Bahamas Bound!

After nearly 2 1/2 months, we’re finally on the move! All major jobs have been completed and it’s time to see how everything works.

Burnt Store Marina was an excellent home for us while we worked on the boat. It’s a nice marina with super helpful staff and very friendly neighbours. All this being said, it’s still fabulous to be away from the dock 😊.

We headed out on Monday, Jan. 14 at 8:40 am. Our plan was to sail straight to Marathon (a roughly 24 hour passage). The weather and wind was perfect for us – clear and sunny with winds from the north. We basically sailed the entire way. The moon was up for most of the night which made it really nice for sailing.

We arrived at the Marathon Harbour at 10:30 am Tuesday morning to find their mooring field full with waiting lists!!! So we’ve been anchored outside the harbour (it’s a bit rough and rolly but we’ve anchored in worse spots). The hardest thing to get use to is not having wifi 😉! We’ve spent a fair bit of time in the marina’s common area where there is wifi.

In Sept. 2017, hurricane Irma hit the Keys and you can still see damage from that storm. The marina lost a wooden pier that was used for water and pump out and they had some boat damage in the mooring field. The hospital was badly damaged and is being rebuilt. For the most part, the area looks good but there are lots of wrecked boats around.

The weather has been good with no rain (I just tried a new waterproofing spray for our enclosure and still don’t know if it works!). We’ve been checking the upcoming weather and it looks good to cross over to Bimini (Bahamas) on Saturday, Jan. 19. Our plan now is to set sail early Saturday morning and we should arrive in Bimini Sunday morning. The winds look good and it should be a good crossing.

Next blog post will come from the Bahamas! Yippy!