We were seriously beginning to think this day may never come. Well…at least for this season. We’d even started toying around with the idea of heading down to the Florida Keys instead if there wasn’t a decent weather window for crossing to the Bahamas soon. Of course the Keys...
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We’re Ba-ack!
Well…I didn’t do such a great job of updating the blog last winter, so let’s see if I can do better this time around! We’ve been on the boat now since the middle of November, but finally just crossed to Bimini on February 16th, so thought it was about...
Gephyrophobia – Facing One of My Fears!
Gephyrophobia (pronounced Jeff-ee-ro-pho-bia) – or more simply put…a fear of bridges. I have this. I am afraid of driving across bridges. I am afraid of going under bridges. I have this irrational (maybe…maybe not!) fear that the bridge will fall as I’m crossing over or under it, leading to...
Black Point – Part 2
As promised, here’s the second part in my two part series about our stay in Black Point, where we happened to be anchored over the Easter holiday this year. We watched this sleepy little town double in population as relatives headed back home to celebrate with their families. On...
Crossing the Gulf Stream
FINALLY, the day we’d been waiting for had arrived! It was time to leave the U.S., cross the Gulf Stream, and realize our dream of sailing to the Bahamas. We’d headed to bed early the night before, but had a VERY hard time sleeping, and the alarm going off...
Keeping Busy in Lake Worth
And now, in no particular order, a list of the top eight ways we spent our time while waiting for a weather window for crossing to the Bahamas…. 1. Provisioning (aka grocery shopping!) – I’m not sure if we really did or not, but it sure felt like we...
Waiting on a Weather Window in Some CRAZY Weather!
We spent two and a half weeks in the north end of Lake Worth, which is in the North Palm Beach area, waiting on weather which would be safe and hopefully not too uncomfortable for crossing the Gulf Stream and finally heading to the Bahamas, and wow…what a weather...
Almost There!!!
We finally pulled ourselves away from the dolphin show in Eau Gallie, and made our way to Vero Beach – a pretty straightforward and uneventful trip. Didn’t even have any low bridges to deal with! Then, as we were pulling into the mooring field, I glanced behind us and...
Oh Golly, Eau Gallie!
Eau Gallie is where we headed once we finally left Titusville. I’m pretty sure the name of this Florida city must be pronounced something like “oh golly”, right? I mean I did take a couple of years of French in high school (from a teacher who spoke only French...
How We Wasted Away a Month in Titusville
O.K., so truthfully most of it wasn’t wasted time…we just couldn’t believe we ended up staying docked at a marina there for an entire month! That was the longest Radio Waves had sat still since being on the hard over the winter back in Michigan! The folks at Titusville...