Stocking Island / George Town

Saturday, February 12, 2011, Day 139. Elizabeth Harbor is naturally well protected. It is formed by Stocking Island (not to be confused with Lee Stocking Island) on the east and Great Exuma Island on the west. It has good holding. Georgetown is a (…

Virgin Gorda: Gorda Sound, North End

Yesterday we cruised up to Gorda Sound, anchoring off Prickly Pear Island near Virgin Gorda’s north end. Gorda Sound is a fabled stop for yachtsmen over forty years, being home of the Bitter End Yacht Club. According to Street’s Cruising Guide to the…

A Star is Born! Introducing Serenity, KK AE Hull Number 4850

Hi friends!  Sorry for the long interlude between posts, but it was very hard to say good-bye to For Us.   I’m a person with fierce loyalties and can’t just walk away after saying my farewells.Now that For Us has a new fam…

Moor $tuff 2011-02-12 18:03:00

Friday, February 11, 201181° 23.259’ W25° 51.505’ NRod and Gun Club MarinaEverglades City, Florida Barb – Barb – CathyJim – John – Skip  Gator Mangroves Gator Not the greatest weather here — but good enough for an…

Naples Boat Club, Naples, Florida

Cooler this morning. Rained overnight, and stayed cloudy this morning. We took the car over to Fort Lauderdale, had lunch, then visited some big marine stores: Sam the Sailerman, West Marine and Boat Owners Warehouse. Sam the Sailerman has both new and…

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Monk Parakeets and Panko Chicken

Today was a good day to live aboard, even in Connecticut.   First, it looks like the non-stop snow and cold is history, at least for the coming week.  This morning, it was 25 degrees and quickly warmed to above freezing!  A good day…

Absolutely INCREDIBLE day!

Wow!! What a great day! We started late from Island Cove and then got hung up for close to an hour at the Chickamauga lock waiting for a barge to go through. I had been slightly apprehensive about locking thru with our trawler as it was my first tim…

Belize

Our trip from Bahia de Ascencion to Belize City was uneventful.  The decision to check into Belize City was made because the harbor in the first Belize port of entry was too shallow for Voyager.  We chose to go into Cucumber Beach Marina for …

Tropical Cyclone Yasi

Within days of T/C Anthony, Tropical Cyclone Yasi hit, devastating one of our favourite towns, Cardwell. Cardwell is our grocery stop whilst we are at Hinchinbrook Island.
We further prepared Opal Lady, adding our 20mm thick storm boards to the saloon …

Belize

Our trip from Bahia de Ascencion to Belize City was uneventful.  The decision to check into Belize City was made because the harbor in the first Belize port of entry was too shallow for Voyager.  We chose to go into Cucumber Beach Marina for …