And now for something totally different. Big Run is very well stocked. We have all the necessities. One thing that is difficult to keep onboard are the perishable items such as milk, lettuce and bread. W…
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Family time again!
More family fun this week, as we have Ron’s sister Lisa and her friend Tim on island visiting for a week. It was a bit of serendipity that they’d made arrangements to vacation here, since we’d each made plans to be here independent of one another: when…
Not Like The Last One
Despite all the beautiful sunrises, sunsets, white sand beaches and clear water you can experience in the Bahamas, every once in a while mother nature will throw you a curve. Last Friday night into early Saturday morning we w…
The Big Trip
By the end of July, the captain and I had logged many hours aboard For Us, both on the water and at the dock (lots of hours at the dock). We both agreed it was time to cast off the lines for parts unknown (well, not really unknown, just unknown f…
Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2011-01-07 13:18:00
We are presently at Staniel Cay anchored between Big Major and Little Major Spots – waiting out another blow. Wind gusts 40-50 MPH last night and Big Bad Broulee decided on her own to change anchor locations. Luckily Rick was sleeping …
Cruising is a social life….
…it’s been busy here at South Side Marina, with boats in transit heading both south and north. Today we didn’t do a whole heck of a lot but hang out, enjoy the sunshine and mild weather, while preparing for the cruisers’ potluck dinner tonight. Ron a…
New Year’s Interlude Stateside
Life has been moving at an extremely fast clip the past two weeks! Lots has been going on — my dad has been ill, so I’ve been focusing on family rather than the minutia of the blog. Thankfully, he is now recuperating — slowly — but it’s been a…
Not Just Any Old Day at the Dock
Okay, so by now we’re becoming pretty familiar with the boat. What’s to get to know, you ask? Well, if you’ve ever been on a trawler, which is designed for long-term cruising (good thing too cause they are not speed demons), you would …
Damsel In Distress
Within the Bahamas and the string of Islands known as the Exumas is the Exuma Cay Land & Sea Park. The Bahamian government has set aside this area for marine research and tourism, fishing is prohibited. We made …
…and the summer that was continues….
Despite the sagging economy, this was the season to buy a boat! While many of our friends thought we had lost our minds by buying a boat, we were quite smug with our decision. This summer’s weather was about the best we’ve had in a long tim…
