We were finally able to leave Marathon by March 1, 2012 and we began our trip into new waters for us. We went into the Atlantic Ocean up the Hawk Channel and into Key Largo. The trip forecast was for 2ft seas, well let’s just say the weathe…
10 days and still waiting
Its 10 days and $1000.00 so far and my pressure plate is in Nassau but with the strong NE and 7-10 ft sea’s the boats are not leaving Nassau so have to sit and wait. Well last night and today were spent in the hole my generator quite working last…
Transitioning
We are transitioning into land life. The biggest challeneg will be trying to live without a car. Yesterday when Al was installing blinds he needed a masonary drill bit. I walked up to Canadian Tire (Ace Hardware-ish like) then to the LCBO (Liquor Co…
All is well at Green Turtle Cay
We have been here now for 3 days and the with the winds still a blowin, it could be a few more days, but we have lots of company, when we arrived there were a half a dozen boats here now, the place is just about full. We are on a program they cal…
Cameras and Cruising
Those of us who are out cruising are either fulfilling our dreams or living out a nightmare. Either way, most of us want to record our adventures in photos so we can share them with our friends and family, and so we can look at them when Pam puts…
Some Finish Work
Most of our effort so far on the interior has been geared towards getting the interior to a “rough-in” stage so we can get all the systems, plumbing, electrical, etc. installed prior to the launch later this year. However, doing things over is a big ti…
Anatomy of a Meteorological Bomb
There are two FPB 64s cruising in New Zealand at present, and both made comments to us about a weather “bomb” a few days ago. Mike Parker (Avatar) sent in a link to a New Zealand Met Service post on the genesis of this weather feature, and Carol Parker sent in the photos taken at […]
Grand Bahama Island-Sunday March 4th
We left Key West earlier than we wanted (due to storm coming in from Florida) heading for North Bimini, but changed course to the West end of Grand Bahama at 1:30 am because I was afraid to navigate into Bimini through shallow wat…
02/27/2012 THROUGH 03/04/2012 IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
MONDAY 2/27: MOORED AT MAHO BAY IN ST JOHN TRAVELED 17 NM First of all, Robert made it to Orlando for his JetBlue training as scheduled. It was so nice having his company and capable assistance with Quest and the tender. Missing you, Robert! Since we h…
Key West-Tuesday 28 February
We arrived in Key West at daybreak and headed into the channel towards the Galleon marina. It is a really nice marina that had a transit slip that was about a foot smaller than normal so we squeezed in and the boat was locked down between th…
