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Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2011-04-24 11:48:00

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE

Back in the Land of Plenty!

Wow…I’m sort of speechless….in culture shock. This wasn’t expected, to be honest. After seven months aboard in the Caribbean, I am seeing parts of the United States from a new point of view now that we are back; I feel like I’ve just come out of a …

Dingy Debacle on the way to Staniel Cay

Today headed to Staniel Cay, it was a short day of about 6 hours.  15 minutes after our departure we got swamped by a mega yacht; we checked “Little Girl” to make sure she hadn’t been swamped too and she was GONE!   Panic …

Palm Coast, FL to Portsmouth, VA: 04/09/11 – 04/22/11

We are in Portsmouth, VA waiting for the wind to clock around to the south before heading up the Chesapeake to Solomons.  Our trip up from Florida was quick and blessed by pretty decent early Spring weather. From Palm Coast, we went to Fernandina, FL and tied up at the town docks.  As we approached [Read More…]

Highborne Cay

We arrived in Highborne Cay today and what a beautiful island.  We made a special trip here to see the island because we just finished a book called “Life on a Rock” by Kate Albury.  Kate and her husband Peter left their life in Nassau in…

Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2011-04-20 09:51:00

ARGHHHHH – NO MORE SNOW, NO MORE SNOW!!!Promises of 60’s this weekend is keeping us sane.Ok, Tulips – anytime now.

Last leg for this journey…

…and we are now in our home port, once again. We are back in Jensen Beach, snug and safe after a fabulous cruise. We had a great night on anchor at Rose Island, happily having a quiet night in settled weather, even though we got a huge wash-down in a…

Travel Day 2

Today was another great day with exception of the winds picking up.   They were so strong that my ears began to ache and I decided if I was going to stay on the fly bridge I should put cotton balls in my ears to alleviate the discomfort.&nbsp…

Travel Day 1

We departed Little Harbour Monday 04/18 and traveled to Egg Island Eleuthura – it was a beautiful but windy day.  We arrived around 4 pm to Royal Harbour to find the best anchorage’s already taken.  We had one attempt that didn’t want t…

Boat projects

Why is it that all the boat projects get done during the last couple weeks before heading north (when you had several months prior)? Must be all the partying…Anyway, we’re in Stuart to get the boat compounded, polished, and waxed. One of the better…