by GWTAdmin | Feb 28, 2014 | bahamas, Bahamas wildlife, cruiser destinations, cruising destinations, exumas, exumas land and sea park, hutias, warderick wells
Home of the hutia, Warderick Wells Cay in Exuma CaysLand & Sea Park, is part of large nature preserve.What the heck is a hutia?Hutias (Geocapromys ingrahami) are cute rodents, akin to an oversized guinea pig. While they’re charming Warderick Wells cruisers,... by GWTAdmin | Feb 26, 2014 | bahamas, beef stroganoff, cooking aboard, cruising life, galley cooking, galley tools, galley wench tales meals, gluten free cooking, recipe
My last cloth potholder; worse for the wear.Damn! Burned my 2nd and last cloth potholder. This calls for a Galley Wench humble pie recipe. Don’t try this at home or on your boat!Potholder Flam beauEven if your BBQ is on the fritz, you can eat... by GWTAdmin | Feb 25, 2014 | bahamas, sailing techniques, snaggle tooth sailing
Jib unfurled, mizzen hoisted. Left main down as at that pointof sail, the jib acted as a wind shadow.What is snaggletooth sailing? It’s when we unfurl our jib and hoist our mizzen sail, leaving a gap – a snaggle tooth – between them.The good news is, last... by GWTAdmin | Feb 24, 2014 | bahamas, black point exumas bahamas, blowholes, cruising destinations, cruising provisioning, exumas, free range eggs, garden of eden, straw work
Willy chats with Ruth; his wife Betty’s inside, initially.”Garden of Eden — a must-see for cruisers” signs scattered throughout Black Point proclaim. Ditto the guidebooks. “The clouds. I was inspired by the... by GWTAdmin | Feb 23, 2014 | bahamas, cruising destinations, cruising life, exumas, personal hygiene, saltwater shampooing, warderick wells, West Marine
Not headless; just a longgg stretch for my pre-shampoo soak.My bum is not that big– really — it’s just the angle!When water runs a half a buck a gallon or requires power (solar, running a generator or running our motor) to make it from desalination,...