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Monthly Archives: March 2012
It’s just a rumor-Honest!
March 27: The following letter was in our mail on our return from our sailing trip. We stand by the statement on the back of our book jacket.
Posted in book blog, international travel
Tagged book review, CIA, FBI, publishing, The Long Road to Paris
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Crunch, Crash and Splash
All in one day at Harbortown Marina in Ft. Pierce: There was a loud splash. We poked our heads out of the cabin and our boat neighbor was in the water clutching a bag of ice. His wife … Continue reading
Posted in Sailing adventures
Tagged boat repairs, Ft. Pierce FL, Harbortown marina, sailing adventures
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Empty Docks and Derelect Boats
March 21: Traveling by sailboat, we see the harsh reality of economic recession. It seems worse in the Bahamas than the U.S. They are dependent on our tourism. People are anchoring out to save money, hotels with entire sections closed, … Continue reading
Posted in international travel, Sailing adventures
Tagged anchoring out, Andros, Bahamas, economic recession, Grand Bahama Island
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Back to the land of free water
March 22: We had a weather window Monday and made the crossing from Grand Bahama Island to Lake Worth, Florida in 9 1/2 hours. We left our lovely marina at first light, 6:50 am. Winds were forecasted to be East, 13-16 … Continue reading
No wind, no seas, no land, no engine!
March 18: A second blog today because there is so much to share. It takes two days to cross the Little Bahama Banks in a sailboat. The first day from Spanish Cay takes you to the anchorage at Sale Cay. … Continue reading
Bits and Pieces- The Bahamian Experience
March 18: I don’t know how to make a coherent whole from these tidbits, but we’ll see if this works. Pot Stickers: A Bahamian name for the scruffy, inbred dogs that roam around every Bahamian town and frequent the docks. Mostly they … Continue reading
Thank you for your interest
March 15: WordPress has started something new. We can now track the countries our readers are from-at least for the past week. Right now we want to extend a warm welcome to readers from France, Brazil, Ukraine, Russia, Germany, Austria, … Continue reading
Posted in Readers
Tagged Amazon.com, international followers, The Long Road to Paris, Wordpress readers
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It doesn’t get better than this.
March 15: We are now in Spanish Cay, in a well-protected marina in the Abacos. We crossed the Little Bahama Bank, anchoring overnighting at Sale Cay (yes, that is spelled right). It is 90 miles from Grand Bahama Island to Spanish Cay, two long … Continue reading
Weather Window
March 10-12: We had only a one day weather window to cross from Ft. Lauderdale to West End, Grand Bahama Island which is why we pushed so hard down the ICW to get to Ft. Lauderdale. It may seem strange to go so far … Continue reading