On Patrol with Bahamian Navy
David 01/28/2006, Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, Central Bahamas It’s shortly after dawn. Today was the first day that the wind has settled down enough for the Exuma Park Warden patrol to set out looking for poachers. (Poachers are people who hunt or fish illegally.) I was lucky enough to ride along on the […]
Stromatolites – older than Dinosaurs
Kim 01/28/2006, Exumas Land and Sea Park, Central Bahamas They look like rocks, you’d think they’re rocks, but they are plants that grow together to make reefs. And they are the oldest evidence of life on earth. What are they?Stromatolites. They are believed to be about 3.5 billion years old and the earth is thought […]
The Land Builders
Kim 01/23/2006, Exumas Land and Sea Park, Central Bahamas A special destination for us, as we’ve been slowly making our way through the Exuma island chain here in the central Bahamas, has been the Exuma Land and Sea Park. Similar to our Canadian National Parks, Bahamians had the foresight (the Park was established in 1959) […]
Reaching the Great Exuma Island
David 02/19/2006, Georgetown, Central Bahamas Georgetown is a major destination for cruising boats throughout the Bahamas. For a variety of reasons, cruisers migrate to this little Island community of 200 or more. It has been a destination for people who want to take advantage of the comfortable winter weather, affectionately known as “snowbird cruisers”. Some […]
Launch Postponed
It’s a gorgeous day for launch. It’s expected to get up to 24 c by Sunday and that’s perfect weather for outdoor work. As we boarded the Yacht club’s tender (taxi) to go the club at 8:15 am, we were greeted with the news that Launch had been cancelled for the weekend. The starter motor […]
What’s in a name?
It’s now official. AMANZI is born. We mentioned in an earlier log that we wanted to rename our boat. She was lovingly built and launched with the name Windborn for 14 years. However, with the change in ownership, we wanted something that was personal to us. Our previous boat was named Meggie, after David’s mother. […]
Travel Clinic Visit
In Canada, when you’re thirsty, you can turn on the water tap and fill up your glass and ice cubes. You don’t wonder if the water or ice cubes are safe to drink. Drinking water in Canada is treated to remove organisms that can make us ill. However, countries throughout the Caribbean where we’re sailing […]
3 weeks till launch
03/20/2005, Toronto Launch is in 3 weeks and snow is still on the ground. I can’t believe we’ll have the boat in the water so soon. She’s been all wrapped up for the winter and we want to get her looking her best. There’s a number of things we must do before we put […]