Ok Folks let me know if this works and I will send more Pictures. The first few are from Charlie's condo on Amelia Island where we stayed for 2 weeks. Then St. Augustine, FL and on down to Lake Worth where we did the crossing.
I know you are probably surprised to hear from us again so soon, but we are ‘connected’ again here at Man o War Cay. This is a little island that was settled by the loyalists from the American Revolution to escape the American 'Terrorist'. It is now a very ‘religious’ crowd that occupies this Cay. There is no alcohol served or sold here at all. We met a couple last year at Onancock, MD who have a home here. There were very helpful in telling us which charts to buy and some of the ins and outs of cruising the Bahamas. We are going to try and reach them.
If any of you are wondering about the weather – I know I did a lot of complaining earlier - today is the first day we got caught in a shower. The rest of the time it has been sunny to partly sunny with temperatures ranging from 69 – 80 degrees. The only change each day is the winds which we use to determine whether to anchor, grab a mooring ball or get a slip in a marina.
All of the islands we have visited so far have been scarcely populated but they all seem to have homes, apts, or resorts for vacationers. You can also charter a boat if you like. What you can see here is nothing like what you see on a cruise ship. The waters are very shallow and there are no facilities for the masses. Cruisers are the life blood and they are very much appreciated.
We are keeping our ears open for another boat to cross down to Eleuthera and into the Exumas. It is about 60 miles further south.
If anyone should need to reach us in an emergency, there is an internet address that can be used - cruisers@oii.net. They give the news, weather, and information to cruisers every morning at 8:15am. But they will relay any emergency message immediately or will even send out an ‘all call’ to get in touch with us. Please be sure to give our boat name.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
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Hi guys, the picture album looks great. It looks like blogger outsourced the photos to Picasweb so they are separate now. Keep em coming!
I checked out the Hope Town pictures tonight. They are great. I love the porch railings and colors on the houses. The creative names for the restrooms are interesting. I couldn't believe there wasn't a sign for Chocowinity on the signpost. It's one thing to hear the number of boats in the harbor, but to see the congestion is quite another--be careful--and get Jerry to use more sun screen. It's easy to tell that he hasn't been using it. Elinor
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