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Happiness in Hopetown

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Christine Kling

by Christine Kling It’s not everyday you meet some folks in a beach bar and get invited to their wedding less than a week later, but that is how things go here in Abaco. A week ago, I was anchored … Continue reading →

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Cabin fever

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Christine Kling

by Christine Kling The wind has been blowing non-stop since Monday and nerves here in the Abacos are as much in need of chafing gear as our anchor snubbers are. Why is it that high winds are so irritating? For … Continue reading →

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Location Independent

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Christine Kling

by Christine Kling I’m not a Facebook power user but still, lately, I haven’t much liked going to the site ever since they changed the design (again!) and now the About section on the upper left side of the page … Continue reading →

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Is it Time?

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski As we sit here in Marsh Harbor in the Bahamas Mary and I have been wondering if it’s time to give up the cruising lifestyle. On September 2nd of this year we will have been living aboard … Continue reading →

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From a small boat in a small world

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Christine Kling

by Christine Kling Imagine how vast the earth must have seemed to the 18 men from Magellan’s Expedition who completed the first circumnavigation in 1522 by arriving in Seville almost exactly 3 years after they departed. Over 200 men died … Continue reading →

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Name that boat!

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Christine Kling

by Christine Kling Boat names — ugh. I’ve been listening to them all day long on the VHF radio since channel 68 is the cruiser’s network here in the Abacos and it’s like an open party line of gossip, and some … Continue reading →

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Bahamian lunacy

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Christine Kling

by Christine Kling I’ve been feeling twitchy all day. You know those days when you just cannot get comfortable and your brain is unable to focus? Those days when you’re unaccountably sleepy, and you just want to curl up with … Continue reading →

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Free Books and Things

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski This past weekend I offered The Storm Killer for free on Amazon. I used Ebook booster ($45.00), a site that will contact 45 different free blogs that post free book offerings. I also paid $30.00 to Digital Book … Continue reading →

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There’s always a better way

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Christine Kling

by Christine Kling And I guarantee you that if you are a female solo skipper traveling around with the Yorkshire Terror, somebody is always going to stop to tell you about it. The other evening I was doing my laundry … Continue reading →

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Weather worries redux

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Christine Kling

by Christine Kling After weeks of waiting on weather, Talespinner and Rough Draft departed Fort Lauderdale around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 17th and headed across the Gulf Stream towards the Memory Rock entrance to the Great Bahama Bank. The … Continue reading →

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