Author: Duwan

Jump to Eleuthera

December 23 – 24. On December 23 we sailed from Marsh Harbor to Lynyard Cay where we spent the night before our jump to Eleuthera. Lynyard Cay is the southern most inlet to the Sea of Abaco and is a…

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Snake Cay

December 18 Snake Cay was my idea. Once we replaced our main sail with our spare main, we needed to be able to fold and store the old sail. A main sail is a rather large thing and folding it…

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Sunshine Daydream

We are counting down the hours to our new favorite day of the year. In two short rotations of the earth it will be here, marking an end to the excessive darkness and the beginning of happier brighter days. No,…

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New Stuff

Besides developing new relationships with cats, traveling around visiting friends and family in their various habitats, and pining away over the meaning of “home,” we spent our season on the dirt like so many other sailors do, spending money on…

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Homesick, Homeless, Home

Earlier this year, during our first trip to the Bahamas, I found it a little hard to adjust to life on the boat. When we would watch TV episodes on DVD in the evening, I would devour the details as…

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On the Blue – Snapshots, Rum, and Stories

Our maiden voyage on Blue Wing was probably the most amazing thing Greg and I have ever done. I am so glad that we have had the opportunity to share our journey with images and words on this blog. We…

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June 12 – 15, White Sound, Green Turtle Cay, Abaco

We have been in the Bahamas four months today. Currently we are in White Sound in Green Turtle Cay. When we arrived here on Tuesday it seemed almost deserted with only maybe three or four inhabited boats in the harbor….

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Weathering Storms, Anchoring, Exploring, and Meeting People in Abaco

Since our guests left our life has slowed back down a little. We have spent a lot of time just lulling around in anchorages writing. The list of things we have to fix right away has grown and subsequently shrunk…

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May 30 — White Sound to Matt Lowes Cay — D & K Visit Day 6

When I was thinking about places to visit before Debbie and Karen arrived I thought about Hopetown. Greg and I hadn’t been there yet. The water leading to the harbor is very shallow for a long way out and it…

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May 29 — Tilloo Cay to Sea Spray Marina — D & K Visit Day 5

A very nice reef surrounds the first dot of land sticking up out of the water nearest the blue house with all of the barking dogs off of Tilloo Cay above Tavern Cay. On Tuesday morning I got into the…

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