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Track Data 3/15/2010
Above is some of the track data collected during our cruise in the Bahamas. This is a bit of an experiment to test the ability to display native .gpx files on the site. These .gpx files were created using the website GPS Visualizer , since the Furuno NavNet3D is unable to export in an easily interchangable format.
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What a Beautiful Fish
On the trip across from the Sea of Abaco we received a call from Taua (who we are traveling with – more or less- they were in front of us all day). They had caught a Mahi, or dolphin fish as they are called both here and in Hawaii. Just to dispel any concerns by…
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Passage through Current Cut
We had decided a week ago at least to continue on from the Abacos to the Exumas. It didn’t even become a question until after we had been in the Bahamas for several weeks. We were content upon leaving Maine to just have a plan to “get to the Bahamas” this included any part of…
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The Return of Taua
Taua’s return was a wonderful sight for us. Nicole was nearly beside herself, she was so happy. Unfortunately for Taua they had steering trouble, which was the reason for their sudden reappearance. On the positive note Boyd was able to help identify the problem. They were able to order a part and receive it in…
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The Departure of Taua
Well it had to happen eventually and today’s the day. Taua, the boat with Nicole’s friend Claudia on it left the marina. It’s been a sad day aboard Passages as Nicole’s 10 year old friend Claudia left the dock headed for the Exumas. We can’t go with them because our part still hasn’t come in…
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The Identification of the Two Blender Boats
Marsh Harbor is full of “two blender” boats. Oh, you don’t know this term, two-blender boat; well it’s probably because it’s a faithism. It’s an old category of boats that have been seen and recognized by many other boaters for many years but have been previously under identified. Two blender boats are often powerboats but…
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Steering Trouble Redux
Today as we were leaving our little slice of paradise (okay not ours exactly) but we get to look at it and dingy to it and swim from it (and move pianos onto it) we were all very sad. The weather however, has decided to become crazy windy tomorrow. Our little cove at Manjack has…
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The Day We Moved the Piano
The rhythm of life has been different since we arrived in the Bahamas. For the last 3 months, while making our way down the coast and through the ICW, and for the 14 months before that working incessantly to try to get this to all come together we have been at a frenetic pace. Days…
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Lobster Dinner for All!
Honestly not much time has gone by since we arrived in the Bahamas, less than a week actually but I’ve been pestering the guys to get me some local fish or lobsters pretty much constantly. Today Paul was invited to go “lobstering” with one of the semi-permanent cruisers. Their boat is Jazz, a 28 ft…
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A Little Slice of Paradise
Back to Manjack, remember Manjack? The little harbor with just a couple of houses that we were nearly forced to stay at before we got in to Green Turtle Cay. Well today Paul announced “I’d be fine if we stayed here a month”. Actually we’ve been here 3 days already and no one seems to feel…