Freeport Bahamas (2013-12-27)

N26° 29.664', W78° 41.585'

We are now located at the Sunrise marina, in Freeport.  This will be our home for the next two weeks, while we host our daughter and her new husband for a visit next week.

Junkanoo (2013-12-25)

We had a Junkanoo at the marina this evening.

Christmas Conch (2013-12-25)

A bike ride into the village of West End led us to this place;

Where we not only got to experience our first taste of authentic Bahamian conch salad, but even got to see how to get the tasty critter out of their shell.

Merry Christmas! (2013-12-25)

The Cruise Director and the Chief Engineer of M/V September Dream would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.

West End Bahamas (2013-12-24)

N26° 42.066', W78° 59.484'

Tonight finds us tied safely to the dock in Old Bahama Bay marina while the winds howl.   Getting to the Bahamas on our own boat: bucket list item, checked off. :-)

Lake Worth Pictures (2013-12-22)

Internet connectivity has been hard to come by since we arrived in Lake Worth.  When we went over to North Palm Beach marina to top up the fuel tanks we took advantage of their Internet access for a few minutes.  Then, the nice guy manning the fuel dock gave us a Beacon wifi card good for 7 days!  Beacon is a 'for pay' wifi Internet access company, and the 7 day card is worth about $35, so we were pretty appreciative of his gift.

Holding Pattern (2013-12-20)

We're still at anchor in Lake Worth, awaiting a weather window in which to cross the Gulf Stream to the Bahamas.  The last few days the waves out on the Atlantic have been upwards of 5 feet, and the next few they will still be 4 feet or more.  We have a small possibility that a weather window might shape up for Monday, but if not it might be a few more days as a cold front is forecasted to come through on Tuesday.