Day 88 (5/3) – Palm Cay
Today was mostly a work day on the boat, some planned and some not. First up for Tom was to implement some recommendations for additional repairs on the watermaker received via email from the very helpful technical support person at Spectra Watermakers. That involved adding some sealant around the filler valve on the air tank […]
Day 87 (5/2) – Palm Cay
The featured picture today is what’s left of our Bahamas courtesy flag flying from our flag halyard. We bought it new before we left for $15 (Amazon) . The reviews for this flag on Amazon were so terrible we wondered if they were legitimate, because what could possibly go wrong with a small nylon flag? […]
Day 86 (5/1) – Palm Cay
This week of Glenny’s visit has absolutely sailed by. It was hard to realize that today was departure day and our visit was over. Paula tried to ease the sting by making Glennis “Adam and Eve on a Raft” eggs for breakfast and packing her a lunch and snacks to take on the plane. Our […]
Day 85 (4/30) – Palm Cay
Glennis, infected by boat life, was up shortly after dawn and joined Paula and Tom in the cockpit for coffee. A boat breakfast was requested and prepared, and we got ready to go to the beach and pool area as the weather was awesome: sunny, mildly breezy and warm. Paula and Glennis spied a plastic […]
Day 84 (4/29) – Rose Island
After four nights of the best sleep I’ve had in years, the fifth night wound up being more eventful than usual. I woke up startled around 4:00am because of a squeaking noise that my bug-phobic mind immediately identified as a massive Bahamian cricket. Since most crickets goals are obviously to lay their cricket eggs in […]
Day 83 (4/28) – Palm Cay
Thunderstorms returned last night after Mission Impossible and persisted until about 11 a.m. Undaunted, we continued with plans to go to downtown Nassau. Paula baked a quick loaf of bread, and we had a quick fruit and coffee breakfast. Tommy picked up the marina car, and off we drove through huge puddles and driving rain […]
Day 82 (4/27) – Palm Cay
Yet another thunderstorm, this time at 3:30 a.m., failed to disturb our slumbering guest. Once again, it was beautiful by the time we sat down for a breakfast of fruit, Thermos yogurt, Bimini Bread, and leftover cinnamon buns, washed down with coffee. The forecast was full of rain, but since it looked good right around […]
Day 81 (4/26) – Palm Cay
I woke this morning to warm sunlight streaming through the portholes, the smell of fresh coffee, and the soft swaying of the boat tempting me back to sleep. The only thing that could entice me out of this perfect slumber was the sound of my parents softly chatting and laughing in the other room. As […]
Day 80 (4/25) – Palm Cay
Glennis’ first morning in the Bahamas was meteorologically celebrated by an early a.m. thunderstorm. Fortunately, Glennis slept through most of it due to jet lag. When she awoke, we had coffee and soon the sky cleared and we were able to open up the cockpit canvas. Then we had the traditional cockpit “boat breakfast” of […]
Day 79 (4/24) – Palm Cay
Last night, Paula woke up when the wind picked up and checked the lines. She noticed we had been sent a text written around 10pm (we old people were already asleep by then) from the couple we met at Cambridge Cay who were volunteering their time there to support the Land and Sea Park, Chuck […]