A quick recap? The facts as we've revealed them in the Spoiler Alerts are that after Four years in the Caribbean, we're driving to do something different this H-season. We want to keep Adventuring!!
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In order to do what we are planning to do this Summer, or as Cruisers tend to call H-Season, we've sailed All the Way from Grenada, through the Windwards and Leewards, Puerto Rico, the DR, Turks & Caicos, through the Bahamas, and are now back in the Good Ole US of A. Whoa... What a trip!
Our Ocean Passages have for the moment become River Passages; St John's River to be exact. We're back to merging
Banyan's movements to coincide comfortably with shallow depths, 5-7 foot tides and crazy currents, not to mention bridge openings.
No small feat after four years of freedom with weather being our only moving force.
We can't swim off the back of the boat anymore, the Caribbean roosters' constant cock-a-doodle-doo-ing at all hours of the day and night have been replaced by the sounds of planes, trains and automobiles, the picture perfect white sandy beaches are now rocky lined shorelines littered with plenty of posted Warning Signs, the green of our palm trees have been replaced by the greys of skyscraper buildings, and the land of plenty is greedily available to us.
Talk about a change in Location, and yet, it's always all about the Adventures, right? RIGHT !! We've got plans to go to, well, to keep on Adventuring.
Whoa, what?! No serious spoiler alerts to keep you guessing cause we've had a few unexpected issues with
Banyan that we've had to address.
Poor Ole Dinghy's totally deflated, our Outboard seemingly beyond repair, and the good ole hot water heater has been leaking steadily into the bilges. The Cruising Lifestyle is not always all about the Happy Hour Cocktails at SunSet, although we sure could use one right about now!!
On top of that, we've got lots of BOAT chores on our To Do list as we're busy prepping
Banyan for our summer absence. We're in a perfect place to get 'er done, as we all sit comfortably in
The Marina at Ortega River, complete with pool (and Hot Tub), free laundry, and plenty shopping facilities that are a mere 5 minutes walk away.
We're now in CountDown mode. Time is ticking the Days away and we're at Haul-Out in 6, we Fly-Out in 8 (wonder where?) and just what kind of Adventures will we be starting in T-10 Days?
We will be flying to some obscure city you've probably not even heard of, in one of the Canadian provinces, eh?
Join us as we Adventure along...