by Dana | Feb 28, 2021 | alicetown bimini bahamas, Bahamian food specialties, Big Mike's conch stand Bimini, conch, conch salad, Escape to the Bahamas
Big Mike, making tropical conch salad at his stand on Queen’s Highway in Alicetown, Bimini. Edible performance art, IMHO.Chris(tine) and Chris(topher) placing their orders at Big Mike’s Conch stand in Bimini.Conch, or Lambi as it’s called elsewhere... by Dana | Feb 26, 2021 | alicetown bimini bahamas, Escape to the Bahamas, GulfStar 45 sailboat
S/V Free Spirit, kicking our butt on the way from Miami to Bimini, the Bahamas.We left at oh-dark-hundred, also known as anchors up by 6 am.But first, a little more backtracking . . . (though I couldn’t resist leading with this pretty sunrise sail... by Dana | Feb 24, 2021 | bonine, passage making, seasickness
We took this and boy, are we glad we did!!!If you haven’t already watched the 11-second video, the reason we needed the Bonine should be clear,Location LocationWe anchored at Key Biscayne, Florida: 25 41.813N 80 10.442W.This is a retrospective of yesterday. By... by Dana | Feb 23, 2021 | Escape to the Bahamas, icw, sailing the ICW
Our stop: the industrial anchorage of Lake Worth, Florida, West Palm Beach.I almost called this post “Death by 1,000 Bridges.” It was “only” 16 bridges, but all but three opened only twice an hour, just long enough to let its queue of vessels... by Dana | Feb 21, 2021 | Escape to the Bahamas, GulfStar 45 sailboat, sailing the ICW
7-second video sailing clip: what it sounds like,motor off, to sail down the ICW at 7 knots. Did it make more sense to blitz from Vero to Miami? or head outside?Outside—Along the Atlantic CoastOutside was efficient. There were at least a few places we could...