Sail on Kiwi II

Dealing with prepping for cruising on your boat in several easy steps! Well, not so easy, somewhat endless and it also applies at home, apparently.

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Step one - one of says "let's go run some errands"! "Great, let's...

Freezer is now packed with food for 10 weeks. We have a great assortment of tuna, salmon, shrimp, burgers and dogs (mainly for BBQ) and pork tenderloin. It all fit and we still have a little room for other items. Next up, we will add refrigerator and dry...

We are starting our first cruising season. We have day sailed for 10 years on Kiwi II but living on the boat and cruising for a few months will be new. We decided we would go on the boat for a week to go through all the systems on the boat and take her sailing...

Off the dock at 8:10 am! The winds kicked up over night so getting out of the slip was a dock show. Thanks to all the folks that helped Kiwi II cruised right out and into the Sea of Abaco. Sails went up and we got some sailing in before the storms started....

We started to plot our return today and get everything prepped. Ed reviewed as many weather updates possible and confirmed tomorrow will be the day it is,now a matter of timing, when to leave, where to stage and when to leave the Bahama Banks. It was time to...

Today we leave for Spanish Cay. Our hope is we get to do a full day of sailing. After all that is why we have that mast! I mentioned it was hard to leave GTC and it was. Dave dinged over to say good bye. All of our fellow sailors were heading to various Cays...

As luck would be on our side, Brendle's Dive Boat was prepared to take 15 snorkelers and divers for a full day starting with the reef off Crab Cay followed by a seafood lunch on the beach.

Many of the folks on the trip were on the first dive....

First let me say it is a challenge to keep up with the log of our escapades. Internet is very spotty and the fun part is completing and editing the entire update of the day and the Internet just quits. Yep, not that I let a silly thing like losing my work get...

Chilling starts to become very easy to slip into after a few days on vacation. Chilling on the boat in the Abacos takes this to a whole new level.

To start, do a little exercise by the pool. Yoga and swimming fit the recipe. Followed by golf...

It was a beautiful day and we planned to relax, check out the area offerings and see where the day brought us. First stop, Brendle's Dive Shop. He is at the end of the dock, and opened around 8 am. Today was the only day available until Saturday. Brendle is...