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Marina Peurto Bahia, DRWe checked into South Side Marina to enjoy a great but far too short a stay in the Turks and Caicos. Thanks for the hospitality Bob. Met up with June & Duane on Sea Clearly. We shared a rental car to tour the island, go for a…

I decided to break from my past routine and go into a bit more detail, we are both retired now, gotta do something with all that free time!Ceviche 101Well, it was not planned to be a 72 hour direct crossing but man did it work out sweet. A bit of histo…

Stevedore and LiLi arrive. We are waiting on weather. They are moving south; farewell and safe travels. Tom and Phyllis, Cocoon II, stop by in their big tender, nice ride, and like us  they are waiting on weather. All reports are looking like late Sat, early Sun to cross the stream. Travel safe all. Sylvianne and I spent the day on boat projects. Really looking fwd to moving south but we are gonna miss cruising here and hooking up with the likes of LiLi, Crackerjack, Follow Me, CloverLeaf, Steadfast, Wanderer’s Rest, Mystic Moon, Silver Bay, The Good Life, Gratitude, Coral Bay, Morning Star, Compass Rose, Ariel, Salt & Light, Seaclusion, Epilogue, Puffin , Sandy & Glen (one day, in the not too distant future?). Sorry if we missed anyone. Happy travels to all the cruisers and people we meet along the  way.

Safe passage
K&S

Left Stuart, headed down the ICW to WPB. Spent a day at anchor, we were expecting to be in WPB for a few days, forecast offshore, NASTY, but we do not relish the Bridge run south from here.

Wake up in the am, no wind, depart 7am, Miami, direct, outside we go.  Yes the winds did kick in as forecast but by then we were already underway,  I was most concerned about getting out, once out everything is on the bum. So here we are, outside, 15-20 kts from the E-NE, mostly 3-5′ seas,  on occasion 4-6′, with a few 8’s just for fun,  beam to stern quarter, stabs worked hard but all was good.  New AP pump and Scotty AP set up working GREAT!

Thanks Dr Brown,  Mark, Mary. Off the dock, ICW to WPB, Lake Worth. All looking good, offshore in the am, sea trial on the new systems. Short run, Ft. Lauderdale next.

OK, been a few busy weeks here at Sunset Bay, Stuart. Thank You’s huge to all who helped get us get “ready”.Kudos: Scotty, Philip, George, Angel, Bill & Ann, Bill & Ann, did I mention Bill who spent a day on our boat with Scotty and I??  T…

After a comfortable night at Great Bridge, Virginia we woke up the bridge tender at 5:50 am declaring we were here for the 6 am opening. He sleepily replied “Good morning capt, stand by we are opening in a few minutes”. Down the canal we go, love the b…

Great weather, looking like a whole week of light winds 10-15kts, seas are forecast to be 3 feet or less, mostly 1-2′. I usually double the forecast, shoreline effects, currents and local winds all impact. so we are expecting 2-4′, in the ocean the int…

Thanks to those who suggested Y Tube, that was super easy.  You just might have to put up with their ads, guess somebody has to pay for it. Hope y’all enjoyed the clip.Cheers,K&S