Day To Day Life in the Bahamas
I have gotten a couple questions about what we do every day living in the Bahamas. So I thought I would provide a brief portrayal of what life is like for us in the Bahamas.
The Abaco Cruisers Net
The first thing we do every morning is listen to the Abaco Cruisers Net on our VHF radio (channel 68). The Cruisers Net is run completely by cruisers and comes on at 0815 hours every day of the year. The “Net” has been ongoing for about 20 years. Currently it is broadcast out of Hopetown […]
What is the Bahamas Like?
Being Christmas time I thought I would log a short post providing a general description of what life is like in the Bahamas.
Velcro Beach, Florida
Vero Beach, FL is fondly referred to by the cruising community as “Velcro Beach.” This is because the Vero Beach municipal marina is set up very well to accommodate cruisers. It is so easy to stay here that the area acts like “Velcro” for cruisers as people end up staying here for much longer than […]
Northern Florida
This part of our trip presented some real challenges. I don’t remember having this many obstacles the last time we made this trip, but perhaps this is because you tend to remember the good times and not the frustrating moments. So far we have been slowed but not stopped.
Georgia – The Long and Winding Road
The southern part of South Carolina and Georgia is the most winding part of the Intra-Coastal Waterway (ICW). It seems like you travel almost as much east and west as you do north and south. Because of this many people avoid this part of the ICW. Some sailboats go offshore at Charleston, SC and come […]
Travelling the Swamp
We left the Poquoson River Virginia area in the lower Chesapeake Bay and then spent a couple days in Norfolk, VA at the Waterside Marina. We watched the Orioles battle the Yankees in the American League Divisional Play-offs. We also spent a day grocery shopping in Norfolk and visiting the main attraction, the USS Wisconsin […]
Heading South
This week we threw off the dock lines from our slip in Annapolis, MD and pointed our sailboat Odyssey south for the winter. In The first leg of our trip we’ll head down the Chesapeake Bay to Norfolk, VA, where the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) begins. Our ultimate destination is The Abacos in the Bahamas.
