The Berries: Great Harbor Cay East

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Miles: 17.5Time: 3 hoursAvg Speed: 5Max Speed: 6.8 March 7th, Thursday: Around noon the wind finally changed so we could go north around the top end of the Berries and to the west side of Great Harbor Cay. We were a little frustrated with all the engine issues and weather issues and ready for a change of scenery. The sail north was actually very nice and we enjoyed scoping out Little Stirrup Cay and Great Stirrup Cay where all the cruise ships port. Little Stirrup…Continue Reading “The Berries: Great Harbor Cay East” →

The Berries: Cistern, Rat, and Great Harbor Cay

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Miles: 53.9Time: 8 hours 30 minAvg Speed: 6.3Max Speed: 8.1 February 29th, Thursday: We left Mackie Shoal at 6:30am (twilight) after a great night at anchor. We had to motor into the wind, it was not a pleasant ride, very little unfortunate sailing. Yesterday had been such a great day of sailing! We were very pumped to get to the Berry Islands. We arrived at Cistern Cay, just north of Bullocks Harbor, and decided to anchor there. It was behind a small piece of land…Continue Reading “The Berries: Cistern, Rat, and Great Harbor Cay” →

Heading to Mackie Shoal

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Miles: 55.8. *sailed most of the dayTime: 10 hours 15 minAvg Speed: 5.5Max Speed: 7.9 We left Brown’s Marina around 8:00 and headed for Blue Water Marina fuel dock.  The tide was going out and wind was blowing against it.  We were able to get out of the slip with the help of our neighbor Carl and with the help of several boaters we landed at the fuel dock.  After getting diesel we had to figure out how to get off the fuel dock –…Continue Reading “Heading to Mackie Shoal” →

Made it to BIMINI!!!

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Miles: 57.79Time: 9 hoursAvg Speed: 6.4Max Speed: 10 We left Key Biscayne around 6:45AM to winds out of the North/North-East – Really not the preferred direction. They shifted mid-morning to more out of the East. We had sails up all day, tacking to and fro with the motor running as well. We traveled slow because we were really going right into the wind. Stew set a course South of Bimini due to the Gulf Stream that was dragging us North. Because our wind was also…Continue Reading “Made it to BIMINI!!!” →

Get Ready, Get Set, Go… to the Bahamas!

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Miles: 43Time: 6 hrs 15 minAvg Speed: 6.9Max Speed: 9.0 We finally took off from Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, Feb 24th. The Sailing Jasons were great hosts, providing us a slip & use of their car! We couldn’t have done it without them!! Our motoring to Key Biscayne was uneventful. The wind was not at an angle that made it worth raising the sails. We saw some wildlife, a sailing fleet, some large barges, and many large mega yachts. We arrived at Key Biscayne to…Continue Reading “Get Ready, Get Set, Go… to the Bahamas!” →

… and we wait, and wait, and wait

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We are extremely frustrated at this point. It has been 10 weeks since I renewed my passport online! Still nothing! I call a few times weekly, each call yields 2.5+ hours on hold, then an agent that has to transfer me to the “online renewal agent”, another 2.5+ hours more on hold, finally an agent that can do nothing!! Each time I am trying to get an appointment at the passport office in Miami to no avail. And I am left with a brain muddled…Continue Reading “… and we wait, and wait, and wait” →