Leaving The Exumas

Our last stop in The Exumas this year was Cambridge Cay.  We buddy boated from Staniel to Cambridge with Chip and Elizabeth.  This was the most remote part we traveled to but it was the best exploring.  We can’t wait to return here next year.  Marc and I made every attempt to homeschool Joellen and Camden every…

Fish On!

As we began this journey, we had a desire to learn to fish.  For me (Marc), I grew up fishing bass in ponds and then up in Canada in Lake Erie but it was something I did occasionally and wasn’t very good at.  My Grandpa Joe found such joy in it and was a darn good fisherman.  I know…

Turning 3 at Sea

I can’t believe our little Maria (nickname Rascal) turned three on April 26.  Even though we still call her “the baby”, it hit me on her birthday that she’s really growing up.  Marc and I comment on a frequent basis how much Maria has matured during our short time thus far at sea.  This was a low…

Staniel Cay

After Warderick Wells we sailed south to Staniel Cay.  We met lots of new friends from other cruisers to local Bahamians on Staniel.  We dropped anchor around noon on April 21 and dinghyed over to town because we were hoping to find some food outside of our carbohydrate genre (on the boat our lunch options are either cheese…

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…

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…

New Friends and Cool People

We are three weeks into our journey and continue to meet a number of new friends and cool people.  Our dock neighbors: Ann and Dave: This couple is in the uber cool category.  They circumnavigated the world on a 7 year journey and are saving money to venture out again.  Both are very laid back…