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.
It was early to rise on Monday morning to tuck into the cove near “Castle Beach”, just two miles south of Black Point Settlement, for the approaching weekend’s moderate blow. As we motored around the point, it became quickly apparent how the beach earned its nickname as there is a […]
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Leave it to a bunch of Texans to find each other amongst remote Bahamian islands. A true Texas flotilla has formed with the five vessels Matt and Christie of Kaleo, Steve aboard Anchor Management, Troy and Deana of Storyville, Rusty and Linda on Sea Yawl Later, and Shane aboard Guiding […]
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Wednesday awoke with warm sunshine and a brisk cooling breeze. The day began mid-morning as we jumped aboard SYL (literally jumped as they pulled up right next to Kaleo) for a day sail to Black Point Settlement, about 5 miles away. Shane and Matt helped Rusty hoist and set the […]
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Matt awoke for the usual routine of listening to Chris Parker weather then did a few dinghy trips in for gasoline (for the generator) and jerry cans of water. While he was out, Linda came on the radio to invite us, Storyville and Guiding Light over for spaghetti “lupper” (lunch/supper) […]
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It was Super Bowl Sunday and while we’re not the face-painting sort of sport fans, we were all about finding a fun place to meet up with our cruising crew. Bougainvillea along Staniel Cay Staniel Cay was the spot so we pulled up the hook early at O’Briens Cay and got underway. This […]
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Turns out Warderick Wells had more for us to see before we would continue on southward. Christie enjoying the sun on the floating dock Planning to be at Bell Island by noon, we dropped our mooring ball at Warderick Wells and motored out towards open water. The wind was blowing […]
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We set sail from Allens Cay early Saturday morning for Shroud Cay, which is famous for its extensive network of mangrove creeks that criss cross the interior of the island. After a short 3-hour sail, we picked up a mooring ball (a permanently set line into the sea floor with […]
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We wrapped up our last couple of days in Nassau by topping off our provisions, taking advantage of inexpensive internet service, visiting with friends, and treating ourselves to a night of Domino’s Pizza (somehow managing to pass on the goodness of Dairy Queen that shared the same building)! I know, […]
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Should your boating travels bring you through Nassau, we’d like to recommend that you consider staying at Bayshore Marina. While it’s a working boat yard and has smaller fairways (making it a little tougher to get in and out of slips), it offers most amenities that cruisers need at a […]
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