Troubadour

Living the Dream

Who: Captain Chris May & Admiral Linda Moore
Port: Key Largo, Florida (But we're from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA)
"Twenty years from now you will be more 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 harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. " --Mark Twain
20 December 2011 | US Virgin Islands
03 October 2011 | Culebra, Puerto Rico
21 August 2011 | Ceiba, Puerto Rico
17 August 2011 | Roosevelt Roads Marina, Puerto Rico
24 June 2011 | Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico
13 June 2011 | Ponce, Puerto Rico
05 June 2011 | Boca Chica, DR
26 May 2011 | Ile a Vache, Haiti
21 May 2011 | Manzanillo Bay
14 May 2011 | Ocean World Marina
19 April 2011 | Sapodilla Bay, Provo, Turks & Caicos
13 April 2011 | Sapodilla Bay, Provo, Turks & Caicos
05 April 2011 | Sapodilla Bay, Provo, Turks & Caicos
30 March 2011 | Clarence Town, Long Island, Bahamas
28 March 2011 | Clarence Town, Long Island
21 March 2011 | Georgetown, Great Exuma
15 March 2011 | Georgetown, Great Exuma
13 February 2011 | Georgetown, Great Exuma
29 January 2011 | Georgetown, Great Exuma

Chilling in Georgetown

13 February 2011 | Georgetown, Great Exuma
Captain Chris, winds NE at 20 kts
Linda and DeeDee at Eddie's Edgewater

You’d think we would learn about making plans. As we left the Stocking Island anchorage to move closer to the town and fill up on water, we felt the transmission slip again. After trying all the tips from other cruisers and not seeing any change, we decided to pull the transmission and return it to Nassau, back to Albert’s for re-repair. It’s currently there, and we’re waiting to hear from Albert what he’s found inside.

With the main engine out of commission, we jib sailed back to Monument Beach at Stocking Island, where it is a bit more protected and we have nice deep water. Skip and Lydia helped us maneuver by pushing with the dinghy once we got across the harbor and rolled the sail in. Since then we’ve been at anchor watching the other boats come and go, swimming, hiking, and reading. Of course, that meant we were here for the Super Bowl, which we got to watch instead of having to listen to our Sirius radio feed, all the better because of the Packer win!

We celebrated Linda’s birthday several times, at lunch and dinner with other cruisers, and then at Pet’s Place deli which has free breakfast on your birthday. We took advantage of the wash and fold service at the laundromat, a luxury that wasn’t that much more than spending the day sitting around there. Things get more crowded here as more boats arrive for the Cruiser’s Regatta at the end of February, the last boat count was around 260.

Some of our friends from Marsh Harbour have come through Georgetown and moved on, and others are showing up now so we don’t feel too rushed. We are learning to be very vague about plans, and to roll with the punches as they are dealt. There are worse places to be stranded!
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Vessel Name: Troubadour - Beneteau Idylle 15.50
Vessel Make/Model: Beneteau Idylle 15.50
Hailing Port: Key Largo, Florida (But we're from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA)
Crew: Captain Chris May & Admiral Linda Moore
About: Chris and Linda chose early retirement from corporate "office space" and cubicle life at GE Healthcare in Waukesha, Wis., to pursue their dream of going "down island" to the Caribbean.
Extra:
Our backgrounds: ***Linda is an insured PADI Divemaster and Master Scuba Diver. She is also a member of DAN the Divers Alert Network. She is trained as a Red Cross Emergency Responder; has completed the STCW BST (Basic Safety Training), and holds a USCG MMD (Ordinary Seaman). She has been sailing [...]

Living the Dream

Who: Captain Chris May & Admiral Linda Moore
Port: Key Largo, Florida (But we're from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA)
"Twenty years from now you will be more 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 harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. " --Mark Twain
"I got my toes in the water, ass in the sand; Not a worry in the world, a cold beer in my hand. Life is good today, life is good today" -- "Toes" by the Zach Brown Band