The Baars' Adventure Aboard EIRA

Menno, Valerie, Daniel, John and their dog Daisy are off to explore the Caribbean Islands for two years-no-make that three years!

23 June 2008 | Wilmington, North Carolina
20 June 2008 | Wilmington, North Carolina
06 June 2008 | Charleston, South Carolina
05 June 2008 | Passage in the Gulf Stream
04 June 2008 | Little Bahamas Bank
03 June 2008 | Green Turtle Cay, The Abacos
27 May 2008 | Little Harbour, The Abacos
26 May 2008 | Little Harbour, The Abacos
25 May 2008 | Hope Town, The Abacos
24 May 2008 | Hope Town, Elbow Cay
23 May 2008 | Tahiti Beach, Elbow Cay
22 May 2008 | Marsh Harbour, The Abacos
19 May 2008 | Lynard Cay,The Abacos
27 April 2008 | Paradise Island, Bahamas
20 April 2008 | Normans Cay
19 April 2008 | Normans Cay
18 April 2008 | Passage from Nassau to The Exumas
06 April 2008 | Normans Cay
02 April 2008 | Normans Cay
31 March 2008 | Normans Cay

Happy Halloween!

31 October 2006 | The Tobago Cays
We had a marvelous Halloween!! We were with La Gallipote and Carapan and had a super day! We had a scavenger hunt for the kids in the afternoon, they had to find a variety of items such as a coconut, palm frond, white coral(dead), a Canadian penny, shell with hole, flip flop, nutmeg, grain of salt etc.. It kept them busy for close to an hour , dinghying from boat to boat in search of the items. Then they built a fire pit on one of the beaches for our wienie roast scheduled for later in the evening. We all met on La Gallipote dressed in our costumes at 4pm and headed out in the dinghies to go trick or treating at 430! The costumes were great, a pirate, a skateboard punk, a yellow crayola, spiderman, a witch, an assasin and the adults joined in as Captain Ron, a pirate, a fortune teller, a tennis pro, and a shark! We are in the Tobago Cays and there are close to 25 boats anchored here (mostly charter boats which are picked up in Canouan, the island next door). All 6 kids piled into one dingy with Sharky Mark at the helm and the adluts in the other with Captain Ron leading us! Roxane, Lisa and I had visited a dozen sailboats earlier in the day to prepare and ask if it would be OK to come trick or treating. The kids recieved a terrific variety of treats from the boats- a coconut, bag of peanuts, Sprite, popcorn, Granola bars, bag of potatoe chips and of course some candy, lollipops and bubble gum, one boat did have chocolate and another gave each child one stick of Wrigleys chewing gum! Another boat showed us a big beautiful lobster but did not part with it! We had a bonfire on the beach afterwards, roasted hot dogs and had a nice dinner while making new friends! It was a memorable Halloween for all!
Comments
Vessel Name: EIRA
Vessel Make/Model: Beneteau 393
Hailing Port: Solomons Island, Maryland
Crew: Menno, Valerie, Daniel and John Baars
About: Valerie, Menno, Daniel, John and our dog Daisy are aboard Eira off to explore The Bahamas. We will island hop south through the Caribbean with plans to be in Grenada by Hurricane season. Our second "windy season" will be spent in the Spanish Virgin Islands.
Extra: "Twenty years from now you will be disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in you sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."--Mark Twain
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