Our last two days in Bimini were spent doing laundry ($22 for 2 loads), provisioning, walking, eating and drinking. The supply boat was scheduled to come in Thursday morning. Alas, it came in late Thursday and didn’t unload until Friday. Friday, we scored on some fresh fruit and veggies! Not finding ripe bananas, Mike made zucchini bread for our BFF bartender, Danny, and the dude at the grocery store who balked when Mike told him he could make bread with…
Pulled up anchor last Saturday morning at 6:50 to beautiful skies and calm seas. Followed The Lower Place through Angelfish Cut out into the mighty Atlantic. Was a stunning morning. We had a beautiful crossing with excellent conditions. ~ 7 & 1/2 hours later, arrived Bimini Sands Resort! About a mile out, we put up our quarantine flag. Upon entering a foreign country, you have to fly a quarantine flag during which time the captain of the vessel brings the…
Mike wasted no time relinquishing his blogging duties once I got back to the boat! I got in very late the night of Feb 5. The next day, we utilized the rental car Mike got to pick me up and ran a bunch of errands and provisioned. Although I miss my family, it was nice to get back to warm weather; So Cal was rainy and cold! Thursday, we, along with Jay and Barbara from The Blessing, took a long…
Mike here once again. Greetings from Forever Friday, still berthed at Las Olas Marina, Fort Lauderdale. Mary flew back home to So Cal on January 15th so she could assist her siblings with their mom who had suffered a medical emergency. She (mom) is getting better, day by day, but is facing a lengthy recovery. Mary returns to the boat (and her lonesome husband) this coming Tuesday. Later next week–if the stars & planets align–we will cross over to the…