I have a huge appreciation for slowing things down and enjoying the simplicity of a good meal with good people (especially now that I’m being afforded that luxury more and more in our new life)…this was our Christmas in Bimini. It was very special to have Mary with us [...]
Read the full post »We arrived in Bimini on Christmas Eve after an 8 hour crossing from Miami. We left the Miami Beach Marina at 2AM. We had hit the hay early so we were all fairly rested (relative term when it comes to making crossings). Our greatest task was keeping track of [...]
Read the full post »I am happy to report that we finally left West Palm Beach! As much as we enjoyed our little marina, it was nice to hit the water. Mary joined us on Saturday and we spent a few days showing her West Palm, but once we realized that we were not going [...]
Read the full post »Well, it’s official, I am a ham…not that you didn’t already know that ;) The truth is that last week I passed the written exams for both my technician class (level 2) and general class (level 3) ham radio licenses. This was a huge relief given the weeks that [...]
Read the full post »So today I put my fear of heights to the test. With a harness attached to a jib halyard, Tni raised me up the mast using the electric winch in the cockpit. It took a while to get comfortable. I first installed a radar reflector before getting up the [...]
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Here are a few shots of Rosario. We are almost done with the commissioning and only have a few projects left. Weather permitting, we’ll leave Sunday for the Bahamas. Let’s hope the weather improves; right now it’s raining cats and dogs. My brother would say, “yeah, I [...]
We did not head to Ft. Lauderdale as planned yesterday. After speaking with our sailing club looking for marina or anchorage recommendations they have suggested that we bypass it altogether (even though that is where they are headquartered) and head straight to Miami. We have heard this from many others as well and may heed [...]
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