Island Time

 

Oops...I'm a little late for Valentine's Day but I've been saving this picture for a year so Happy Valentines Day! According to island time I'm still not too late! :)

Love this trail marker on a hike on one of the islands

We've just plugging along. Well, actually, we haven't. We've been in Georgetown for several weeks now. We move around to different beaches but basically we're in the same area. It's really fun here.

Malaika is the boat in the middle

Just gonna share some pics....I have writer's block. Hence, the reason no blog for 10 days. Enjoy the photo op!

Our friends on s/v Corsair rented a car the other day & invited us to tour the island. It was so fun & we reached the "the Tropic of Cancer" !

Tropic of Cancer

 

For those of you who didn't see it on Facebook.....Scott & Jib got up early on Valentines Day & went on a hike to pick an island bouquet for me.....I was so surprised, I cried. Love those two guys.

Our backyard right now....

 

Cool Captain

 

Very busy at the dinghy dock today.....where's Waldo/Scott?!

 

Me & Jib exploring "the jungle" ha ha

 

Poison wood tree

 

 

Life is good. Jib is so happy. We are most of the time too. :)

These are some different lobster Scott shot the other day. They are called "slipper lobster"

 

Another fun day at the beach!

Love,

Michelle, Scott & Jib

Xxxooo

 

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Island Update

Me & My Shadow

Just a quick update cuz' our internet is running low & I can't renew it for awhile. The weather has been bad the past couple days. I did hitch a dinghy ride to town today (Scott couldn't take me cuz he hurt his back diving yesterday) anyway, I got a ride & we made it to town easily but the weather turned quickly & I couldn't make it to the telephone company.

Scott discovered a yummy drink called "The Bob Marley" at Sandals Resort.

We just returned to Georgetown after a few AWESOME days at Emerald Bay Marina. Ahhhh...our first Marina since leaving Florida in early November. I will expand on this when I have more internet. All I can say is.....I highly recommend it. It was 50 cents a foot, free laundry, free hot showers, free trash disposal. Pure luxury.

Quick selfie before I take my first "real" hot shower since November. It was a Glory Hallelujah moment.

 

Me & my buddy Donna hitching a ride to the store.

 

Scott, Jib, & our friend James

It never ceases to amaze me how locals will pull over to pick up 4 people & & 70 pound dog. Gotta love the islands. We were so grateful cuz the store was way too far to walk to & we got rides both directions.

Playing croquet at Sandals Resort

 

Ther weather is HORRIBLE today so I'll have the rest of the pics for another time. We need to save the internet we have for checking email & weather.

Happy Birthday Momma!

Last but definetley not least, we just want to say Happy Happy Birthday to Scott's Mom. Have a wonderful time in the D.R. @ Punta Cana! Hope you have a wonderful birthday. We love & miss you everyday.

The hunting continues. Tiger grouper are becoming a "norm" on Malaika. Scott is good hunter..aargh!

Xxxooo

Michelle, Scott & Jib

 

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Lucky Stars

 

My favorite picture this year......so far...

 

 

 

So....sometimes I just feel like I have to thank my lucky stars....well, really....thank God for the blessings in my life. We are in Georgetown, Exumas..Bahamas. It's awesome. It's sort of the big city for cruisers in this area. As of today there are 265 boats here. Lots to do! You would think with that many boats it would be too crowded but it's not. There are several anchorages & if you want to be alone here you can find a spot. But...there is also awesome grocery, laundry, hardware stores, etc.

Scott, Dan, & Dana at the cruisers potluck...

 

All our buddies

It's been a journey getting here. I'm not gonna lie....some days are harder than others. It's not all bliss sailing away..... I've written about this before. Living on 38 feet 24/7 with your partner can be very challenging sometimes. But then....just when your really mad, you realize...who else could I possibly do this with?!

My favorite person

Anyway, the other day we went to see some turtles. There is a bay right around here that our friends on S/V Corsair showed us that is a little turtle sanctuary. It was really awesome to play & feed turtles. Jib was sooooo intrigued!

Me & Jib feeding turtles

Scott fed them too...

 

This is our buddy Matt on s/v KoKoi....see Malaika in the background....we are the boat with maroon sail covers....we met Matt way back in our first year if cruising....great reunion

 

Good times. God has blessed us for sure!!

Xxxooo

 

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New Neighbors

 

Jib's on shark watch

We're still enjoying our time in Staniel Cay, Exumas. 2 days ago Scott speared several "Strawberry Grouper" . They were delicious.

We even traded some today for a lobster tail. Lobster have evaded us for the most part this year but our friend found a good spot today & Scott's going there in the morning. We had planned on moving south tomorrow but after the diving/hunting hole tip, we're staying another day.

So, we have a pretty handy fish cleaning station on Malaika now & when Scott got to work cleaning the groupers....we got some visitors.

The cleaning table swivels so Scott can just dump the fish guts...which attracts another group of fishies....

 

He's as long as our dinghy...which is 10 feet long

 

Fish news travels fast...pretty quickly there were 4 sharks swimming around Malaika

 

Staniel Cay also has some wild beach pigs.

 

 

 

Our little hang out in the jungle

 

Our view...

 

Watching some football....looks like Greenbay & ????

We won't be able to watch the 2nd game because it's a long dinghy ride back to Malaika & there is no moon tonight so we Ike to get home before dark.

Fifty Shades of blue....everyday

 

Malaika is one of the masts back there

 

Love,

Michelle, Scott & Jib

P.S. Check out my homemade pretzels with basil from our herb garden. Soooo yummy!

 

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