Tag Archives: pensacola

BV 7 (VIDEO): Christmas Kiting at Pensacola Cay

Posted on February 22, 2018 by anniedike

I mean, with the name “Pensacola,” we had to at least stop and see.  And then we decided December 25th it shall be!  Merry Christmas in blog time followers!  I hope you all are enjoying our Bahamas Voyage vicariously.  Fun … Continue reading →

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Article in SAIL Magazine: Conquistadors and Cruisers!

Posted on January 17, 2018 by anniedike

“Nice piece in SAIL!  Made my lunch!”  Ha!  This is so cool!  I had several friends and followers send me messages in the Bahamas letting me know I had an article that came out in the February issue of SAIL … Continue reading →

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May 27, 2013 – Home Again, Home Again

Posted on October 14, 2013 by anniedike

Tired as dogs!  We sat there on the dock for about a half hour, re-living the “best sail of our lives” and re-enacting some of the more ‘harrowing’ and hilarious moments from the initial crossing, in awe, really, that we … Continue reading →

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May 26, 2013 – The Crossing Finale – Best Sail of Our Lives

Posted on September 30, 2013 by anniedike

The sun peeked up above the horizon around 6:00 a.m. the next morning, finding us stretching and blinking in the cockpit, ready for a big cup of coffee and a crisp morning sail.  We readied the boat, taped up a … Continue reading →

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May 25, 2013 – The Crossing Finale – Not Very PC

Posted on September 23, 2013 by anniedike

Like Phillip told me, apparently watching others dock is highly entertaining, particularly couples and particularly mouthy ones.  It’s now a favorite past-time for Phillip and I.  If Phillip and I are kicked back in the cockpit at the marina and … Continue reading →

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May 25, 2013 – The Crossing Finale – Duct Tape and Dasani

Posted on September 10, 2013 by anniedike

There we were, with fluid dripping out of our brand new transmission like a leaky faucet and we were two hours from Carrabelle, two hours from Apalachicola, at least two hours from any port. It was like a geographical oddity. … Continue reading →

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May 20, 2013 – Play Some Skynyrd!!

Posted on August 23, 2013 by anniedike

So, the last leg of The Crossing.  The final push.  The last mile.  The home stretch.  This was it.  After a month sitting stagnant in the lonely waters of the Carrabelle River, we finally got word our boat was ready … Continue reading →

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April 25, 2013 – Oh, Go Fly a Kite!

Posted on July 23, 2013 by anniedike

So, we left the boat in Carrabelle and made the last leg of the trip back to Pensacola in some non-descript Ford Festiva-like rental car.  And, poor car, if my best recollection of it was some model that could only … Continue reading →

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April 17-23, 2013 – The Crossing: Final Chapter – Did He Say Curly Fries?

Posted on July 16, 2013 by anniedike

We all stood helpless, watching the boat inch closer and closer to the Catamaran.  I closed my eyes and gritted my teeth (the only thing I knew to do at the moment) while my mind conjured horrific images of boat … Continue reading →

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April 17-23, 2013 – The Crossing: Chapter Four – Good, Quality People

Posted on June 18, 2013 by anniedike

I would like to say we woke Saturday morning to the peaceful sounds of birds and water gently lapping the hull, but that’s just not how it happened. Phillip and I had the pleasure of waking to his Dad hovering … Continue reading →

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