Boat Shopping and A Decision
We’ve been on a merry-go-round of indecision for our next boat for too long. And then it all happened quite quickly. We bought a Com-Pac 33′!
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Cruising Life
Nova Scotia Spontaneous Vacation
We planned a trip to Nova Scotia with the intention of buying a boat, but ended up taking a spontaneous vacation instead. We loved Nova Scotia and can’t wait to go back!
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A Floating Retreat
Our pet sitting and sailing trip with friends on SV Black River ended up being like a “floating retreat”. We didn’t plan it to be a retreat. It was the happy result of a peaceful place to rest, the people involved, and being open to learning and growing.
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Sailing School In The Canaries
We stepped outside of our comfort zone and took some sailing school courses in the Canary Islands. It was a tremendous success in many ways; we met new friends, added to our sailing skills, saw beautiful landscapes and cities, learned some history and culture of the Canaries, and built confidence in facing new challenges.
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Replotting Our Course After Ian
How do you respond when things don’t go as planned? We floundered in how to respond to the loss of Terrapin; which for us was more than the loss of a physical boat. Terrapin was our means of adventure on the water. She was representative of our retirement dream of spending the winter months sailing and exploring the Caribbean islands.
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Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Ian totaled our sailboat Terrapin. The realization is slowly sinking in. We’re doing our best to ride the emotional rollercoaster and look forward to future sailing adventures.
Sailing The Exumas: Shroud Cay
Our highlight at Shroud Cay was what we call a “Disneyworld-like” excursion in our dinghy through Sanctuary Creek. We saw numerous turtles, climbed the trail to Camp Driftwood lookout, and soaked in all the natural beauty of this archipelago of mangroves, rocks, and cays.
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Crossing the Bahama Banks to the Exumas!
It sure feels good to be on the move again! We have a few longer passages before we reach the Exumas. We remember the gorgeous clear water and endless shades of blue of the Exumas and can’t wait to revisit some of the places we took our six children years ago.
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Two Weeks In Bimini
Being “stuck” in Bimini due to weather brought plenty of silver linings. We learned to enjoy where we are from slowing down the pace and adopting an attitude of adventure.
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Sailing To Bimini
Traveling internationally during Covid can be difficult, even more so when voyaging on a sailboat. Will we get to the Bahamas this year? How would we fulfill the testing and paperwork in the same time frame as a decent weather window to sail across the gulf stream?!