Ok. So clearly blogging is not our thing (yet). Since our last, first, and only post, we have sailed back up the Exumas, checked out Eleuthera, worked through the Abacos to West End, crossed back to West Palm Beach, worked up the Florida coast to Saint Augustine, prepped the boat for storage on the hard, hauled out, and have flown back to Connecticut to stay with friends and family for the summer. Whew! It certainly has felt like a whirlwind. During all of that, between finishing up the home school year, planning our route, checking out the various locations we’ve found ourselves in, and boat maintenance we still haven’t been able to find the time to regularly post long-form blog content. We have however, been pushing regular updates to our facebook page at facebook.com/sailingovertherainbow. Lots of pictures and even some videos to be found there, so definitely have a look.
In the meantime, we are now settling back into life in the civilized world. Paul will be working to fill the cruising kitty for next season (yes we’re going back to the Bahamas!), and Alyssa will be managing the dizzying schedule of camps, play dates, and everything else that the girls get into over the summer. We’ll be in the Greenwich/Norwalk area until probably mid-July and will then be heading to Cape Cod until we fly back to our floating home in Florida around mid-September.
As for next season, we plan to leave Florida some time in November to head straight back to the Exumas via Bimini and Nassuau. Having gotten a taste of pretty much all of the Bahamas, the Exumas definitely stood out as our favorite place to explore. We love the pristine beaches, gin-clear warm water, and out of the way places to be found there. Eleuthera and the Abacos were nice – more civilized with cute towns and restaurants – but they really can’t compete with the Exumas if you’re looking for natural beauty, which is what we love!
So, maybe we’ll get better at sharing more on the blog and perhaps finally start our YouTube channel. We’ll probably have to shift our mindset a bit to “making time” instead of “finding time”.
Cheers for now!