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Shopping day in Nassau

Look closely… A very diverse shopping list.I think we are well supplied.Adios,istaboaNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

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Back in Nassau again

It’s been a couple of years and the place hasn’t changed a bit. As we pull into Nassau Harbor Club, there’s Peter the Greek standing on the dock. With his long bushy hair flying in the breeze, he starts barking his usual orders, telling us how we are suppose to dock, even though we have docked here many times before. He is a bit of a wildman. The Crazy Greek. Behind his back is Frenchy the boatwasher who is laughing at Peter’s rants and offering to help us tie up before he washes our boat. Some things never change.

It’s true…

We have finally left the dock.Got the Albury on a short leash while we ease through the bridges at Jupiter. The water is so clear at Jupiter and the HDR shot with the iphone saturates it nicely.Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick …

Back in the USA

  Screen shot of Outbound entering the Port of San Diego As our friends aboard Outbound are reentering the USA, we are preparing to leave.Yes, finally, we are firing up Istaboa and heading east for the islands. After a quick shake out run dow…

Still at Sunset Bay

Which is not bad at all…iphone HDR pic; from our back door.Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

Two steps forward…

… three back.Still waiting on the prestigious Florida Yacht Interiors to finish up the interior project. Have to say, we’re not overly impressed with this company. Fit and finish of the salon cushions is not what we had hoped for.Besides the interior…

Outbound update

It appears our friends aboard Outbound have arrived at Cabo San Lucas. It’s been several days at sea and we imagine land is a good sight to see for the crew. Bet tonight will be a big one. Looking forward to an update from the crew.Meanwhile in Stuart….

Sunset over a swollen river

 Photo by Mark Weber The river is predicted to crest on Tuesday 18″ below the 1937 Record… which is good newsNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

As the river level reaches new highs…

Memphis hits new lows… Today, we made Drudge Report :-(Article hereCommercial Appeal article hereMaybe we should all live on boats.Adios,IstaboaNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

Back aboard Istaboa…

…and very happy to be.The interior project is still (begrudgingly) in the works. Seems nothing works out as one expects these days, but we’re sure it will all wangle out to our liking in the end.Today as we flew out of Memphis we circled downtown’s r…