by Allison | Jan 11, 2016 | 2015, Bahamas, Life Aboard, Logbook
Bo worked hard to put together a special video for the Junior Captains cataloging our actual trip to the Bahamas. If you have some time to kill you are more than welcome to enjoy as well. Most likely no one besides our families want to watch 15 minutes of this fun... 
by Bo | Jan 7, 2016 | Bahamas, Life Aboard, Logbook, Posts
The area of the Bahamas we’re in is called the Abacos. Best I can tell, it’s sort of like the “Florida Keys” in that there are lots of islands with their own name (the largest being Great Abaco), but collectively are called the Abacos. All the... 
by Allison | Dec 18, 2015 | 2015, Bahamas, Life Aboard, Logbook, Posts
After two great nights spent “in the Bahamas”, but not technically “in the Bahamas” (complicated…I know!) we officially made it to Green Turtle Cay and checked into the Bahamas from Donny’s marina in Black Sound. You are allowed to... 
by Bo | Dec 13, 2015 | 2015, Life Aboard, Logbook, Posts
Leaving the dock might be the hardest part of sailing. It’s 5 am and I’ve been awake for 2 hours, for no good reason. Our boat, Selah, has been comfortably tied up at a marina for 6 months and that ends in a few hours. Allison and I have spent the last... 
by Allison | Dec 11, 2015 | 2015, Life Aboard, Logbook, Posts
Still here! In Florida! Waiting for something besides a north wind. If you need to know why we are waiting, read this. VERY conveniently, the morning after we spent $500 (cough!) at Trader Joe’s it dawned on me that the fridge needed to be defrosted. I am sure... 
by Allison | Dec 8, 2015 | 2015, Life Aboard, Logbook
Well, we are still here. In Florida. At the marina. We pulled into this lovely spot in July. And promptly told them we would be out of here by October 15th. At the latest, for sure. Then on November 1st we told them for sure we would be out of here by December 1st.... 