JUST A FEW MORE DAYS

We are just a few days away and the weather looks great for us to travel. We bought and picked up the kayak this morning after going to Home Depot once again. I almost know the aisles off by heart now. I actually told Paul where some electrical and hardware was. We've carted down the dock hundreds of pounds of provisions and we are not fully stocked on the beer yet! Beer in Nassau is $55 for a 24, does this sound like Ontario? A 24 of beer cans at Wal-Mart is $16 so you can see why we will cart and store as much beer as possible. Today I carted wine and a whole pile of chip related items. See photo below. When I went through the cash all I had was the wine and "chips" and so I must have looked pretty funny. I remember in 2009 with Dave and Traci buying a bag of Tostillos for $7 U.S. so I don't want to spend that kind of money in Nassau ++ Paul reminded me that whatever we do buy in Nassau we are walking there and back from the grocery store, so get what we want now.

Paul worked on our toilet, wasn't working but the good news, it took no time at all. Things happen for a reason, it malfunctioned on purpose so we can go to Home Depot and buy the necessary tools so now we are set any time a toilet malfunctions. Our toilets are special ones with push buttons, not like at home. I always say there is a small "training course" to learn how to use them BUT no handle pumping like the majority of boats out there!

Paul got the dinghy up on the davit. See that photo. This has to be snug and cozy when we go offshore. In the Bahamas, no problem, we can just tow behind us sometimes, so calm.

We are days away from leaving. Our plan is to leave Stuart, Fl on Thursday or Friday. The weather is in our favour. We will travel on the Intra Coastal Waterway to Lake Worth. From there we may travel on the outside to Miami. From Miami where we anchor we will leave on Sunday or Monday to Bimini. We check into customs there. From there we go to the Bahama Banks, which will be about 10ft of water with no land in sight. This will be an experience. The next day we will travel to Nassau. This is our tentative schedule. I know people have been asking. Of course all can change, but the long range of weather is in our favour and other boaters will be planning around the latest forecast.

Our kayak comes with 2 back rests, which will be stored right now.

Please know that we think of our Canadian friends and family and email anytime.

May You Always Have a Shell In Your Pocket & Sand In Your Shoes.
from a sign from my friend Betty Ann