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• Loving the Magic

  

  We spent a couple of nights at Manjack Cay which was lovely. We met a great couple that has lived on the island for 22 years. They are 100% self sufficent with... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• December 29….

  

  Merry Christmas!!! Salty style. I got a baby doll – thanks grandma and grandpa!! A few days late but nobody noticed, Santa still found us we must have been... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2013 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• We Made It…. ALIVE… Barely!

  

  We made it to Spanish Cay, Bahamas. We left Tuesday afternoon and arrived Friday morning. We made really good time sailing between 7-9 knots. It was freezing... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2013 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• We Have a Date!

  

  Carl was estimating a departure of Tuesday and my guess was Thursday. Why is the bastard ALWAYS right?? That’s right folks we will be heading out Tuesday. Not... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2013 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Leaving in a Few Days

  

  We will be leaving in a few days (depending on the weather) and so we thought it would probably be a good idea to do a dry run of putting up the mail. Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2013 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Where’s a Hot Fire Fighter When You Need One?

  

  We had our first BOAT FIRE today. Pete was welding on the new steering console and I guess a bunch on insulation and tape caught fire between the deck and... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Weather…. What the Heck Are the Squiggles

  

  I am determined to figure out this marine weather business. I’m not mathematically minded, I can’t fix stuff, I’m a crappy cook and at least 40% of the time my... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Beast of a Mess…… and Pretty Hatches

  

  I spent the morning moving all the baby crap I bought into Pri’s forward cabin. It was all originally in Wag’s cabin which is further aft but if the weather is ... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2013 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• the Thrill of Being 4

  

  We had our first boat birthday yesterday and it was a HOOT! Pri turned the big 4, and proud of it. I had filled the salon with balloons and draped streamers fro... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2013 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Salty Sea Trials

  

  Today Salty went out onto the Cape Fear River to test out her engines and she passed with flying colors. With luck the weather was on our side. The tide was hig... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2013 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Frozen Bums

  

  We froze our butts off today, well I didn’t because I refused to go outside other than to go grocery shopping. The store was a zoo, why do I forget about the... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2013 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• How to Get a Beast of a Gene on the Boat

  

  With some muscle, line, boom and a broom stick of course!! What a beast, our poor generator has been sitting on the dock for over a week now because we had no... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 FAMILY, TRAVEL