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Updated on June 12, 2022
Northbound Spring 2022 through Florida to North Carolina
By late February we decided that it was time to leave Fort Pierce and head north. On March 4th, after stocking up on food and other essentials, we were underway for a quick 15-mile trip to Vero Beach. …
Posted on March 3, 2022
Southbound Cruise 2021-2022 Phase III – We reach our southern terminus
Elena returned to SOPHIA on February 4th, flying into Orlando and getting a lift to Daytona Beach with her friend, Yelena (aka The Deuce, to differentiate her from Elena). After a few days of recuperating from jet lag …
Updated on March 3, 2022
Southbound Phase II – Soloing South
We arrived in Beaufort, SC on December 5th and began preparations for Elena’s departure for two months in Russia. After some deliberation, she decided to take the Amtrak train to Washington. We did a bit of boat maintenance …
Posted on December 15, 2021
Southbound 2021–Phase I
Summary: With our experience of three cruises, the first part of the 2021 Southbound leg was fairly routine for us. The 2021 cruise was marked by weather delays (a total of two weeks before getting out of the …
Posted on April 10, 2017
The Exumas and then Northbound
On March 29th, we moved from Compass Cay to Big Majors Spot Cay near Staniel Cay, a distance of about of about 10 miles. This is a popular spot, with protection from north, northwest and east winds. …
Posted on April 10, 2017
To the ends of the known world
I had been to Eleuthera many years ago and had driven most of the island, so Eleuthera was not totally unfamiliar to me. But beyond Cape Eleuthera was unknown territory. Hence the title of this post. We …
Posted on December 12, 2016
Cocoa, FL – 8 December to 11 December 2016 – Latitude N28 degrees 21.082 minutes
Elena’s best friend lives in Indian Rocks, near Clearwater on the west coast of Florida. Yelena drove over to Cocoa on the afternoon of the 9th, giving us a little time to recover from our overnight run and all …