It was a long awaited joy to sail out of Fort Lauderdale after nine weeks of working on the boat. After leaving the harbor we soon found ourselves in steady 25-30 knot winds with a powerful Gulf Stream current pushing … Continue reading
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Florida Straights, Florida
The truth is that it’s been a long two months since we arrived in Florida. We came here at the end of January with hopes of fixing up the boat in a couple weeks and then heading back south towards … Continue reading
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. If things had gone to plan, we’d be island hopping through the Belize islands right now slowly working our way towards the Panama Canal. But as so often is the case in the … Continue reading
Miami, Florida
The last time we spent three weeks in one place was back in Marmaris. We lived in a blissful delusion back then because we thought we’d simply spend a few weeks preparing the boat, then head off to go sailing … Continue reading
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
After a week and a half of epic island hopping in the Bahamas, we’re now sailing in American waters for the first and only time on our circumnavigation. “Sailing” isn’t really the proper word because the purpose of our detour … Continue reading