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| Dinghy - diving platform. |
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| We call this the "Bird-Poop Boat". Obviously. |
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| Keys Colors |
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Other Blogs and the Magic Hour
I spent a good share of yesterday afternoon surfing the web for cruising blogs. I found some great ones and added a links section in the sidebar. One website, The INTERVIEW WITH A CRUISER Project, (and companion site Newly Salted) was chock-a-block full of great info from a variety of folks who are out long-term cruising. Great stuff. But, Bumfuzzle's sweet, compellingly written blog stole away most of my Saturday. I spent hours reading - it was just simply lovely to look at.
One of the best things about cruising is the chance to witness the beauty of the sun setting over the horizon every evening. And sometimes the best view is to the east as the last rays light up the clouds. I love the magic hour. Here's a sample.
One of the best things about cruising is the chance to witness the beauty of the sun setting over the horizon every evening. And sometimes the best view is to the east as the last rays light up the clouds. I love the magic hour. Here's a sample.
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| Looking east over Fleming Key. |
Friday, September 23, 2011
Some History, and The Plan
Almost 20 years ago our first experience with traveling aboard a sailboat ("cruising") began. It was October of 1993, and we set off from San Francisco on a course of adventure with our cat "Spaz", and pug-dog "Chloe". We spent about 9 months exploring the coasts of Southern CA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama (including the San Blas Islands), Columbia (Isla Providencia), the Bay Islands of Honduras, and Guatemala. We had the time of our lives, met some amazing people, and vowed to do it again. Soon.
Well, the years fly fast. And before we knew it we had added two sons to the mix. They grew and started school. But our plan to "get out there" again never died. We have a new plan, now. We will go cruising again in the fall/winter of 2012. We will start with the Bahamas and then head toward the eastern Caribbean to revisit some of spots we loved so much the first time around. But this time we will go as a family of four. Well, five if you count Sophie the Pug.
The first time around there was no "internet". No wifi, no cellphones (none smaller than toasters, anyway), and blogging was not yet a word. But during our 1993 cruise we did keep written record of our adventures and sent them home via "newsletters" that arrived by post (remember that?). It's still fun to read back over these notes and remember all the fun we had. In fact, I am going to post excerpts of those old newsletters on this blog to give a little taste of what we experienced back in the day. Perhaps it will explain why we are so keen to do it all again.
Well, the years fly fast. And before we knew it we had added two sons to the mix. They grew and started school. But our plan to "get out there" again never died. We have a new plan, now. We will go cruising again in the fall/winter of 2012. We will start with the Bahamas and then head toward the eastern Caribbean to revisit some of spots we loved so much the first time around. But this time we will go as a family of four. Well, five if you count Sophie the Pug.
The first time around there was no "internet". No wifi, no cellphones (none smaller than toasters, anyway), and blogging was not yet a word. But during our 1993 cruise we did keep written record of our adventures and sent them home via "newsletters" that arrived by post (remember that?). It's still fun to read back over these notes and remember all the fun we had. In fact, I am going to post excerpts of those old newsletters on this blog to give a little taste of what we experienced back in the day. Perhaps it will explain why we are so keen to do it all again.
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| Our Deckhands. |
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| Sophie Sailor Pug |
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| Where the rainbow ends. |
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