The Hobbies are a group of islands off the north coast of Honduras/Nicaragra totally isolated from civilization. There are island caretakers on a few islands and is the prime Honduran shrimping grounds during the season. We saw some local fishing boats only as shrimp season ended April 30th for 2 months. The water is clear with many patch reefs. It was recommended by other cruisers as having great fishing (as was the Alberqueque Cays) but the larger fish (dinner sized ) were few and far bet…
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The Hobbies(Cayos Cojones), Providencia, the Albequerque Cays to Panama
The Hobbies(Cayos Cojones), Providencia, the Albequerque Cays to Panama
The Hobbies are a group of islands off the north coast of Honduras/Nicaragra totally isolated from civilization. There are island caretakers on a few islands and is the prime Honduran shrimping grounds during the season. We saw some local f…
Voyage to Nantucket Island
Locagion: Nantucket Island, Massachusetts Coordinates: 41° 17.168′ N 70° 04.776′ W When we decided to spend the summer in Rhode Island we committed to ourselves that we would try to do as much weekend and week-long cruising as we did this winter in Puerto Rico. Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Long Island (New York) each have […]
Oriental, NC for a Week
5/22 – 5/28 – We decided to stay in Oriental for a week at the Whittaker Point Marina. We stayed here last year as we were finishing up the Great Loop and really enjoyed it. They have a great rate, especially for MTOA members, a beautiful clubhouse…
Cape Lookout – A Great Stop
Continuing with our quest to visit places we’ve not seen before, we decided to spend a couple of days at Cape Lookout National Seashore. It is a 56 mile section of North Carolina’s Southern Outer Banks. It is comprised of 3 barrier islands, al…
May 28, 2011 – Memorial Weekend at Moody Gardens
TMCA Memorial Day Weekend at the Moody Gardens marina. We filled the marina with boats and had dock parties, dinghy trips, and a weekend full of fun! We had 17 boats at the docks and many more were anchored out.
¡Me Encanto Puerto Rico!
As Puerto Rico slips from the sight of our metaphorical rear view mirror, I cannot let it go without declaring my deep affection for this magical island. The four months spent exploring this remarkable location were filled with surprises, frustration, breathtaking beauty, befuddlement, wonder, awe, and people with an easy smile and warm hearts. Puerto Rico […]
BALD HEAD ISLAND!!!!
Since our cruising plans are taking us away from the Cape Fear at the end of May, we thought we absolutely had to take the last opportunity to cruise over to Bald Head Island. It’s just a two hour cruise from Joyner Marina, and the weather was forec…
Straight Runs
Our journey over the next 2 days might be what you’d call “straight runs”. This is truly a ditch portion of the ICW. Quite narrow and very straight – not much exciting to speak of. The first night we stopped at Wrightville Beach. We’ve stoppe…
Jamaica to the Bahamas
Captain’s Log May 12 to May 23, 2011
The Great Mango Run –
Jamaica, the run around Cuba, past Haiti, and The Bahamas
May 12: We moved to the dock early Thursday morning. The Montego Bay Yacht Club has a long “L” shaped wooden dock exten…
