Orion’s belt shines brightly beneath dark clouds on the western horizon. The sun has set, the moon doesn’t rise till 12:34 AM, it is dark. Seas are flat and winds light as Tivoli charges westward down New Providence channel. We left Great Harbour Cay Marina at 11:30AM for a 20 hour run to North Palm …
A boat of our vintage (1999) required the installation of a ships bell for signaling purposes, a holdover from days long past. Tivoli’s lovely, though wizened, brass bell is mounted in the cockpit. Through thick and thin it has remained silent these past 5 years, until our passage from Nassau north to Great …
I’m reclining in one of our comfy Ekornes chairs. Eyes closed. Wind is rustling through the palms behind Tivoli; a gentle cool breeze wafts through the boat. A morning dove calls in the distance. Life’s good. I spent the morning on maintenance tasks. Cleaned the NAIAD stabilizer water intake strainer; replaced the impeller in the …
The weather forecast isn’t good. Yet another cold front is moving through the Bahamas with pre-frontal squalls and high winds. We call Palm Cay Marina on the southeast coast of New Providence near Nassau and are fortunate to get a slip for a few days. This commits us to a route from Highborne Cay to …
It is dark. We’ve returned from a social gathering of Krogen owners on Changing Course (we are honorary guests, not being Krogen owners). I turn on the LED deck lights and prepare our Steelhead davit to winch our tender back aboard in preparation for an early departure. We move the tender along the …
Dawn breaks windless; the bay at Black Point is glass. High tide is at 10 AM so we decide to depart at 9 to exit at Dotham Cut with minimal current and, hopefully, no standing waves. We motor the short couple miles to the cut and, short of a bit of current requiring …
Thirty knot winds and torrents of rain keep us at Warderick Wells a few extra days. Not a problem. We explore the island by tender running down to Hog Cay and the south mooring field and back to the north end of of the island as well. After the front passes it is finally time …
The day dawns overcast. High winds and rain are predicted for later this afternoon and tomorrow. We are happy to be on a mooring ball in a relatively protected spot. We do get some surge coming through but it is quite tolerable. We run the genset to charge the batteries and make water. …
We depart Lyford Cay Club at first light. It’s been a great stay. Great Fresh Market 2 miles away, hardware store, bank, and beautiful marina. We are provisioned and ready to go. Weather is settled, seas calm, little wind. Temps in the upper 70s; a beautiful day. We opt to head around the west end …