Northern Gulf Islands, Cowichan Bay, Duncan BC and a New Crew Member
After departing Nanaimo, we had a short day motoring into light headwinds and went to Pirates Bay at the south end of De Courcey Island. ...
Afterglow Arrives in the Pacific Northwest
On May 28, Afterglow was unloaded from the MV Chipolbrock Star at the port of Nanaimo, BC, Canada. Skipper Allen and crew Adam Goldstein...
Crossings, and We Bid Bon Voyage to Afterglow
The last time we posted, we were still in the Exuma islands preparing to make the crossings to Nassau, then to Chubb Cay, Bimini and Fort...
THOUGHTS on out of the Ordinary
As I sit here in the salon of Afterglow typing this, I am thoughtful about what a wonderful trip this has been, how much we have seen and...
We Risked Our Lives to Get Here and No-One Has Laundry Tokens??
We are back at Black Point after leaving Georgetown and two days of excellent sailing with an overnight at Rudder Cay, then to "The...
Georgetown, Friends, New and Old, and Karma Points
Between the relatively large Great Exuma Island and the long, narrow Elizabeth Island lies a sandy-bottomed stretch of water that...
SpaceX launch view from Bahamas: SPECIAL EDITION
In our excitement we had to share this photo that we just took. This is a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, 3 minutes after launch from Cape...
WHERE’S ALLEN IN THIS GEORGE TOWN DINGHY DOCK BEFORE A BIG BLOW?
We are currently on a mooring ball at "Red Shanks" in the Moriah National Park in George Town, Bahamas, awaiting a big blow this evening...
A Jammin' time at Black Point
This morning we departed Black Pointe, Guana Cay after 10 days. Soon after arriving, we found out about the upcoming 3rd Annual Seven...
MUSIC EVERYWHERE: NEW CREW & ALLEN PLAYS HARMONICA AT BLACK POINTE
Our boat Afterglow rocks, really rocks, not only from the wind and waves from passing wakes of dinghies and boats all around us, but from...
Warderick Wells Cay: Shark Greetings, CONCHservation, Boo Boo Hill, Vacuuming the Sheets and The Aquarium
Two nurse sharks greeted us as we moored on the “horseshoe-shaped” lagoon at Warderick Wells Cay in the Exuma Park. Norma got so excited...
Turtles, finally, and a Ride in the Washing Machine
Shroud Cay turned out to be a fabulous time, thanks to a tip from Bob G, the diver of SV Infinity. First of all, we got one of the last...
Iguanas, Birds, Coral and Fish at Allan's Cay
After a magnificent sail from Nassau, at times exceeding 7.5 knots, we arrived at Allan's Cay, our first stop in the Exuma Island Chain....
NASSAU WAS NICE--the Green Parrot
Allen and I honeymooned in Nassau, actually Paradise Island, 36 years ago, and this was a very different place from then (and we were...
DEALING WITH BOAT PROBLEMS IN EXOTIC PLACES
Someone once defined cruising as “doing repairs in exotic places.” Well, while not exactly a repair, our buddy boat Bonita suffered an...
MAKING BUDDIES IN THE BAHAMAS
One of the greatest aspects of sailing in the Bahamas is making friends with other boaters. Some connections last minutes, and others...
BIMINI-GATEWAY TO THE BAHAMAS
We have spent 4 nights in Bimini, and even though the weather has been wonderful, atrocious, rainy, gusty, raucous windy, overcast,...
Arrival
After lots of communication with our new friends on Dolce, the Seawind 38 catamaran, we felt prepared and with a good weather window for...
WAITING FOR A GOOD WEATHER WINDOW
Allen and I have been busy with friends and preparing the boat for our crossing the Gulf Stream to Bimini in the Bahamas. There’s been a...
Delray—Dancing, Manatees, and Cousin Richard
One of our goals for this ICW trip was to visit with Allen’s first cousin on his dad’s side of the family, Richard Sorian. Richard drove...