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My Scariest Moment Underwater

Posted on March 12, 2020 by

Getting up close and personal with seven-foot sand sharks at the Florida Aquarium?   No, that wasn’t it.  Let’s see … coming up on a sunken airplane and fearing I might find the dead pilot, all bloated and rotting still in the … Continue reading →

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Ever Been On a Sail You Just Want to End?

Posted on February 27, 2020 by

Phillip and I will both eagerly, happily, readily admit it: We are 100% fair-weather sailors on our boat. While there are definitely longer, more intense passages we still want to make in our lifetime—sailing around Cape Horn, for example, sailing in … Continue reading →

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The Magic of a Dinghy Ride

Posted on February 14, 2020 by

It’s not just a rubber transport, it’s more of a magic carpet.  Looking at the photos from our time at Devil’s-Hoffman in the Berry Islands, Bahamas, I felt inspired to share a little about … the magic of a dinghy ride.   … Continue reading →

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What Lurks Beneath? Overcoming My Thalassophobia at Hoffman’s Blue Hole!

Posted on January 23, 2020 by

I have a confession to make. I have a phobia—thalassophobia—or a unique form of it, perhaps.  Where Thalassophobia is the fear of what lies beneath you in a vast, deep body of water like the ocean, mine is limited to shallow bodies … Continue reading →

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Croc Hunting in Great Harbour

Posted on January 7, 2020 by

November 9, 2019 – Great Harbour Cay, Bahamas: [Spoken in a thick Aussie accent] There I was … standing on the precipice, knowing it was going to be a gnarly journey across treacherous waters and an even more unforgiving landscape … Continue reading →

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Cruisers’ Rule #42: Find that Flange! (And Other Engine Tips)

Posted on December 19, 2019 by

They’re more like guidelines, really, but we cruisers do have them: good rules of thumb to keep you and your boat going. “Find that flange!” is an important one, as it can mean the difference between carrying on with a … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Dorian: A Close-Call for Plaintiff’s Rest in the Bahamas

Posted on December 6, 2019 by

Sep. 1, 2019, a Cat 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph and a minimum central pressure of 910 mb hit the Bahamas. It was the strongest hurricane to hit the northern Bahamas since modern records.  Phillip and I … Continue reading →

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Our Hurricane Hole for 2019: Great Harbour Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas

Posted on November 22, 2019 by

Where to go for hurricane season is always a very tough call.  I’ve written here before about hurricanes, the sometimes horrible reality of cruising, and some of our more difficult winters spent here in Pensacola when Phillip and I often had to … Continue reading →

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Back to the Berries: Our Most Isolated and Inundated Stops

Posted on November 16, 2019 by

I would have never thought I would use the word “inundated” when describing the Berry Islands, but unfortunately, one of them is. Have any of you seen Coco Cay? Formerly Little Stirrup Island, the island was purchased by Carnival Cruise … Continue reading →

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Turtle Tales from Warderick Wells

Posted on November 7, 2019 by

Boo Hoo Hill, blowholes, a greeter shark … oh my! Warderick Wells was definitely our favorite stop in the Exumas this past spring. We only had time to visit a few Exuma islands before we had to move to get … Continue reading →

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