Cruising
Panama!
We made it to Panama!!! The trip was 868 miles and just over six days, south from Turks and Caicos. Our Track from Florida to Panama: We sat in TCI for a couple of weeks watching the weather forecasts, to make our passage. Conditions in the Caribbean Sea had been a constant 20-35 kts of … Continue reading
Panama Bound
It appears we may have a weather window to head south! We have been here in Turks and Caicos for the past couple of weeks, waiting for the winds to calm down. The forecast for the next week is very favorable so we are checking out tomorrow and leaving Thursday. While here we have greatly … Continue reading
Bahamas enroute to Turks and Caicos
We’re off again! We left Melbourne FL, stopped for a day in Ft Pierce, sailed the coast past Miami, then 56 hours later we anchored at Highbourne Cay in the Exumas. I’ll bet that trip is an unofficial record in the sailing world! We are slowing making our way toward the Turks and Caicos Islands … Continue reading
What Happened?
Well…we’re are back in the US taking care of personal things before we continue on with our journey. Tanya flew to Maine from Aruba and I continued on to Columbia. I planned to take the boat to Panama and fly home but then decided that leaving the boat unattended in that climate would be more … Continue reading
Aruba
We made it to Aruba! We will be here for the next two or three weeks. I heart Aruba, should say I $ Aruba! For the folks back home. Franchise? What little we have seen of Oranjestad is really nice but very touristy and crazy expensive. It’s fun to visit places like this once in … Continue reading