From Staniel Cay to George Town our goal was to find some greens: spinach, lettuce, arugula, anything to create a salad. Unfortunately, our timing never aligned with the mail boat's timing. The tiny Pink and Blue stores in Staniel Cay had very little produce but we did find 2 extra large bags of frozen mixed... Continue Reading →
Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park National Park 2021
Our ride to the beach, taken from the headquarters' office. The Land and Sea Park is probably our favorite area of the Bahamas because of the crystal clear waters, sandy bottoms and abundance of wildlife. To this point, there wasn't a single day we didn't see several sharks and rays. In fact, we saw more... Continue Reading →
Life in the Berry Islands
Doing my share of the davit repair, refilling the hydraulic fluid. Notice the gap in which I must shimmy and no wires or tubing can be disturbed. Yeah, the new part for the davit worked!!!! There were some hoops to go through facing paying $1600 for import duty+ $850 for VAT; Scott convinced Customs that... Continue Reading →
Great Joy in Great Harbour!
The water and sand are totally worth the headache of dealing with Covid-19 testing. Countless times I have forced myself to sit down and write this blog but I am constantly distracted by opportunities to bike, walk the beaches, take dinghy rides, or hang out with friends. Hmmm, sit in front of the computer or... Continue Reading →
The UNTHINKABLE, Vaccines and Prepped For Paradise
The unthinkable happened. In December we finally followed through on our plan from 2.5 years ago to purchase an AED. We read the literature and practiced with it when it arrived and Sunday evening during dinner Scott asked if I remembered what to do. Honestly, I'm known to panic when I see a loved one... Continue Reading →
Vaccine Jackpot Winner!
https://videopress.com/v/lgjV4hE3?preloadContent=metadata Last week when we learned that in Florida the vaccinations were available to those 65 and over, Scott became obsessed. On Saturday he received a notice that there were 700 shots available in nearby St Lucie County. Within 5 minutes I made him a snack, he grabbed his things, and he was trotting out... Continue Reading →
Donations for Bahamians
Although it is rather last minute we want to do our share to help the Bahamians as they have lost so much in the past 16 months. After weathering the devastating impact from Dorian they received a one-two punch from Covid-19. Tourism accounts for approximately 60% of the GDP and the island chain has been... Continue Reading →
It’s Beginning to Look a Little Like Christmas!
O, Christmas Tree, O, Christmas Tree. Not exactly like the big fat ones we cut down at the tree farm but still beautiful in our eyes!Christmas Eve - 83* Christmas Day - 58* Christmas Eve and it's 83*!!! What??? Our 3' tree, aft deck lights, cookies, and Santa hats are signs of Christmas but we... Continue Reading →
Beaches: Wrightsville Beach to New Smyrna
"When I sit here by the sea and listen to the sound of waves, I feel free from all obligations and people of this world." Henry David Thoreau https://videopress.com/v/kgl7B2VB?preloadContent=metadata Crashing waves for the surfers at Wrightsville Beach Wrightsville Beach provided us a wonderful place for walking on the sand and observing a multitude of surfers... Continue Reading →
OBX
A glorious sunrise in Cape Lookout Bight looking at the lighthouse. No, it has not been altered although it looks like Tang! Photo by Scott Eason We haven't had the pleasure of walking pristine beaches for quite awhile so our plan was to spend some quality beach time on our way south. Our first stops... Continue Reading →