Back to home base for now

We have been making our way back north over the last week, heading towards Ft. Lauderdale. When we are there we can get our engine and generator fixed and then head back down.

We have been waiting for favorable winds so we have been taking our time and enjoying the anchorages along the way. I'll post more about those when we're back to internet.

Eating like the locals

Nurse sharks waiting in the water below. They supposedly won't bother you
 but I wouldn't want to get my toe near one when it's chomping down on fish guts.

It's hard to see the mountain of huge spiny lobster tails on the ground but they're there, along with a few groupers and the pile of shelled conch. $20 a tail is a bargain for megayacht patrons that frequent the area. It's hard work diving for these bugs.

Island time

My name is Jennifer and I'm addicted to the internet. There I said it. Now you can laugh at me for moving onto a boat and sailing away from civilization.

Beaches

There are a lot of beaches in the Bahamas, all surrounded by the clearest blue water you have ever seen. Yes, I am stating the obvious but everyday I am surprised that we are able to have a new beach all to ourselves pretty much anytime we want.

What do those floating condos run you, anyway?

I spent $27,000 and all I got was this T-shirt. Oh, and
 $27,000 worth of equipment and services.

I have published our boat costs here, for those of you who are interested in doing this some day (and for those of you who are just curious). We will update the page with our monthly costs so everyone can see if our predictions about living more cheaply are accurate.

Does it seem like I have been talking about food a lot lately?

This was our dinner the other day. A grouper, four lion fish, and a slipper lobster made for a "fish feast" as Conrad called it. We only ate the larger lion fish but they want you to kill all you can because it is an invasive species.

Mmmm, bacon...

Staniel Cay is famous for its swimming pigs. They hear the dinghy motor and swim right out to see what you have for them. These babies are very well fed. We learned that they prefer bread over vegetables and can get very enthusiastic about the food. One grabbed a piece of bread right out of my hand, quick as lightning.