Leisure… Tucked in for a Norther at Pipe Cay 13 Feb 201219 Feb 2012 The weather was calling for a pretty bad Norther and squalls. Winds 20-25 knots from the NW and N. Accounting for swell, and swell wrapping around islands, the most protected…
Fishing… Northern Land and Sea Park- Shroud Cay 10 Feb 201219 Feb 2012 Before we left Norman’s Cay and entered the legally protected waters of the Land and Sea Park, Grant tested his luck at spearfishing fish for the first time (not lobsties). …
Cooking… Cruising’s Holy Land–the Exumas 7 Feb 201219 Feb 2012 We left Rock Sound with the sunrise, making a good sail southward to Highborne Cay in the Exumas. The crossing was about 60 miles through protected Eleuthera sandbanks and out…
Fishing… Unhappy Barracuda, Laundry and Water 3 Feb 20125 Feb 2012 The weather has been very very windy. It seems like the wind hasn’t calmed down for weeks. We had a favorable breeze so we sailed from Hatchet Bay to Governors…
Leisure… Spanish Wells, Hatchet Caves, Governors Harbour 31 Jan 20121 Feb 2013 We left Royal Island for a nice short sail to the island community of Spanish Wells. After several weeks of being out in the more rural islands, Spanish Wells’ bustling…
Leisure… Onward to Eleuthera- sailing southward 25 Jan 201227 Jan 2012 A really interesting site about Eleuthera history, ruins, caves and wrecks: www.projecteleuthera.org Back to work getting ready to sail southward to Eleuthera. We filled Velocir up with food, fuel and…
Leisure… A Day in the Life- video blogging 21 Jan 201221 Jan 2012 Amelia had a super awesome time visiting her little cousin in snowy Seattle. They saw the city sights and ate a LOT of ice cream! Amelia returned the day of…
Cooking… Moseyin’ Part Duex 18 Jan 201227 Jan 2012 After resting for a couple of days whilst waiting out a lightning storm, Blake and Grant motored and sailed, as the wind allowed, to Spoil Cay off of Great Guana…
Cooking… Moseyin’ 12 Jan 201213 Jan 2012 Amelia’s parents reluctantly left the Bahamas and Amelia is off in cold Seattle visiting family. Well, cold for her, locals in t-shirts give her a double take when they see…
Fishing… Runabout Adventures 5 Jan 20128 Jan 2012 Renting a runabout in the Bahamas has given us so much speed and mobility compared to our Albin Vega Velocir. We have spent this past week using it to explore…
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