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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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It’s a dog’s life

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski First off, I’d like to apologize for missing my post last week. I have no real excuse–it’s this writer’s life I lead. Since our dog Belle has been complaining that Barney has been getting so much exposure … Continue reading →

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Camp NaNoWriMo

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski April is Camp NaNoWriMo month, a new effort on the part of those who brought us NaNoWriMo, or the National Novel Writing Month every November for a number of years now. The purpose of NaNoWriMo is to … Continue reading →

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Writing is hard work

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Christine Kling

by Christine Kling I’ve been posting pictures on Facebook similar to the one above of me and my dog walking on the beaches of beautiful Man O War Cay in the Bahamas and some folks have been writing about what … Continue reading →

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Back into the swing of writing

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski It’s three in the morning and the rain and wind woke me a few minutes ago. I should have had this blog written yesterday but we moved the boat Saturday when the wind turned to the SW … Continue reading →

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On our way

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski It’s 2:00pm on Sunday the 17th and if you are reading  this short post, then we are on our way to the Bahamas. We plan to up anchor at 5:00pm and if all goes well we’ll be crossing … Continue reading →

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See Spot run

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Christine Kling

by Christine Kling It is dawn here at the Middle River anchorage and I still have not finished my blog for today (that is Mike and Mary’s boat Rough Draft on the left in the photo above). The little propane … Continue reading →

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Addicted to the Internet

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski Maybe dependent would be a better word than addicted. The biggest problem with the anchorage we are in is the lack of Internet service. Despite the fact that we have a high tech wifi antenna, we either … Continue reading →

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Waiting on weather

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Christine Kling

  by Christine Kling Okay, I know there are worse places to be stuck waiting on weather in March than Fort Lauderdale, land of Bahia Mar and the infamous Busted Flush. A couple of days ago, I had to up … Continue reading →

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Rockin’ and Rollin’

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski I’ve posted about the anchorage we’ve been staying at for the last couple of weeks, but one thing I haven’t mentioned is how much rockin’ and rollin’ the boat endures. This little area of the Middle River … Continue reading →

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