Altair's Cruz Nuz

cruising, vb, kroozing, working on your boat in exotic locations around the Caribbean....Dudley and Becca

25 October 2012 | Coconut Grove Sailing Club
25 September 2012 | Coconut Grove Sailing Club
28 July 2011 | Coconut Grove Sailing Club!
27 July 2011 | Key Biscayne, Florida
27 July 2011 | Stiltsville and Miami just across the Bay.
27 July 2011 | Gulf Stream...
27 July 2011 | Gulf Stream, Here we come!
26 July 2011 | Sweet and Very Special Bahamas...Goodbye...for now!
26 July 2011 | Honeymoon Harbor
26 July 2011 | Gun Cay's floral gifts!
26 July 2011 | The surf at Honeymoon Harbor!
26 July 2011 | Our last island wonderland...before the Concrete Jungle....
26 July 2011 | Gun Cay...Practicing walking on land...
26 July 2011 | Honeymoon Harbor...very cool!
26 July 2011 | Honeymoon Harbor
26 July 2011 | Honeymoon Harbor...We like it!
25 July 2011 | A very Busy Honeymoon Harbor!
25 July 2011 | Honeymoon Harbor, Lee side of Gun Cay
25 July 2011 | Bimini, Our Beloved Bahamas!
24 July 2011 | Bimini, Big Game Club Marina!

Ohhhh it's nice to be home!

28 March 2010 | Townhouse in Miami!
Becca
We've been home for nine days and it's been jam packed with eye doctors, documentation papers, new RAM mike, replacement solar showers, registration documents, ebay for new sewing machine to do the canvas work, replacement camera, new boat cards, E-Pirb renewal, US Customs sticker, new Dell battery, vitamin refills and the list goes on!!!

It's pretty amazing to have running water...not foot pumps. We have 3 bathrooms and don't have to squeeze into and wait for the only head on board our wee little sloop. We have a dishwasher, an oven and four burners! The fridge is huge and we've even got an ice maker that we turned off because we aren't used to having ice unless we jump in the dink and head to the nearest marina to purchase it! We are now seeing the benefit of our itty bitty "Engle" and the long trips to the market which is keeping us fit! Being in the land of plenty takes a lot of discipline to refrain from processed food. I think we've gained wait because we're WEAK!!! The fresh food we get at the Caribbean farmer's markets are plentiful and ooooooh so fantastic and HEALTHY!

We have a vehicle right outside our front door and don't have to jump in the dink to head to the dock nearest a bus. We actually miss that! It also adds to the healthy routine.

We still have lots to do, friends and family to hug, and we love the activity. Stay tuned!

Dudley and Bec

Comments
Vessel Name: Altair
Vessel Make/Model: Tartan 34'
Hailing Port: Coconut Grove Sailing Club
Crew: Dudley Clark and Becky Butler
About: Dudley has owned this Tartan sloop and has been cruising on her since 1986. Becky joined the good sloop back in 2000 when we first started cruising together and he has been 'training' me ever since! I couldn't be happier! I've been sailing all my life, but cruising is a whole different fish!
Extra: This is the most extended cruise we've braved on this wonderful, old boat of ours which is planned to be about 2 years! We left Miami in late February of 2008 and want to get below the hurricane belt by the end of July! Ok, so it's July, 2011...we're close, but not home yet!

S/V ALTAIR

Who: Dudley Clark and Becky Butler
Port: Coconut Grove Sailing Club