Don’t quote me on this, but I’d say you’ve had a good birthday when you’ve hugged a NYC celebrity and fallen asleep under a craps table while your husband won money. Granted, Skipper Bob didn’t recommend Atlantis Marina at $4.50/foot. But, then, the exorbitant-for-the-Bahamas price didn’t seem that crazy considering $4.00/foot back in New York … Continue reading »
. “It’s so important to consider this question: What do I desire?” – Alan Watts While you’re nursing your New Year hangover, I thought I’d hit you with some head-twisting inspiration to kick off 2013. You’re welcome. -Tasha P.S. – What makes you itch?
Ryan and I are thrilled to be back on our boat in Vero Beach, Florida, as we get ready to ring in the New Year and prepare for crossing the Gulf Stream to the Bahamas in the next week or two. Contrary to custom, though, I’m not making any resolutions; I realized this year that … Continue reading »
Christmas morning I found myself squatting in a snowy ditch on a mountain road wearing running shorts, slippers and a pink hat shaped like a frosted cupcake. With tears in my eyes, I was trying slowly and carefully to use the corner of a metal dustpan to free a squirming, squeaking mouse from a glue … Continue reading »
With the anchor up at 6 am on Thanksgiving morning, we were back on our typically rushed schedule to cover 35 statute miles by a deadline: 1:00 pm Cruisers’ Potluck Dinner in St. Marys, Georgia. Luckily, the day’s journey wasn’t nearly as brutal on the ICW as the previous day’s trip on the ocean. The … Continue reading »
With two more New Yorkers on board Hideaway for the week, we attacked our mission to get south for Thanksgiving with double the fervor. Having left charming Charleston (made slightly less charming for being unseasonably cold) with our friends Bill and Grace, we decided to take advantage of the temporary crew and do an overnight … Continue reading »
Cruisers often talk about provisioning for the Bahamas before leaving Florida, but no one ever mentioned that we should provision for the Carolinas before leaving Virginia. We’d been plum out of rum, vodka and wine pretty much since Norfolk, Virginia, and it wasn’t for lack of trying. We asked everyone we met in North and … Continue reading »
Dear Ryan, As you can see, we’re not in the Bahamas yet. And I know we said we would get there for your 40th birthday. But I want you to know if you close your eyes and sit reeeaaal close to the propane heater with all your thermals on, you can almost imagine you’re in … Continue reading »
I think it’s a sign of the times that we’ve just spent the weekend in Vermont celebrating the union of a Jewish friend who works for the Huffington Post with a non-Jewish friend who works for Facebook, married by a gay rabbi who used an iPad to conduct the wedding ceremony. Though I’ll always remember … Continue reading »
I feel like another record scratch is in order. Our revised sail plan had us departing on Monday, October 8th. And then another shakedown cruise proved that our electrics weren’t working, namely our spreader lights, steaming lights, WiFi extender and a few little odds and ends elsewhere. So, we called Tony, our electrician, who was … Continue reading »
