For Our Northern Friends

By on March 26, 2014 in Istaboa

Spring just called and left a message… “Hey, it’s Spring — Sorry I’m late, but I’ll arrive soon. Held up at border by INS.”

Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
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Marsh Harbour Marina, March 23 – 25, 2014

By on March 25, 2014 in Kim Jo III

We are still at Jib Room, Marsh Harbour Marina. We had beautiful weather except for one day. We had a huge storm on Tuesday, the 25th. Very strong winds, and rain.  Even though we knew there was a big storm coming, Dream Chaser left anyway.  I got an email from them and they made it through the Whale; said it was a bit rough but they are safe at a Marina in Black Sound. We ran into Mike from Casey Dee who is also staying here. Since it was a rainy day it was a good day to wash clothes. Cheaper here than at Bluff House Marina; it only cost $16.00 for two loads instead of the $30.00 we paid at Bluff House.

We had our first conch burger the other day at Curly Tails in Marsh Harbor and it was just alright. They looked a lot better at the restaurant at Man-O-War. At least we can say we tried one. I liked the Conch dinners much better. We saw a man cutting conch out of their shell and making Conch Salad. After seeing him do this, my sister decided she would never eat conch again. Nightly, about sun down, the conch horns come out. We can hear them across the harbor and then our side returns the call. My sister Sharon is getting real good at it.  The other night it kept up about ½ hour.

Internet in the Bahamas leaves a lot to be desired. You have to go down to the Jib Room to get a good signal. We decided to buy a month service from Bahamas WiMAX; so far it has been just OK. Also, we have been trying to buy a telephone from Bahamas Telephone and haven’t had any luck as yet. They are kind of like the Post Office and don’t work regular hours.
　

CO’s comments:  I have been meeting quite a few sail boaters on this trip and, you know, they are not so bad after all.

1st Mate’s comments: I’m having a blast blowing my conch horn each day at sunset. It gets better each day. By the time I get home, I should be an expert!

3-22-2014:  Sun Set at Marsh Harbour Marina

3-24-2014: This is the conch freshly removed from it’s shell

3-25-2014:  Answering the conch call from across the harbor.

Anchors away..

By on March 25, 2014 in M/V Serenity

Today’s conference call had to be accomplished in 30 minutes to accommodate our schedules.  So we were done in 45 minutes, not bad for so many big topics.I have to tell you that it is far easier to discuss granite and sinks than anchors and electr…

Day 74 – 365 Project…hawk on the fence

By on March 25, 2014 in Misty Moose

Welcome to day 74 of  365 photos…this red-shouldered hawk was sitting on the neighbors fence. With the bluebirds coming back, I was hoping that he was not in the area any longer. He likes to sit on the bluebird house too. He also likes to have a bird for lunch every so often. Camera: Nikon… Continue Reading

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Quick Visit Home

By on March 25, 2014 in Tourist

Shortly after Mike & Nancy returned to the frozen tundra we had flights booked to do the same. It was a typical day of flying for me. Our connecting flight to Cedar Rapids had been cancelled two days earlier at which time we had been re-booked on a…

Up a Familiar Path

By on March 25, 2014 in Furthur

After a few weeks of basking the sun and luxury we bid our beloved Sutera Harbor goodbye. the stop here is always a good chance to tune up the boat and the body. Twenty days of running, swimming and exercise took off a few of those yummy Filipina pork …

Mexican Standoff

By on March 25, 2014 in Avatar

My apologies for the six month hiatus since my last post back in September! AVATAR made a heroic journey cross-Pacific in October on the heels of our last Tongan adventure. The crew sailed non-stop from Vava’u to Honolulu, arriving on … Continue reading →

Mar. 24 – Jacksonville, FL

By on March 25, 2014 in The Pearl

Ortega Yacht Club Marina

“Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.” —Jean de La Fontaine

After we arrived yesterday and plugged into shore power we turned on our air conditioner, the first time since last July when we were in Plymouth. In fact we’ve hardly used our AC in the last two years. That’s definitely going to change this summer. Anyway…where was I going with this thought…oh yeah, winter came back this morning! Now we have the heater running AGAIN.

Even though we had a cold grey windy day we didn’t let it slow us down. We’ve been trying to figure out where and when we could catch up with our friends on Amici. It was beginning to look like we wouldn’t cross paths with them this year. Then we had a great thought…we’d drive over to Maineland and see them. When you travel on a slow boat, 60 miles is a long day on the water, but in a car on a freeway, it’s only an hour away. We spent the whole day visiting…catching up on each other’s lives and making plans for next winter in the Keys and Abaco. It’s always a good day when it’s spent with friends and it’s especially nice catching up with friends we haven’t seen in awhile.


Susie, Stan, Sally and Ted

Jane Rick and “tour de Richmond”

By on March 25, 2014 in Dora Mac

Cheers,
    Soon I’ll be writing from Ipswich!  We leave SKD mid-morning Thursday for the 2 day passage.  Maybe with the slower pace of Ipswich I’ll catch up on some of my London stories. 
This email is about our visit with Jane and Rick (the 3rd Jane) in Richmond.  Later this morning Mary, Rick, Randal and […]

Quiet Day

By on March 24, 2014 in M/V Serenity

Today was quiet – regarding the boat that is.  One of the reasons today was quiet is because it was not quiet at work.  I have yet to master the art of really getting office work done while talking to the KKY build team about granite, spotlig…