We had a brisk sail across the Gulf Stream and are now anchored at Bimini. All is well.

Everyone is getting ready! I hope you’re as excited as I am. We’ll stop tonight just past Tallahassee.

We had a fantastic dinner at the Cajun Corner in Marianna, Florida. Everything is homemade there and Wow was it good! We’re at our destination for the night. We have a happy crew!

The wind today (Thursday) was really windy – 25-30 knots, gusting higher. We pulled into port this morning to make the best of it. The boat is in good order for the crossing back to Florida and everyone will have been well fed and well rested.

We left Big Game today to spend some days at anchor. Today we sailed north to the 3 Sisters reef and snorkeled there. Some of the guys tried their hand at spearing fish too. After that, we went south to Gun Cay. For lunch, we had chicken and beef tortillas. We had a delicious seafood pasta for dinner. The highlight of the evening was a talent show by the crew. Karoline sang; Robbie did projected shadow puppets; Mr Burroughs told a wild tale; Capt. Dan and Mason did a human dummy ventriloquist act; Michael, Reeves, and John played guitar and sang; Landon and Lukas did a magic trick. A good time was had by all.

We spent Tuesday night and Wednesday morning on the east side of Gun Cay. Lots of fishing and some explored the lighthouse. We spent the afternoon diving the wreck of the Sapona. With some stormy weather rolling in, we opted to anchor in the lee of North Bimini for the night. That turned out to be a good decision as the winds gusted to over 35 knots at times. Things have calmed considerably this morning. Our breakfast crew is preparing French toast and bacon.

We woke up to a beautiful site, with crystal blue water and the beach right in front of us. Our breakfast was scrambled eggs, bacon, and French toast. The captain went ashore to clear Immigration and Customs while the rest of the crew got everything on the boat in order. Soon after he returned, we got underway to bring the boat into port at Big Game Club. We had lunch at C.J.’s Deli where we enjoyed fried conch, conch fritters, lobster, chicken, and fries. We all explored the island a bit. Our Bahamian friend, Hugh Rolle, joined us on the boat this evening. Mr. Burroughs made some delicious seafood wraps for dinner. Sime of the crew are now enjoying playing pool at Big Game. Others are still fishing.

We woke up to a beautiful site, with crystal blue water and the beach right in front of us. Our breakfast was scrambled eggs, bacon, and French toast. The captain went ashore to clear Immigration and Customs while the rest of the crew got everything on the boat in order. Soon after he returned, we got underway to bring the boat into port at Big Game Club. We had lunch at C.J.’s Deli where we enjoyed fried conch, conch fritters, lobster, chicken, and fries. We all explored the island a bit. Our Bahamian friend, Hugh Rolle, joined us on the boat this evening. Mr. Burroughs made some delicious seafood wraps for dinner. Sime of the crew are now enjoying playing pool at Big Game. Others are still fishing.

We’re back in Florida! We had a beautiful crossing on Friday, sailing on a reach the whole way. We left the dock in Bimini at 7:30 am and arrived to the first buoy at the entrance to Port Everglades at 1:00 pm. We fueled up on the way in, went through the 17th Street Bridge and the Los Olas Bridge, then continued to our home port. We ate well at Big Louie’s Italian Restaurant. Our crew then took care of the vessel that took such good care of us, scrubbing her stem to stern. This morning, we’ll pack up and shuttle back to our motorhome for the drive home.