The past week has been punctuated by the sweetness of revisiting some of our favorite Bahamian islands and the inevitable departure of good friends. The sands of Hawksbill beach Over the past week, we’ve: Sailed with “SYL” up to Little Farmers Cay and met back up with “Morning Glory.” We […]

Newly Salted is a project created by fellow cruiser, Livia Gilstrap to showcase a series of interviews with cruisers who’ve been out less than two years. She reached out to us to answer a few questions about our journey so far and we were happy to participate, especially given all […]

Tuesday marked our return to George Town for the 58th Annual National Family Island Regatta. Racing for the windward course mark The best sailors from every major island in the Bahamas converge to compete for the “Best in the Bahamas” title and a year’s worth of island pride. The frenzied […]

Life aboard Kaleo has reached a new level of liberation. Longer, more leisurely showers. Hair washing daily if we’d like. All fresh water dishwashing. Full rinse outs of snorkel gear, swimsuits and wetsuits. Fresh water deck and dinghy wash downs. And last but certainly not least, a less irked captain […]

The flat calm of Thompson Bay was a welcome sight after having spent most of Thursday motoring up from the Jumentos at a wobbling pace slower than most people walk. Long Island Breeze Resort Exhausted and covered in salt, we anchored “Kaleo” just before the sky opened up with a […]

Over the past week we have truly been off the grid anchored in some of the most remote islands in the Bahamas.  Kaleo under sail to the Jumentos The Jumentos are a short chain of small rocky islands about 60 miles from Cuba at the closest point. There are few […]

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 […]