Leisure… I’m On A Boat–Downsizing Your Sailboat 9 Feb 20139 Feb 2013 Before Motu Iti, Amelia’s parents had cruised and sailed two other bigger 40 foot sailboats. One cruise was to the Bahamas for a year with a young family, the others…
Preparation I’m On A Boat–Using a Nature’s Head 6 Feb 20136 Feb 2013 The Nature’s Head Composting Toilet has been a great solution to rid ourselves of stinky holding tanks, repairing valves and finding pump-outs. Even better, being ecologically friendly on the boat…
Cooking… Happy Birthday to Grant!!–and other adventures 27 Jan 20133 Feb 2013 Sometimes we wonder why so many people, us included, live in places that are so dreary and cold a good chunk of the year. We are reminded of this every…
Leisure Good bye snowy Annapolis, hello Bahamas!! 25 Jan 201327 Jan 2013 We awoke at 0230 to drive to the airport. Three inches of snow on the ground…..great. We drove with one highway lane cleared and little salt on the road. We…
Preparation A Singlehander’s Cruising Costs 3 Jul 201218 Feb 2013 Our friend recently shared his cruising costs and trip statistics with us aboard his beautiful 37 foot sailboat. He is a singlehander, which means he cruises by himself. Below are…
Fishing… Back to the USA: Good & Then Really Bad 2 Apr 20128 May 2023 To get a sense of the first two days of our voyage please watch this video: It was our “watch activity” to record a little something about how everything was…
Leisure Amelia makes Androsia in Andros Town 27 Mar 201229 Mar 2012 Steps from our marina is the Androsia Factory in Andros Town (not really a town). It is a Batik that has been made here in the Bahamas since 1973, and…
Sailing… We’re Going the Distance- Hello Andros 24 Mar 201228 Mar 2012 But we’re not going for speed. In a little less than 24 hours nonstop we transited from Georgetown, Exumas 99 miles to Green Cay, a small island in the middle…
Cooking… Hiking Stocking Island + Projects 20 Mar 201222 Mar 2012 It has been over a month since we arrived in Georgetown and we are ready for some new adventures. But the weather has not been cooperating. Staying here another week,…
Leisure Cruising Georgetown in 1996 5 Mar 20128 May 2023 The last time Amelia was in Georgetown, Exumas was 1996. Cruising felt like a vacation every day and playing with friends on volleyball beach took up most of her time. …
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