Author Archives: Cindy
A NEW DINGHY!!
Not a “new to us”used dinghy but a brand new dinghy! How exciting! As you may have read, we have been exploring our options. Our West Marina folding dinghy was too small. Our Porta Bote dingy was too big. Our new Highfield dinghy is just right. When we untied from our land life we had a few unanswered […]
Eighteen Months by the Numbers
We had a wonderful time exploring the Chesapeake Bay and Bahamas. We are now back in the USA enjoying some of the comforts we missed while traveling the remote areas of the Bahamas. We feel absolutely spoiled! We thought this might be a good time to write a “By the Numbers” post. In true Cream […]
Texas
Texas. The Lone Star State. The 28th State admitted to the Union. My home state. When a Texan moves to another state in the country he or she will generally say “I live in (fill in the city or state) but I am from TEXAS”. Because they are Texan first you might hear, “I am from […]
A Quick Stop in Key West
I have never met a person who has been banned from a restroom/shower facility before. Here is how the conversation went: Marina official: Next please Live-aboard boater lady: I need to get a new key for the bathroom (Weekly and monthly rate for use of facility which includes showers. Often purchased by boaters who are […]
Black Point, Exumas
This time of year there are quite a few boaters moving north through the chain of the Exuma Cays. They are returning home to the USA and Canada for hurricane season. The leeward side of the Exumas is like a main artery through the chain. The numerous anchorages along the way are the rest stops. […]
Life on an Island
We decided to slow our travels so we could take time to experience each leg of our journey more thoroughly. We are taking time to soak in the way of life on the smaller islands in the Bahamas. Things are really different once you get away from the tourist areas. I thought maybe everyone would like a peek […]
Yeay! Our Friends Have Arrived
We came to George Town on Great Exuma because we needed to extend our tourism visa and this is one of the few islands that have direct commercial flights to the USA. Some of our friends from Atlanta wanted to come and visit and asked us what would be the best place to meet. We […]
Off! Insect Spray: The Unofficial Perfume of the Bahamas
When we first arrived in the Bahamas in December we decide to celebrate our first official stop. We had just arrived after a long trip and were tired. Once we cleared customs and did our arrival chores It was getting late in the day. The sun had already set but we had just enough energy […]
Rainy Day on the Ocean
We do not have very many rainy days while we are underway. If we know bad weather is imminent we stay in port. Sometimes there will be a rain shower in the forecast but as long as it is brief and does not pose danger we will sail on. The original section of our […]
The Migration South (My Two Cents Worth-Part Two)
This post was written November of 2015. It was put on the backburner until now. I apologize it is out of the timeline/order of our travels. Ah, it must be dawn. The familiar short bursts of errrtz, errrtz is penetrating my sleep. Numerous bow thrusters are hard at work pushing water to move the boats […]
Golf Carts – The Road to Happiness
Our main modes of transportation are walking, shuttles, buses and dinghy. I guess another way to look at it is, we pay a city or company for a ride otherwise we dinghy or walk. There are just some places the feet and dinghy cannot take us. Oh, by the way, if the dinghy is involved, […]
Dry Feet
There are special moments in all of our lives. Special days we remember fondly. Sometimes with a smile and maybe a bit misty eyed as well. Your wedding day, the birth of your children, all special days. Yes, it is true. We had one of those days recently. We have a new dinghy. Tissue please. Albeit […]
Dinghy Driving School of Hard Knocks
We hate our dinghy. Maybe hate is too strong a word but we really, really don’t like it very much. Among other things, it is too small. Once we put a small gasoline tank, oars, life jackets and two people, there is not much room. It is not easy to maneuver and it leaks. It […]
A Nice Reprieve
One of my jobs on Cream Puff is to track the weather. The things Mother Nature can do fascinate me. Weather affects most of the aspects of our lives on a boat. We have always been very cognoscente of the weather while sailing but we need more information in the form of long range forecasts while cruising. This […]
Maryland and the Friendly Places Along Our Journey to Get Here
I grew up in a small town outside a small city. I joke that if I got into trouble on Avenue A my Mom heard about it before I got to Avenue C. It was a great place to grow up. People looked after each other. We took time to stop and chat with our […]
