Anastasia: SailBlogs

The Awe Of This Foreign Land

by Jen — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:52:47 -0500

Ok, Ok! I know that while I sit on my boat and enjoy the scenery of the Bahamas we are really only about 100 miles from the US. Still, it feels foreign! I have the passport stamp as solid proof. It definitely looks different than our home on the Chesapeake Bay, the water being the first sign. But it seems everything is so different here. (Continued...)

What's The Plan, Stan?

by Jen — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:44:59 -0500

I am not sure if we have shared our long-term cruising plans. When I say long term, I am speaking of the next few years. Our Bahamas trip was planned as the "shake down" cruise. We spent nine months in 2009 preparing Anastasia and planning our cruising adventure. We were not naïve enough to think that we thought of everything needed. That is why we plan to head back North to the states for the summer. We hope to spend a week or so in the Chesapeake Bay in May doing quick re-fits and then continue on North. We really want to make it as far as Maine before turning back South. That is our "Northern Goal." The trip South will bring us once more to the Chesapeake Bay, this time for a bit longer. (Continued...)

Leaving Long Island

by Jen — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:44:17 -0600

Well, we are leaving Clarence Town tomorrow heading back to George Town for my parent's visit. We are really excited to see them! Our friends Chad & Nicole caught a huge mahi mahi today and shared it with us! I swear that this is the biggest fish that I have ever seen in person! When we have a better internet connection, I promise to write more. (Continued...)