. Greg and I walk into the READ MORE