Bimini…We Made It!

Last Sunday we woke up at 3 am and made a calm and uneventful crossing to The Bahamas.  The kids loved waking up to see the sun rise in front of our bow.It is WAY laid back here in The Bahamas, just like everyone had warned.  As we approached Bimini we tried to hail The…

Camden: Bahamas Bound

This is our last day in the US for awile.  I am very exided about The Bahamas.  I’m stil hoping to see a shark.  And catch fish. We have had fun in Miami and Biscayne Bay.  2 days ago I caht this crab in Elliott Key.  I named him CJ (Cam and Joellen).  He did…

Patience is a Virtue

So true indeed and one that I am continuing to work on.  As we continue with our journey, we are finding that we are waiting a lot these days…….. Waiting for the weather Currently, we are in Biscayne Bay south of Miami and just north of the Keys while we wait for a weather window…

How to Stock Up for 4 Months

Provisioning.  It’s a subject that liveaboard cruisers discuss often, along with subjects like anchors and the head.  Last month I went to a seminar at the Miami Boat Show called “Cruising for Women”.  We discussed everything from docking to doing laundry by hand to provisioning.  The provisioning advice that was given was take what you like to…

Bienvenido a Miami!

Yes we are alive!  And we are in Miami!  I always pictured myself one day going to Miami and it being like the Will Smith video “Welcome to Miami”.  You know, driving down the street in a convertible, hitting South Beach and salsa dancing till the wee hours of the morning.  Reality check…we drove down…

Joellen: My 2 Month Update

Note:  Joellen wrote this last week but we are just now getting it on the blog.  She wrote this while we were still back in Fort Lauderdale.  We currently are in Miami now.  Update on Hermie and Crabby…they are still alive but like to sleep a lot.  We have to feed them food about once…