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Hopetown and Spanish Wells
Hello again… playing catchup here. Continuing on…We arrived in Marsh Harbor and Fast Betty was already there. They made it across the Gulf Stream while we were still finishing up in Stuart. They are here to pick up Paul and Sue, more cruising friends who are not on their boat this year. They all decided…
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A Different Path This Year!
Welcome back to a new year of cruising on My Sharona.. We are happy to be back on the boat. We arrived in Stuart Florida, on November 1st, where My Sharona has been patiently waiting for us to return. We had a fun summer in Los Barriles, and the boat had some work done while…
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Winding down for this season…
One picture to sum up the second half of our Bahamas Trip. Hello again Friends! All is well on “My Sharona”… we left off at Prime Cay. We spent a few days exploring this beautiful area. I’ve also shared some video clips at the end of the blog. Hope you enjoy. We found a perfect…
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After a little break, back to The Bahamas!
We left My Sharona on a dock in Georgetown, Exuma, and flew back to the West Coast. We made a stop to visit with Wayne’s 91 year old Mom, Daughter Brittany and our 2 amazing Grandkids! Then packed the car and made the 2 day drive down to our home in Baja. We came home…
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Georgetown, Exuma, Bahamas
Hello Again… Greetings from Georgetown. Since our friend Jamie was leaving, we drove the boat across the harbor to the “Town Anchorage”. We decided to take advantage of the great weather and took the a ride out to Hoopers Bay to see if we could find some turtles. Some of the tour boats take guests…
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The Cruising Life
We have settled into the Georgetown area… anchored at Monument Beach. I have had a few requests to hear about our life on the boat, so I thought I’d give you a little idea of the cruising life. While cruising the Exuma’s, we are basically “on the hook” (anchoring ) every night. We very seldom…
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Moving on down the island chain…
We’ve had a couple of windy days, did some kiting, and decided to check in on our friends Connie and Crock on a nearby island. So great to see them again and their cute little beach cottage. The weather was still keeping us around Staniel Cay, so we decided to make a side trip up…
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It’s all about the weather…
Yup, that’s the one thing you have to respect is the weather report while cruising. There are many ways these days to keep an eye on it, and it sometimes is not what the report says. But when on a boat and the wind comes from the direction you weren’t planning for… it can get…
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Getting the hang of it again…
Amazing 9 hour crossing to the Exumas. Planning on Norman’s Cay to drop anchor. Whew… now we can relax, major crossings done Our trip to Normans was fine, Wayne even got the fishing lines in the water before we hit the shallow banks again after Nassau. No joy not a bite. Wow! What a trip.…
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Crossing the Gulf Stream Finally
Ok…After receiving a great recommendation from a friend, we had the necessary repairs done, and we were back in business. Now we just need the weather to cooperate… Found a Pickleball court and did some cruising around the marina. After watching the weather pattern was not looking good, we decided to head south to Miami.…