Can't Believe it's December!!!
It seems like only yesterday that Dwayne and I were leaving the Yacht Basin here for our first season of cruising.....If one were to sum up the whole trip... I'm not sure I could find the right words..I always say it was "every adjective you could think up" and then some...
People ask what was my favorite part, my favorite place... actually, it was all of it ... in different ways.... The trip down the ICW was beautiful.... especially when we found some warmer weather.... (always remember to take socks..we had to stop along the way to get some...) The crossing was not bad... I learned how to "secure" things properly after a few minutes of choppy waves.... I learned a lot last year... and still so much to learn...... Your first adventure out is such a learning process, or at least it was for me... Dwayne knows so much more.. I was never worried about our safety.. He was always in control.... We both learned how to "listen" to the SeaVeyor, all her normal sounds, and then the ones that made us look at each other and say"uh, what was that?? Dwayne knows her through and through.... she's his other soulmate.... I'm glad he loves her so.....
We got a handle on what things to provision and what we need/vs/ didn't need.. didn't use, etc..
We had her packed full before we crossed and still had a little room for more.. much to my disbelief!
Going back to favorites... after all said and done.. I guess I would say GeorgeTown, Exumas.... It had a little of everything to offer... Beautiful water, beaches, good provisioning, friendly/helpful people crusiers and locals , a good location for friends to fly down and join you... it was a good jump off spot for several of the out islands....
All the other islands/cays were great too.. on the way back, we couldn't believe we had gone so many miles and were back already in the States... it was really kind of sad.. it just sneaked up on us to quickly....
So, here we are, back at our starting point..We couldn't ask for a better Home Port... The Yacht Basin is wonderful.It's convenient and provides all the basics we need.... Have met lots of new folks crusing South. SeaVeyor needs a few repairs ( after our lightning hit). Will we go again??? Absolutely... When.. not sure. The first outing was a learning experience for me... I can't wait to prove to my Captain what I've learned and be the best first mate he'll ever have... Until then, we will continue to make repairs and get ready for the next adventure.. Several of the cruisers that we met have passed thru on their way South... We both yearn to go with them. Some are getting ready to jump off soon and head South. It's fun to keep in touch with all of them via emails and boat updates and their blog sites.....
More news at 11...... and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of our friends.. new and old.
Dwayne, Linda, Patches and MonkeyButt( Black Cat jumped ship..with a friend!)
