S/V Lillie Mae... Underway!
The Springer family sailing adventure aboard our Sparkman and Stevens designed 47' sailboat. The sailing vessel "Lillie Mae" is named in honor of the Captains grandmother... Lillie Mae Springer, aged 100 and still kicking!
10 November 2010
19 September 2010 | Generica
21 July 2010 | Jekyll Island, GA
21 July 2010 | Jekyll Island, GA
09 June 2010 | Green Turtle Cay, Abacos
08 June 2010 | Green Turtle Cay, Abacos
04 June 2010 | Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas
25 May 2010 | Spanish Wells, Bahamas
16 May 2010 | Warderick Wells
10 May 2010 | Black Point, Great Guana Cay, Exumas
08 May 2010 | New Bight, Cat Island
26 April 2010 | Georgetown, Exumas, Bahamas
11 April 2010 | Georgetown, Exumas, Bahamas
10 April 2010 | Off Monument Beach, Georgetown, Bahamas
06 April 2010 | Off Monument Beach, Georgetown, Bahamas
04 April 2010 | Georgetown, Exumas, Bahamas
23 March 2010 | Nassau Harbor Club Marina, Nassau, Bahamas
22 March 2010 | Nassau Harbor Club Marina, Nassau, Bahamas
18 March 2010 | Outside No Name Harbor, Key Biscayne
17 March 2010 | Marine Stadium anchorage, Miami
Communications
23 March 2010 | Nassau Harbor Club Marina, Nassau, Bahamas
Terry
Communications out of the states are not panning out like we had planned. I had naively thought that we would be able to access free wifi servers with the wifi booster antenna we have and the magic jack voice over IP phone thing would allow us to keep in touch via phone.
Well.... so far there are no free wifi hotspots and we have learned that the magic jack is magic junk. Sometimes it works.... but most of the time one party or the other hears nothing but stuttering blabber. Basically, its junk and a waste of effort. The worst part about that is the without the magic jack I cannot use the super cool Pirates of the Caribbean phone I bought.
We have downloaded Skpe and will be getting that setup on both the computer and on my iPhone. That should help when we can find wifi. Right now I am using a $7 per day wifi service that is good but it is unclear how much similar wifi we will find down island in the Exumas.
One surprise was when my iPhone rang yesterday. Not a good surprise really since the call was about yet more investment property disasters but people calling my cell phone were reaching me here via the Bahamian cellular service Batelco. The best part about this is the charges are going to be something like $10 per minute.... Yipeeeeee
Because of the communications issues and some apparently deep seated worries about our general safety in certain interested parties (that means you Carolyn and Linda....) I went out and splurged on a Spot. This is a GPS transmitting device that lets people log into the internet and track our progress and location. To the right of this page in the links area is a link labelled "Spot". Click that and you will be taken to a webpage that shows our last or current location. We will not be leaving this thing on all the time as it runs on batteries but we will turn it on whenever we move locations. Anyone who is interested can track us in real time (it updates every 10 minutes) as we sail around and tell from the last reported position where we are anchored.
After another day dealing with hassles we hope to be back on the move tomorrow.
Terry
Well.... so far there are no free wifi hotspots and we have learned that the magic jack is magic junk. Sometimes it works.... but most of the time one party or the other hears nothing but stuttering blabber. Basically, its junk and a waste of effort. The worst part about that is the without the magic jack I cannot use the super cool Pirates of the Caribbean phone I bought.
We have downloaded Skpe and will be getting that setup on both the computer and on my iPhone. That should help when we can find wifi. Right now I am using a $7 per day wifi service that is good but it is unclear how much similar wifi we will find down island in the Exumas.
One surprise was when my iPhone rang yesterday. Not a good surprise really since the call was about yet more investment property disasters but people calling my cell phone were reaching me here via the Bahamian cellular service Batelco. The best part about this is the charges are going to be something like $10 per minute.... Yipeeeeee
Because of the communications issues and some apparently deep seated worries about our general safety in certain interested parties (that means you Carolyn and Linda....) I went out and splurged on a Spot. This is a GPS transmitting device that lets people log into the internet and track our progress and location. To the right of this page in the links area is a link labelled "Spot". Click that and you will be taken to a webpage that shows our last or current location. We will not be leaving this thing on all the time as it runs on batteries but we will turn it on whenever we move locations. Anyone who is interested can track us in real time (it updates every 10 minutes) as we sail around and tell from the last reported position where we are anchored.
After another day dealing with hassles we hope to be back on the move tomorrow.
Terry
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| Vessel Name: | Lillie Mae |
| Vessel Make/Model: | 1981 Stevens 47 |
| Hailing Port: | St. John, USVI |
| Crew: | Terry, Michele, Jackson and Taylor |
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The Springer Family Sailing Adventure!
Who: Terry, Michele, Jackson and Taylor
Port: St. John, USVI
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