And we're off! We are outta here Monday afternoon. The dinghy is lashed on deck and jack lines in place (safety lines the length of the boat to which we harness if out of the cockpit on passages). We will weigh anchor around 1pm, run over to the gas dock to top off tanks and then plan to hit the gulf stream around 2pm. It's a 20 hour nonstop ride over to Bimini, so we hope to arrive around 10am...plenty of light to see coral heads and such as we enter the harbour. In honor of the occasion, a new poem:
Twas the night before passage
And all through the boat,
The gear is tied down,
To Bimini we'll float.
By sail and by gulf stream
We plan on 6 knots.
The wind is cooperating...
But will fishes be caught?
When what to my wondering eyes should appear?
Custom and immigration forms.
Will you fill these out, dear?
We prepared and then struggled
Against the recent bad storm.
But in 20 hours it's Bahama landfall,
This is my new norm.
The Captain is cured.
The Admiral is glad.
Come hell or high water,
By July, Trinidad.
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Yeah! And a poet as well. Since there are no Publix stores on this "road" may the wind be at your back and the fish biting.
Can't wait to see the arrival pics!
Great News and a cheer errupts from all across the land. Remember 2 things: we live vicariously through your stories. #2 - Just like Honduras, 'you cant go to bed till you have finished your BLOG work.'
it doesn't have to pretty or poetic, just give us something!
best of luck always. xo skip
We all are wisshin we were with ya I could be catchin some fish for sure Have fun
Wish i were there fising and getting a tan
Are you there yet, are you there yet?!?! :) What was it like? Totally cool...scary...DARK?!?
I MISS you, but excited for you!
Thank you for the awesome birthday card...I laughed out loud, literaly and this Indian lady looked at me like she was scared. Hee Hee.
Post some good pics for my birthday~!
Love you both.
Wish we knew some sailor talk - oh wait - WE DO but we just can't put it here!!
Safe trip you two adventurers. And yes, like skip says we DO live vicariously through you so please please keep us updated. Make stuff up - we won't know.
xoxoxo
Dan and Sue
Hey Ken and Diann; if YOU ever hear from these 2 please post here so we can read it. my guess is they contact YOU first.
(like right now we all worry but i bet YOU got a phone call before you ate lunch today.)
anything would work. like - "they arrived safe."
-holding breath skip
THEY ARRIVED. TUE 3.10 @ 10AM. They Landed without incident in Bimini. (got word via Ken Yakel and an expensive phone call from the sailors.) Craig and Angela have made crossing #1 and are living the life!
so jealous down here tied to the dock. from Kemah, TX. -Skip
Great news, congratulations. We will expect a full update and pictures after you've had a chanc to rest.
Rod & Linda
Aye, tiz good news me fellow swabbies.
Captain Vicarious anxiously awaits the Admiral's log entry....
Agree with previous posts on passage details and safe arrival, especially from the Admiral as this was her first major passage if I'm not mistaken. Must keep the blog updated in the beginning at least so us worry warts don't start calling that expensive phone of yours! Glad you made it safely and are now livin the life! miss you already! XOXOXOX
KD
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