Bahamas Recap – Quartermaster Report (6/15)
What worked well: Food provisioning: From a provisioning/quartermaster standpoint, food prep and provisioning worked well overall. As on our 2016 ICW cruise, Paula pre-prepared a number of cooked entrees which were vacuum-sealed and frozen. This helped tremendously from a convenience and variety standpoint. We are particularly fortunate that Island Packet sailboats have more freezer space than […]
Bahamas Recap – Technical Report (6/14)
Our Bahamas wrap-up is being published in two parts. The first part (below), is oriented more towards the mechanical and techie-type things that worked and didn’t work throughout the trip, and was written by Tom. Part 2, which will be published in a separate post, is from the Quartermaster’s point of view, covers the food […]
Day 117 (6/1) – Saint Augustine
Last night after dinner we strolled around the Hammock Beach Resort at Palm Coast. We got another look at the ocean there which featured whitecaps and few boats. We were happy to see that the golf course, which had been virtually destroyed by salt water from Hurricanes Matthew and Irma, had recovered. We had a […]
Day 116 (5/31) – Palm Coast
When the rain stopped last night around 7PM, we had a very calm and peaceful night in the anchorage. We had to contend with mosquitos and no-see-ums, something we never really had to deal with in the Bahamas, but we were used to that. There was one funny, and all-too-common scenario we watched unfold in […]
Day 115 (5/30) – Rockhouse Creek
We left Titusville at about 6:30 am. Although we knew we’d likely see rain, the chances of thunderstorms was predicted as small. The sky and water were blue-gray and calm ahead, threatening and black behind. Along this narrow stretch, we saw well over a dozen manatees, and even had to slow and alter course in […]
Day 114 (5/29) – Titusville
While we had heavy rain and thunder for most of the afternoon today, there was a nice break in the weather this morning for a few hours. We took full advantage of it and went for a long walk around town through some of the residential areas we hadn’t explored yet. There are some really […]
Day 113 (5/28) – Titusville
Weather holds are one challenge of life on a boat that Paula at least had never thought much about before living aboard. Oh sure, we’ve had tons of fantasies of perfect sailing passages and many nightmares about horrific gales. We didn’t realize that the decision to remain in port or at anchor in poor weather […]
Day 112 (5/27) – Titusville
Another weather hold day in Titusville as Alberto tracks up the eastern side of the Gulf of Mexico. We are getting lots of rain and wind (35kt gusts), but certainly mild in comparison to the weather the folks near Panama City are experiencing. We are hoping folks there are safe and protected. Tropical storm Alberto […]
Day 111 (5/26) – Titusville
Today at dawn Paula took the laundry to the marina’s facility. Since many boaters are also early risers, she was able to socialize with others similarly engaged. Despite the forecast of bad weather to come, many boaters had decorated their vessels for the Memorial Day Holiday with festive results and it was fun to view […]
Day 110 (5/25) – Titusville
There were a couple reasons we chose to stop here in Titusville on our way back. First, this was about as far north as we could get in two long days on the ICW. Second, we’ve been very closely watching the progress of a tropical disturbance in the Caribbean which today became Sub-Tropical Storm “Alberto”. […]