Crazy Weather

It’s been crazy weather this week a stalled cold front and now a low with a warm front over Florida making for squally weather with crazy winds.

Floating In Our New Home

We have hauled Idyll Time out of the water many times over the years but it still creates a knot in our stomach each time she is hauled or launched. Boats are supposed to be in the water not on land. We have great confidence in Alex our lift master. He has launched Idyll Time […]

Planning a Worldwide Cruise

Planning a trip around the world in a small boat is a major undertaking. One of the many issues to contend with is timing, including insurance restrictions for certain locations, optimal weather to travel, availability of fuel, visa limitations, travel distances and speed, and fixed arrival or departure dates. To help us plan our journey,…

At Anchor, Bahamas.

Beautiful evening. At anchor on the Little Bahama Bank near Mangrove Cay. Flat calm. Very special first night back in the Bahamas.

At Anchor, Bahamas.

Beautiful evening. At anchor on the Little Bahama Bank near Mangrove Cay. Flat calm. Very special first night back in the Bahamas.

Manjack Cay, Abacos

Stayed a night at Spanish Cay Marina to clear in. Great conch burger and S says yep, the cheeseburger in paradise was excellent as well. Side of Bahamian coleslaw, yum. Now anchored at Manjack Cay.

Manjack Cay, Abacos

Stayed a night at Spanish Cay Marina to clear in. Great conch burger and S says yep, the cheeseburger in paradise was excellent as well. Side of Bahamian coleslaw, yum. Now anchored at Manjack Cay.

Crossing to Abacos

Easy day crossing the Gulf Stream, approaching the Little Bahama Bank north of Memory Rock.

Crossing to Abacos

Easy day crossing the Gulf Stream, approaching the Little Bahama Bank north of Memory Rock.

Back Aboard

It was a beautiful flight across country and we are now back aboard Idyll Time in Sidney, BC. We were very happy to find everything in excellent condition aboard Idyll Time. She is just as we left her last year. Philbrooks completed several projects over the winter including new bottom paint, stabilizer seals replacement, bow […]