Atlantis, Nassau, Bahamas

An invigorating sail all the way from Chub to Nassau, the wind blowing consistently in the low 30's!!

We were anchored front row and center of Atlantis, this time.  The Marina treated us to a free day at the dingy dock.   "Diamonds Are Forever" was there; one of the James Bond 007 Yachts.  We had a wee walk-about and then left Nassau the next morning for a 29 knot wind motor sail to Allen's Cay to see the Lizards!

Wade's Birthday, January 28, Chub Cay

Wade's Birthday started with a snorkel....

...then, Pinot Grigio on our Private Beach, Chub Island.

This is actually the other Private Club Pool in Bimini but we had one just like it on Chub!

The day ended with a lovely sunset and lobster dinner.

HELLO AGAIN BAHAMAS!!!!

Whew.  What a breathe of fresh air.  Hello again Bahamas!!!!!  It feels sooooo good to be back and in your blue waters.  Caught a tuna along the way = Sushi and Seared Tuna Feast.    Wade already harvested conch = Cracked Conch Feast.  Went to the old stomping grounds and had Bimini Bay Resort Pool all to ourselves and a lovely secluded beach with shallow pristine waters nearby, as well.  Ahhh...this is where it all began and the romance is rekindled!

Work, work, work. Play,play, play!

Work, work, work.

Still in Miami.  Lot's of work.  We polished the entire boat with 3M cleaner and wax and got the beard off that we grew in the ICW.  Today we put together the new stay and furler, hoisting Wade up and down the mast a few times.  My surfboard, a 7'0 Walden mini magic finally arrived from L.A.  so we are just about set.  Tomorrow we will tackle the new radar arch that we had made from Beneteau.  Along with all the other daily maintenance it has been work, work, work.

Putting together the stay and Profurl for the storm sail.




Send off from Captain Billy Beavers and Jeff and Annie and Michael and friends...party ensued on on Just Drifting!

and with  a six foot tall cherry tomatoe plant and a pot full of herbs

...Just Drifting is looking beautiful with her new radar arch and she is ready to sail!!!!  The start of THE BIG ADVENTURE!!!

Storm Check

Water maker, Cutlass Bearing and Prop, Liferaft

Wade takes the first sip of water he made with the EcH2O Tec Water maker that he installed.

Meanwhile.....in Annapolis...we are hauled out at Jabin's Shipyard to file the prop and put in a new cutlass bearing to stop the prop from "singing".

we can't stay on the boat since it is in the sling overnight sooo....we stay in an awesome B&B called the Academy Bed and Breakfast (just behind the Naval Academy in the Harbor).  After a nice long bath I get to catch up on the computer and our blog!

We missed the Sailboat show by a week but we made the PowerBoat Show.  Wade, of course, did his homework asking questions, googling, analyzing and deliberating all 3 days and, of course, made the best purchase.  We decided on a 6 person Viking Liferaft made in Denmark packed in a valise that we can store on the top of our cockpit locker next to our ditch bag that contains the EPIRB.  It really is feeling great to be getting our off-shore equipment together and working...it's a relief and let's you breathe easy!

Rum Cay: New Guy Harvey Outpost Marina

See this LINK for the news on Rum Cay Sumner Point Marina

http://guyharvey.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/newest-guy-harvey-outpost-club-to-open-on-rum-cay-bahamas/