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“I know the whole truth there is horrible,It’s better if you take a little at a time.Too much and you are not portable,Not enough and you’ll be making happy rhyme.”—The Gypsy Life, John Gorka Days after Colleen died I found myself alone, by choice, going through her things. Partly because it was something to doContinue reading “Dear Addiction”

“There are two kinds of sailors, those that have run aground and those that haven’t yet run aground.”—Old nautical proverb My 15 mile journey over the Devil’s Backbone was an awesome experience. Thanks in large part to Bruno Underwood, the pilot I hired to guide us over this potentially treacherous piece of water. You canContinue reading “Reading the Devil’s Backbone”

Check-out my updated About page. I’ve got a new picture of HJ up there and a really cool watercolor that a fellow cruiser and friend did while we were talking. Thanks for following along.

My four nights in the Spanish Wells Yacht Haven were delightful. For $2.50 per foot per night ($78 per night for HJ’s 31 feet), I had hot showers, a pool and easy access to the village to do some re-provisioning. In addition, my neighbors in the slip next to me are my newest friends. InContinue reading “And You Thought I Had Come a Long Way in a Small Boat”

“A person’s character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color of the things about them.” —Fredrick Douglas Whenever I read a quote from the past that refers to the masculine, I like to think that—today—the person would have phrased the quote more gender-neutral. I hope Fredrick Douglas won’t mind myContinue reading “Enjoying Spanish Wells”

In my introductory comments to this site, I suggested that it’s actually not a small world and time doesn’t fly. I added that I want to earn my distance, not just hop a plane and be deposited somewhere. The other night my wish was granted by the Northeast Providence Channel. It roughly separates the northernContinue reading “A Well-Earned 55 Miles”

“She was a rare thing, fine as a beeswing. So fine a breath of wind might blow her away.She was a lost child, she was running wild.She said, ‘so long as there’s no price on love I’ll stay.’And you wouldn’t want me any other way.” —Richard Thompson, Beeswing It’s 11:00 PM and I’m anchored upContinue reading “I Wouldn’t Want Her Any Other Way”

Wonderful dinner a couple nights ago at Brown’s Garden in the Berry Islands. Ronnie Brown is the rightfully proud proprietor. Featured dishes are conch and spiny lobster. I had the conch and it was out of this world. When I had this dinner, I was in the marina so cycled to Ronnie’s on a marinaContinue reading “Brown’s Garden”

The day looks good so I’ll be checking-out of the marina shortly and anchoring up outside. I’ve heard there’s a cool plane wreck to check out via kayak and snorkling, as well as a blue hole nearby. I think this is the plane incident (posted for all my pilot friends, you know who you are!).Continue reading “Going Outside”

Note: Bahamian wi-fi appears to be on “island time”so I can’t upload pictures. Thus, you’ll be getting 1,000 words with this post 😉 Spoiler alert…we made it! Hazel James and I made the passage from Florida to the Bahamas, and are now in the Berry Islands of the Bahamas. While I know that pride isContinue reading “HJ Flies the Bahamian Flag in Her Rigging!”