Month: May 2016

TC to Dominican Republic

  We have arrived in Luperon DR! This was a major step for us the passage between TC and DR is considered one of the most difficult. It certainly wasn’t an uneventful passage, so here is the story.   After motoring across the Turks and Caicos bank, we sat in South Caicos (Cockburn Harbor) for a few days with our… Read more →

Goodbye TC–Maybe

  This is one of the things that sucks about moving south so late in the season. We don’t get to spend as much time in places as we would like. Unfortunately big bad hurricanes are still coming and we need to be moving. So.. Our visit to TC must come to an end fairly quickly. Its kind of a… Read more →

TC Marina

Although we rarely stay in Marinas, we decided to here in Turks and Caicos. Our kids really needed to get off the boat and that can be difficult when you are at anchor.   I thought some of you might enjoy some pictures of our marina.           The building with the green roof is actually owned… Read more →

Bahamas–Goodbye Thoughts

  We are currently south of Mayaguana Cay (pronounced Key, as are all Bahaman Cays), the last Cay before Turks and Caicos. So as the last Bahaman Cay fades in the background I’m struck by some final thoughts on Bahamas. These thoughts are based on experiences and interactions with the Bahaman people. I’m sure some will disagree and I’m ok… Read more →

Welcome to the Bash

Well its been a few days since I posted about our repaired motor and I thought I would post an update.   We left our nice snuggly anchorage in Georgetown mid morning since we didn’t have very far to go. Since the winds were not really favorable (too light) we opted for a later departure and a short trip over… Read more →