Before kids, we took a break from our advertising jobs to spend a year sailing the U.S. Gulf Coast, throughout the Bahamas to the remote Jumentos Islands, then up the Eastern Seaboard to Annapolis, MD. Our home was a modest Aloha 34, named Kaleo (ka-lay-o). This time was meaningful, having built lifelong relationships and seeing part of the world in such a unique way.
They say “necessity is the mother of invention”. The makings of a very cool treat While we were in the remote Jumentos (no stores nor services within a full day’s sail), Mili baked the most enticing apple crisp one afternoon. Only one thing was missing from complimenting her beautiful creation. […]
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Also while in the Jumentos, we needed bread yet were no where near the convenience of picking up a loaf. So, it was round two of tapping into my inner “Betty Crocker”. With Mili’s coaching, we baked (grilled actually) the following bread recipe. “Betty” going to town with her wine […]
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The sail from Little to Dollar Harbour was an easy downwind run highlighted by cracking open a fresh coconut we had gathered a few days before. After whacking the coconut with just about every heavy thing on board it finally succumbed to a large pipe wrench. It provided a half […]
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I’ve started embracing my inner “Betty Crocker” lately and have decided to learn to cook (with Mili’s coaching) at least three things from scratch while cruising. First up, English Muffins. English Muffins fresh from the oven What we like most about these bready treats are they’re really tasty, are all-natural […]
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A quick three hour sail down from Clarence Town on Wednesday found us inside the swell-free protected anchorage of Little Harbour, Long Island. Sailing south on the Atlantic Guiding “Kaleo” in made for an exciting entry into a peaceful place because the inlet was surrounded on both sides by rolling […]
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The day began, as most, at 6:30 with Chris Parker’s weather report covering the next five days over various regions of the Bahamas. Flying Fish Marina dock overlooking Clarence Town Harbour Without turning on the motor, Matt pulled up the anchor and set the sails to gently lift us toward […]
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Kaleo motored into Port Nelson, Rum Cay on Saturday afternoon in search of a laundromat, groceries and a smooth anchorage. Looking out over our back yard We found one of the three. A fairly smooth anchorage with a bonus, WiFi Internet accessible from the boat (a rare luxury these days). […]
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Gentle enough conditions for pleasant sailing were forecast on Thursday morning when we set out for Flamingo Bay on Rum Cay, just a few hours away from Conception. Flamingo Bay Beach on Rum Cay The gentle conditions lasted about twenty minutes for as soon as we rounded the southern point […]
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We left Thompson Bay, Long Island on Tuesday morning with plans for a beautiful sail to Conception Island*, a remote uninhabited island northeast of us. Christie exploring the beach cliffs The day started benign enough as we sailed up the protected waters along Long Island. As we rounded the top […]
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