newsworthy
water’s coming in!
While this post is a little out of line, I want to let everyone know where we are and what happened on our journey here. January 28, 2013 . . . enroute from Jamaica to San Blas Islands, Panama . . . NE winds 25 knots, seas 8-12 feet . . . starting at about … Continue reading
santa came to town
December 24, 2012 On Christmas Eve, Santa Clause rode into Staniel Cay Yacht Club on a sport fisher. Prior to his arrival, all cruising kids were invited for game and craft activities (face painting, cookie decorating, pin the nose on the snowman, bean bag toss, and other various crafts). Following the activities, all the kids … Continue reading
learning from the locals
December 8, 2012 On this Saturday, we had decided to split up for our day ashore in Nassau. Wil took the kids to the cruise ship area and over the bridge to Paradise Island, while I went inland for some various shopping. This was the first time in a very long time that I had … Continue reading
special times
December 7, 2012 Our morning started with a unique ham radio contact. After speaking with my dad and a family friend over the air, a station in Oklahoma contacted me. He was getting ready to do a Special Events session with a group of middle school students in remembrance of Pearl Harbor. After he started … Continue reading
snorkeling video
Here is some video we took while snorkeling at Lynyard Cay in the Abacos and near Lobster Cay in northern Eleuthera. A sea turtle and lionfish included! Bahamas Snorkeling return to home page
twitter updates
As we’re quickly discovering, internet access is difficult to come by in the Bahamas. Therefore, for short day-to-day updates, you can follow us on Twitter. Every time I do a position report through SPOT, a brief message is sent to Twitter. This way, you can get little news blips in-between blog posts! return to home … Continue reading
family & friends
November 4 – 23, 2012 These past couple of weeks have continued to be a whirlwind of activity. Boat projects have been interspersed with special visits from family and friends. We wish there were more time to see everyone who is dear to us. Unfortunately, time is running out, and with the weather turning colder, … Continue reading
check this out!
We have been “one upped” by some dear friends of ours who are already across the Pacific. Check out their most recent blog post! s/v Morning Glory posted “Whales” on October 18, 2012. return to home page
making the news . . . again!
October 6, 2012 My eyes couldn’t believe what I was reading . . .“Congratulations; Front page news of the local newspaper!” “No way! Really?” I’d spoken aloud to no one in particular. I was reading an email from the refrigerator person we had been in contact with at the Annapolis Boat Show, and he had … Continue reading