Stay Curious
Lazily, I lay sprawled across our galley settee. It was morning, but already, a few beads of sweat form above my brow from the stale humid air in the boat (or lack thereof) from the wind’s absence. I stare at the calendar on our whiteboard that’s slowly teetering back and forth from Belafonte’s light cradle-like... Continue Reading →
The cloudy skies above us begin to dissipate as we slowly start the day anchored at Oven Rock, on Great Guana Cay, Exumas. Our new buds, Evan and Jackie on S/V Dacia and Ron and Cindy on S/V Reef’n It, have invited us to join them on a short hike to an underwater cave named... Continue Reading →
Heeled over, side rails skirting the water, sails tight, tiller at full power, and uncontrollable giggles. We raced our new buds on S/V Dacia, a beautiful Tayana 37, down the west side of Great Guana Cay from Black Point to Oven Rock. Both beam reaching at 6-7 knots in 20 knot winds - not wanting... Continue Reading →
“Now this is more like it!” We grin drifting into the quiet and well protected anchorage in the settlement of Black Point on Great Guana Cay. As soon as we walk off the dinghy dock, we immediately feel the Bahamian hometown vibes we’ve heard about. Not long after we settle in, the coconut bread quest... Continue Reading →
Oh Staniel Cay, where piggies swim, thirsty sailors restock, and most famously, the Thunderball grotto lures snorkelers into its stunning beauty. Note: This is a bit longer blog post than usual, so if you’re new to the blog, sooorry, they’re not all this long! Admittedly, I wasn’t thrilled on arrival. We sail into the large... Continue Reading →
We toss ourselves out of Scout (our dinghy) backwards, in the chilly crystal-clear water below the boat. Mask and fins strapped on; we snorkel towards the tall rock island covered in vegetation called the Rocky Dundas. Our Explorer Charts tell us about a beautiful limestone cave inside with impressive stalactites and stalagmites formations reaching out... Continue Reading →
Standing on the deck slopping wet from an ocean dip, we briskly rubbed a soap bar across us, and jumped back into the chilly water below. Just 20 minutes before, we finally anchored at Allen’s Cay after a bumpy 8-hour upwind sail. Honestly, we didn’t think the water was going to be this cold! But... Continue Reading →
We didn’t plan to spend much time in Nassau. A day or two to check in and catch up on sleep. However, several days of an east wind pinned us up, so we made the most of the Bahamas’ bustling capital city. Scavenging the city for SIM cards, we were initially unsuccessful, but enjoyed the... Continue Reading →
Things started out smooth, but then turned “sporty” (as some sailors would say), quick. *Quick note - ok, we are behind in updates, but catching up! No service where we are now (obviously when this was written), so there may a bit of a blast of info at once. But should all smooth out… unlike... Continue Reading →
Sweat. Smiling. Money. Cursing. Learning. Time? More money. Repeat. As our first log says, we’re at the start of our journey, but not necessarily the beginning. After we made the leap, leaving our jobs to focus on our sailing trip; time warped. Along with a handful of other “big life stuff” we’ll get into later,... Continue Reading →
Sailing la Cosmica 