Cucumber Beach, rebuilt last year after Hurricane Richard destroyed the lagoonNovember 19, 2011Cucumber Beach MarinaOld Belize17. 28.32N 088. 14.92WDOMINO settled in and attracting her usual crowd of admirersLet me put away my navigation notes, ch…
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Cool Cay Caulker
Different Cays(From Ambergis to Caulker)November 8, 2011Cay Caulker, Belize17°44.74 N 081°01.65 WThree days in San Pedro (Ambergis Cay) were enough to cureus from civilization. True, thedive with Ambergis Divers was fantastic, cruising 70 feet …
STUCK in Belize
November 7, 2011Ambergis Divers, San Pedro, Domino at anchorSan PedroAmbergis CayBelize17°55.032N – 087°57.595WFirst, the good news. It’s 0600 and the sun is peeking over the horizon, a salmon skywelcoming the new day. The strongnortherl…
Wavin’ Belize
Saturday, November 5, 2011Learning to set the AP on No-Drift setting helps!San Pedro, Ambergis CayBelizeWOW! What atrip the last 5 days of navigation! From Marathon Key to Belize City and Ambergis Cay, we’ve experienced adiversity of cross…
And We’re Off!
October 31, 2011Marathon Key, FLBoot Key harbor”Red Sky in the Morning,Sailor Take Warning.”The ocean was beckoning this morning, the dismantled bridge open on the cut to the open sea. Our neighbor, a 50′ sailing cat, was already motoring out but…
Technology
(or… HALLOWEEN weather map)October 30, 2011Marathon Key, FloridaBoot Key HarborPos: 24°42.24 N – 081°06.17WSix months of cruising the US eastern seaboard and we’ve seen a few storms. We ditched Irene in New York City, kept Rina at bay last …
Boat Show
New lures!October 28, 2011Miami BeachWe’re stuck in Miami Beach! Granted, there are worse places to be stuck at than South Beach, but Belize Belize awaits and hurricane Rina is creating a roadblock. She’s just sitting in the Yucatan C…
Fueling up
October 21th, 2011 Myrtle Beach Yacht ClubFuel! Fuel! Where should we refuel? This usually brings a smile to our sailor friends who hardly need any fuel (so they say) to cruise. Lugging jerrycans is out of the question fo…
ICW or AIW?
October 17, 2011Calabash Creek, NC33º52.39 N – 078º34.19WWe love our family! Here we were, planning a leisurely trip down the ICW to visit our son Phil and his wife Tara in Myrtle beach when all our plans were turned turtle.The request …
Deltaville Refit
Thank you, Capt. Bill Crump and Mary, for your hospitality!October 12, 2011Deltaville, VAIt’s always nice to go back to places you know and reconnect with friends. We left Annapolis looking for warmth and, if we never found it in the weather,…
