May 16 – 20, 2012We had watched many boats come up from the south and enter the Little Harbor cut over the two days we were anchored by Lynyard Cay and hadn't heard anyone complaining about sea conditions. So, with what appeared to be a good weat…
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The End of the Abacos – For Now!
(This is the first of 4 posts I need to do before our 24 hrs of paid WiFi ends this afternoon, so don't miss any.) May 12 – 15, 2012After we left Hope Town we motored just a few miles south to an area called White Sound where we planned to spend …
Being Cool in the Abacos
May 9 – 11, 2012Cool guys with their cool dogSummer temperatures have not yet arrived to the Abacos. With overcast skies, steady breezes from multiple directions, and frontal passages coming off the U.S., we are only having temperatures in the low …
The Sea Stooges Don't Give Up Easily
May 4 – 10, 2012I have good news and bad news to report, but you should have expected as such judging from the title of this blog. I don't want to be a complainer, but then I don't think the wanna-be cruisers out there should be led astray …
No One Is Smoldering
April 30 – May 3, 2012Remarkably, all of the FLUKESTERS have managed to stay mostly happy and busy while we have waited out the windy weather. The days have blown by since we have kept busy with boat repairs, neglected maintenance chores, shopping …
Here We Go Again!
April 28 – 29, 2012On a mooring at Sunset Bay Marina, Stuart FloridaWelcome aboard to those of you who have vicariously cruised along with us on our other adventures and to those who may be trying out the lifestyle for the first time. My writing styl…
2011 By the Numbers
May 10 to October 31Here are some numbers for our travels on FLUKE in 2011. This was by far our longest trip yet. We bought fuel 3 times totaling 1121 gallons at an average cost of $3.51 and burned over 1600 gal.The fuel usage numbers include the hours…
The Rest of the Way Home
October 24 – 31, 2011At first light, on October 24, we had a great start since when we pulled up the anchor we didn't have one of the underwater cables attached to it which would have really complicated our departure plans. The passage out of B…
South Through North Carolina
October 21 – 23, 2011With great travel weather in the forecast, there was a mass exodus from the wall at Chesapeake, VA. We were all in a line waiting for the 8:00 a.m. Great Bridge opening.Squinting requiredI tried to take a shot of what we have t…
Goodbye Virginia
October 16 – 20, 2011Our remaining time at the Piankatank River anchorage was spent being glad we hadn't tried to move down the Bay a day sooner since the wind really did pick up a lot. We were tucked in well enough not to be affected, but we co…
