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Afternoon walk along main road to cathedral Cave, bats and tree roots, and it was so hot we had to call into the local bottle store for a beer on the way home

The glass window is where you can look through to the Atlantic from the calm west coast lagoon, once a limestone arch, now a concrete bridge. And then Governor's Harbour, oldest European settlement in the Bahamas. It felt very Pacific - hot and slow

Back to the Bahamas - checked into the one traffic light town, which is still recovering from 2019 Hurricane Dorian, and dodged a storm

Mid stream and making good progress, brought to you by Windy.com and Starlink

Finally, the fridge arrived, the sun set, Starlink launched, the sun rose, and we exited the inlet along the ICW, should be in the Bahamas tomorrow

Twelve days at anchor waiting, fetching, troubleshooting, waiting, for a replacement fridge. But it was warm, the quiet, leafy neighborhood had lovely walks across to the Atlantic, the boatyard was outstanding, the nine hour return drive wasn't too a

And then, just like that, Florida. Anchored in Ponce de Leon Inlet, waiting for our fridge replacement, Daytona Beach is just up the road, and tomorrow's entertainment is a rocket launch.

Nearby Vilano Beach was charming but not as popular on a Saturday

Farewelling Charleston as the sun came up on April 1, we headed south to St Augustine, 25 hours motor sailing, we arrived as the city was waking up. St Augustine, settled in 1565 by a Spanish conquistador, is the oldest continuously occupied city in

I had been told that she crab soup and hush puppies were the Charleston go-to delights, and they were. The soup is served with a sherry condiment if so desired. The hush puppies were stuffed with a seafood cream but are often plain, and the story goe

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And yesterday, April 1, we splashed, again. Two weeks on the hard at Cooper River Boatyard, courtesy of Zimmerman Marine, we had to wait for favorable/no wind to crane back in. The saildrive install was successful thanks to Skip & Paul. But the s

Saildrive installed and waiting for light wind to launch, has provided an opportunity to catch up on a myriad of jobs, like discarding items that create weight and no value. Nod, you said we would throw our passarelle away once we left Europe. Well,

Highlight of my Sunday - Diego

Thursday, wind 4 knots @ 0800, perfect

Men, real and imagined

At anchor for a week getting our saildrive sorted

Farewell Virginia, hello, South Carolina. Set sail on Tuesday 1100. It took us 60 hours out of the Chesapeake, down the Atlantic coast to Charleston, arriving at 0100 Friday. We had a good run except for when our port saildrive seized halfway down. T

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