We’ve been oscillating between wins and challenges lately, getting pinned down by strong weather in a pretty remote location. We’ve been doing our best to explore and be social, but we’re also feeling a little trapped while we’re pinned down by weather!
We jumped down to Miami to ring in the new year, then crossed to Bimini in the Bahamas, and since the weather was still holding, we kept going and are now in the Berry Islands. We’re ready to start exploring!
This is a basic overview of how we do our weather routing! This should give some insight on why we are still waiting for a good weather window to cross to the Bahamas, and whether we may have an opportunity in the next few days!
We’re hanging out in Lake Worth, waiting for a weather window to cross to the Bahamas. There’s a lot to see and do here, so we’re staying busy! One thing we’ve learned here: there’s always a bigger boat (and don’t worry, we’ve got photos)! The city of West Palm Beach is all decked out for Christmas, and we finally got to see their tree lit up! Plus, you won’t believe how many steps it takes us to get a package delivered here!
We’re trying something new for this latest offshore passage – we’ve taken on crew!
Kyle’s dad joins us for a couple nights offshore and gets a feel for what sailing life is all about. He gets the full experience, with dolphins, catching fish, and those long night watches!
To speed up our trip south, we’re taking some offshore hops. If you’re looking for pics of a sunrise over calm seas, or tons of dolphins jumping out of the water, you’re in the right place!
We’ve covered a lot of ground in the last few days, and I’m stoked to tell you that we’re now in Florida!
We’re traveling south along the coast of North Carolina in the ICW. It’s been cold, but good! I can’t wait to get further south!
We’re desperately trying to get out of here, but since we’re pinned in place by some nasty weather, we’re making the most of our time at the marina! We’ve completed some great projects which should really add to our quality of life aboard!
We removed our salon table, which was a much bigger undertaking than we anticipated. I outlined our process in this post, as well as the pros and cons of switching a fixed table for a free standing table.
Today we’re breaking down every last dollar we spent on the refit of our catamaran, from the good to the bad to the UGLY! Find out what projects stayed on budget, what projects we completely forgot to budget for, and the one project that turned into a wild disaster!