M/V MAERIN

We have been home in York now for nearly two weeks. My Dad’s heart problems were more than his body could overcome, although his spirit was strong to the end. We brought him home to his beloved garden and pond for his last days. He was able to visit with each of his eight grandchildren, […]

We are back stateside, Maerin is secure at Harbortown Marina near Cape Canaveral, and we arrived in York on Thursday night after an 18 hour drive. Our crossing from the Bahamas was an overnight passage we began on Monday evening at 1830 hours, a straight shot from Moraine Cay to Port Canaveral, a distance of […]

5168 The lighthouse at Hopetown on Elbow Cay greeted us as we headed in from the Sea of Abaco, more a bight than a sea, but that’s what it’s named. We had a very pleasant cruise from Lynyard Cay, with light breezes and calm seas. 5171 Hopetown dates from Colonial days. It was established by […]

So, there was a good deal of commentary on the swimming pigs from my family. Apparently my Dad (who now has a pig valve in his heart) has taken a pretty good ribbing about the swimming pigs we encountered in the Exumas, and since everyone seemed to think Dad was telling them about something he […]

5138 Our two days in Lynyard Cay were great. The weather finally relented, and since we left New Providence, we’ve been treated to some of the best weather we’ve had in all our time in the Bahamas. About time!! We met some cruisers and got some welcome beach time. The beaches on Lynyard are beautiful, […]

5129 Our escape from Coral Harbor and New Providence went as planned. We left the dock at Nick’s at 1730 on schedule, and arrived at our waypoint to meet up with Ken & Dottie about 15 minutes behind our planned arrival, which was fine as it gave Dreamweaver a bit of a head start since […]