Our kids are the king and queen of making fun out of what they have—creating imaginary storylines to pepper their play with, building elaborate homes out of rock on the beach, painting shells with mud, making boats out of toilet paper rolls, kayak anchors out of rocks, and the list … Read More
Twin Engines Again
Transmission is back home where she belongs. Step one was just picking it up and getting it to the boat. Watermakers Air is basically just a plane, a pilot, and a couple of employees who ferry guests in golf carts from the runway to the Yacht Club resort. I felt … Read More
Special Delivery
Around Staniel Cay there are all sorts of different small cays, rocks, and sand bars to explore. It’s hard to believe that tourists pay hundreds of dollars for a tour to Pig Beach. It’s a madhouse during the day, but in the evening when everyone else has left, it is … Read More
Diving and Waiting
While we’re waiting on the transmission we have been stranded here off Big Majors just outside Staniel Cay. It’s not a bad place to be, except when the wind clocks around out of the west and leaves us sitting here exposed to rough seas. It moves through quickly, but has … Read More
A Transmission Story
When the transmission failed, we had decided to come down to George Town, figuring we could get all the same services we could in Staniel Cay. After getting the transmission torn apart, and spending a couple hours talking to the old-timer transmission guys (old, because they stopped making this transmission … Read More