Archive | Istaboa RSS feed for this section

Making all things better

Marsh Harbor is our best bet for having our mechanicals repaired so we leave Guana and slowly motor the 5 or 6 miles back to Marsh Harbor.I talk with Marselle at Harbor View Marina on the way over and he hooks me up with a guy named Andrew to fix the G…

Crossing to Great Guana

And everything started falling apart… The weather was the first to go. A huge squall cast rain and thunder on us for a while, but we could see on the radar it would only last a couple of hours. Then I notice that it’s getting warm in the pilot house,…

Goodbye Elbow Cay

It’s been a few days since our last post because we’ve been enjoying our company. Peter arrived a few days ago so we rented a golf cart and explored Elbow Cay that way. Peter enjoyed the tour, one bar/restaurant at a time. Mud is a lady killer, …

Sea Spray Déjà vu

Though we haven’t been here in 5 years, we were treated like old friends by Junior and his crew. Junior arranged for us to have a golf cart for a couple of days and a cart is a hot commodity at this time of year.Edney is always around to do a great boa…

Happy Independence Day

Cheers!Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

"Ship Shape" in the Abacos

Is a relative term.When in the islands you do with what you have, not what you want.Been working on that wing engine problem and did put a patch on a hose and it’s holding… cross fingers… Tried to find one in the states and it must be made of Unico…

Snappa’s Marsh Harbour

Cool little Restaurant on the HarbourNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

The run to Abaco…

Was a delightful one. The seas were flat and the whole trip went by without a splash over the rails. Our kinda day!It started by threading our way though Nassau Harbor at first light. We had to work our way around these guy, but luckily the pilots gave…

Moving on…

To fill in the blanks left by my last post done on an iPhone at Highborne Cay, we’ve decided some cruising would be fun. We quickly said goodbye to Tuck and Jamal, untied the lines, and made way. Jamal was stunned and saddened as we expected. We’re not…

Happy Birthday, Silas Rui Taylor

Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs