Headed to Georgetown

Things have changed:  Shorts and T-shirts as we write this.  Light, refreshing winds.  We went swimming without wetsuits for over and hour yesterday.  Landscapes are beggining to take the breath away.  Sailing is in half-days....  Life is good!

We are in good company but miss the J's, it's been a while since seeing them and Sheliak.

Still moving quick...ish..ly to Georgetown so leaving some spots we really want to check out for the way back up.

Snorkeled a couple caves in the Rocky Dundas, it was really spectacular and the water has finally caught Michelle's attention.

To the cruisers out there:  Blackpoint is a great place to do some laundry and catch up on contacts and provisions.  It has the best laundromat we have seen on our whole trip!

Breezy in Bimini

Well, we made it.  We left on Wednesday from Rodriguez Key (just south of Key Largo), sailed 11 hours and we are here.  Getting in was intersting.  We sailed through some waves that crashed on the beach nearby.  That was fun!  Next stop Gun Cay, then Chub Cay en route to Nassau and the Exumas. 

The water is so beautiful here, but a little blurry today due to wind.  Tyler is taking his time getting the boat as he gazes at all the different fish.

Speaking of fish... While waiting for our crossing, Tyler thought he would try his hand at spear fishing.  He took a couple of shots at the sand realizing how slow the spear moved.  Then he noticed a fish... not any larger than the palm of his hand.  He thought to himself, it's so small, the spear is slow and the fish is far away.  There's no way I would possibly hit it.  Needless to say the cats got a fishy treat that afternoon.  He speared the poor thing right through its head.  How cruel is he!

We are happy to be here and all the technical stuff is out of the way... we can just cruise now!

M&T

Happy New Year!

We are spending the new year in the keys with warm sunny skies and clear touquouise water!  We had been in Miami for a long time waiting for good weather to cross the Gulf Stream, but to no avail.  We had a couple of possible chances, but the good wind didn't last for long.  So, we left Miami and decided to play in the keys until another window came around.  There aren't a lot of places we can go here with our 6'2" draft, but we are enjoying ourselves anyway.  In a couple days we will head up north to Rodriguez Key to wait for a crossing.  We are hoping for later this week!  We think the cats might be getting board of the boat life, but they don't complain, as Tyler finally caught a fish!  They were happy to have some left over scraps!

Keep thinking positive thoughts of the weather for us... think southwest!