Tivoli floats on an emerald plate of glass 10 feet thick. I peer over the side in flat calm seas and marvel at the colors. Jade green ranging from the faintest translucent shades to nearly black. We are hovering over the bottom. I am transfixed and expect to see dolphin or the “men in gray …
Our plan was to leave Great Harbour Cay Marina and anchor just outside the entrance allowing an early departure the next morning. We back out of the slip towing the tender and motor down the fairway, out into “Five Pirates Cove”, through the narrow entrance channel and out onto the shallow banks to the west. …
The moon is three-quarters full rising in the eastern sky. A few cirrus clouds periodically interrupt its pale light. Winds are dead calm; the usual gentle breeze is gone. Palm fronds are strangely motionless. The relentless march of winter northerlies that have kept boats in harbor throughout Florida and the Bahamas seems to have finally …
Sunny but breezy today. Winds are 20-25 knots although the marina is very sheltered. In spite of our aches and pains from yesterday’s long bike ride we opt for another ride today to the south end of the island. This takes us down to Shark River inlet where we snorkeled and saw rays a few …
A cool overcast morning convinces us to launch the bicycles and go explore the island. We remove them from their storage bags, lower them onto the dock, and spend some time cleaning them up and pumping up the tires. Armed with a simple map we opt to head to the east side of the island …
Another beautiful day! Temperatures in the 70’s and sunny. A neighboring boater offers a walking tour of the nearby area so we head out to see a bit of the island. Great Harbour Cay has an interesting past. $50 million or so was invested back in the 60’s to turn this place into …
We start our first day in the Berrys washing the boat. This involves a boat brush, plenty of “boat wash water” (non-potable) which is full of minerals that leave stubborn spots, followed by fresh water out of our tanks (RO water here is $0.50/gal). After 4-5 hours Tivoli has lost her salt shell and is …
Tivoli is on the move. Wind and seas are calm, sky is overcast, it will be a dark night at sea. We cast off our dock at Old Port Cove Marina in North Palm Beach for an overnight run to the Berry Islands. The now familiar highrise condos on Fisher Island pass to …