Whoo hooooooo! We're Back in the Bahamas!!!!!

Our newest permanent crew!

Well, dear reader, I am back on Simplicity II after 2 months in Victoria, BC, the details of which I shan't bore you with.  Suffice to say, all is well and I couldn't be happier to be back in the Bahamas enjoying our life afloat!  Daughter Caitlin and her little dog Mr Man have joined us for the next while and we couldn't be happier to have them aboard.  :o)

The Market at Port Lucaya

We flew into Freeport where Gregg met up with us after dropping our dear friend, Tom Cook,(who had joined him in Wrightsville Beach, NC,) and headed to Port Lucaya as our girl was docked in front of the marketplace.  As we were the second slip in from the market, we enjoyed music from dawn till the wee hours of the morning and lots of shopping for everyone!  Next day, we met a delightful couple of sailors from North Carolina (Cassie and Chris) who were docked next to us and even enjoyed an impromptu "unplugged" concert courtesy of Chris! Such a fun pair and both nurses!  With a little luck, we hope to meet up with these two in January in the Exumas....yup, life is good!  A day at the beach for some snorkeling and a "fish fry" night filled with dancing and much laughter (maybe a little rum on the side) and we were on our way to the West End and Old Bahamas Bay Resort.  We had a small weather window so with an average of 6 - 7 knots we made great time and even got out the snorkel gear on arrival!  We are currently one of three transient vessels here in the resort so we have all of the on-site amenities to ourselves, makes it kind of hard to come up with any excuses for not using the work-out facilities!



Cait and Mr Man underway  :o)

Last night found us in gale force 8 winds with the highest speed measured from the top of our mast being 41+ knots!  We were ever so grateful to be well tethered in on the dock as the whistling and howling suggested great strength in those winds.  We will be here for the next few days until the storm blows over and it looks like a couple of days worth of weather window to get us to Grand Cay, Walker Cay and Double Breasted Cay.  Hopefully, I will be able to keep you all posted, but this remains to be seen!  We'll have to wait and see where I am able to find cell coverage and internet, ha!



Cait and Gregg after snorkelling

Well, I'm off for a little stroll...hopefully the wind won't pick me up and take me away!

Until next time.....

Love and hugs,
Shelley and Gregg

PS...Just want to say thanks again, Tom, for joining Gregg while I was away.  Hope you enjoyed the adventure and we hope to see you and your lovely wife Lydia in the spring! xoxo

It's Been Awhile....

Yes, it's been awhile since I have posted on this site and I hope you will all forgive me!  I had to make a trip back home to Victoria and now that I am booked with a return flight, daughter Caitlin and grandpuppy Mr. Man in tow, I feel I am ready to think about our journey once again.

In the meantime, Gregg has been taking care of "our girl".  The generator is now fixed and the head's have been maintained and she is working her way back down the east coast of the USA to the point where launch will be made back across the Gulf Stream and into the Bahamas.

When thinking about the idea of me coming home on my own and Gregg staying with the boat it seemed like "no big deal" as Gregg was becoming quite competent in terms of single handing anyway and who knew how much longer it would be before our Gennie was completely repaired?  It may be just a couple of weeks hanging "on the hook" in Wrightsville Beach so no worries, mon!

Of course, as situations develop, days turned into weeks, and weeks turned into months and life aboard can become pretty lonesome when you're all alone.  The good news, though, is that our friend, Tom Cook, who many of you  know, kindly offered to join the Captain and has been crewing alongside Gregg for a while now!

Thanks so much, Tom, I'm looking forward to seeing you guys in Freeport in a couple of weeks!

Until next time...

Love and hugs,
Shelley