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Palm Beach Gardens

We had an uneventful but pleasant cruise from Vero to Palm Beach Wednesday. The ICW winds through some of the most pricey real estate of the entire east coast, beautiful homes along the canal, impeccably landscaped and a variety of architectural styles…

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Palm Beach Gardens

We had an uneventful but pleasant cruise from Vero to Palm Beach Wednesday. The ICW winds through some of the most pricey real estate of the entire east coast, beautiful homes along the canal, impeccably landscaped and a variety of architectural styles. Many of the homes are in the multi-million dollar range, and each time […]

Maerin

Vero Beach

    Sue with pups We welcomed our guests aboard Monday morning. Barb ferried the pups in for their morning walk while the skipper readied Maerin for departure. The plan was for Sue & Jim to meet us about 0830 for a 0900 departure. Barb returned with the dogs, dropped them off and returned to […]

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Vero Beach

 

 

Sue with pups

We welcomed our guests aboard Monday morning. Barb ferried the pups in for their morning walk while the skipper readied Maerin for departure. The plan was for Sue & Jim to meet us about 0830 for a 0900 …

Big Majors Spot

Today (Tuesday, January 11, 2011) started as normal, when we got an early (for them) shout from Slow Dancin’ to turn on our radio. We learned the their Bahamas weatherman was predicting a strong cold front and northerlies this evening, and they were…

Normans Cay

Sunday, January 9, 2011, Day 105. Slow Dancin’ and Escapade’s crews decided to go to Normans Cay instead of Highborne Cay. From the descriptions in the cruising guides, we felt that there was more to do (restaurants, groceries) in Normans Cay. I…

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Cocoa & Guests!

We arrived at Cocoa Thursday afternoon, and met up with Sue and Jim. Sue is co-owner of Stansbury Yacht Basin, our “home” marina, and she and Jim winter in Cocoa Beach. We got together Friday evening for dinner out and borrowed Sue’s car Saturday…

Maerin

Cocoa & Guests!

We arrived at Cocoa Thursday afternoon, and met up with Sue and Jim. Sue is co-owner of Stansbury Yacht Basin, our “home” marina, and she and Jim winter in Cocoa Beach. We got together Friday evening for dinner out and borrowed Sue’s car Saturday to do some provisioning and refill a propane tank. During dinner, […]

Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa

After another successful but tiring overnight passage, it was great to tie up to the dock at Marina Ixtapa, ready for lunch and a nap. We saw lots of marine life on our way down, including an amazing degree of phosphorescence in the water. That’s whe…

Cat Island – Out Island #1

At one time, the Exumas Cays were considered remote – only a few dared venture into the area. Today, cruising the Exumas is no longer considered 'daring' -many cruisers make the Exumas their winter destination. Although the majority is sail b…