Finding a good weather window is the key to making a comfortable trip across the Gulf Stream. The general rule is to never cross with a northerly wind – a north wind against a 2 knot current from the south creates uncomfortable waves. Waiting for an …
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When in Rome
Picture: Bridge over the Tiber with the Vatican dome (Continued…)
Marsh Harbour Hideout
Friday, April 22, 2011, Day 207 to Tuesday, April 26, 2011, Day 211, Easter Weekend. Due to a strong low pressure area just east of the Abacos, winds are predicted to be 17 to 20 knots from the east to northeast from Friday through Monday. There is a…
3 Days to our 2011 Departure
It is early on Sunday morning, April 24, 2011 and we are getting ready to attend Easter Sunday services, one of the last events we will attend in Bellevue before heading back to Anacortes on Tuesday morning. In the afternoon we will celebrate Easter w…
Spanish Wells
Busy Nassau Harbor
We departed the hustle & bustle of Nassau on Good Friday morning, headed for Spanish Wells. We considered making a run for Lynyard Cay in the Abacos, but winds were predicted out of the ENE and bui…
Man-O-War Cay
Wednesday, April 20, 2011, Day 206. In the morning, we hung around Fishers Bay at Great Guana Cay and waved our good-byes to Blackthorn, which is headed north and back to the US. After lunch, we headed south to Man-O-War Cay, which is noted for super…
Nassau
We made stopovers in Warderick Wells and Norman’s Cay on our way north to New Providence Island, where we’ll stop and spend a night or two in the Nassau Harbor Club marina, a favorite spot frequented by cruisers, reasonably priced, and perfect in t…
Great Guana Cay
Monday, April 18, 2011, Day 204. The trip from Marsh Harbour to Fishers Bay, Great Guana Cay was short — 9 nm, one and a half hours. We had planned to anchor just outside the harbor entrance for easier dinghy access, but the bottom was very grassy a…
DPK and Bibi
The new buddies. (View Post…)
New Scuzzloons
Photo: Our New Ocicat Kitties (Continued…)
