4119 We left the tranquility and routine of Marathon this morning, stopped by Burdines to top off fuel and water, and had a leisurely cruise up to Tavernier Key where we dropped the hook behind the key to spend a short night. We’ll be up at O’dark-thirty for a departure to Bimini where we’ll stay […]
Archive for March, 2009
Marathon City Marina’s new webcam
Mar 5th 2009Life aboard
Marathon City Marina installed a new webcam about 2 weeks ago, and within the past day or two has made it live on their website. For those reading the blog, you may be interested in having a look at the webcam view of the harbor. Maerin’s mooring ball is beyond the range of the cam, […]
Maintenance day (or two)- Pre-Bahamas
Mar 3rd 2009Life aboard
Since the weather here in Paradise hasn’t been particularly Paradise-like, it seemed like the right opportunity to get to work on a few maintenance projects. Since we plan to head to the Bahamas in the next week or so, the Grunert (our holding plate storage freezer) is up on the list. I haven’t been particularly […]
Cruising friends sendoff
Mar 1st 2009Cruise Log & Life aboard
4109 We wished friends Dan & Myla aboard Kairos fair winds and following seas as they finally embarked on their crossing to Bimini! As Dan says, ‘Ships & sailors rot in port’… so after six weeks, they decided they’d take advantage of the weather window before it closed over the weekend. So Saturday afternoon they […]