Sitting on our mooring ball in the harbour while the wind blows hard outside, we're slowly getting organized to return north in 4 weeks. Two of the main water tanks have been pumped dry and vacuumed dry, the stainless steel has been repolished, the bilges cleaned and vacuumed, etc. etc. etc.

We've had a busy winter with purchasing land, joining the Hopetown Sailing Club, the SOTS club, purchasing a golf cart on steroids ( The Gator), meeting loads of wonderful new friends, designing our new tropical home, meeting architects, builders, neighbours, etc.

We have our last guest (Francine) arriving from Calgary in Mid-March for 10 days of sailing, then it's time to head north to Green Turtle Cay to haul the boat out of the water, prepare it for hurricane season, then a $100 taxi ride to Marsh Harbour, a late flight to Nassau (we found a great new place to stay), then a mid-day flight to Ottawa arriving home at 6:30pm.

We're hoping the snow is gone and that the flowers are starting to peek out at us...

Overall, a really great winter in the Bahamas!

See you all soon (we hope).

glen & louise