They say the two happiest days in a boat owners life is when he buys it and then when he sells it.  I can honestly say that is not true.  There is no joy in selling Sea Rose.

Thank you for the many memories!!!

Cienfuego, Cuba.

We departed from Ft Lauderdale and did a sprint around the Great Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama Bank due to time constraints.

Linda, Ray, Donna, Teresa and I having our last supper before departing the next day for the West End, Bahamas.

Heading northeast out of Ft Lauderdale our first stop was West End.  This would be our first port of entry into the Bahamas, so clearing customs & immigration were a must here.  Unbeknownst to us, West End was still recovering from a recent hurricane hit.  There wasn’t much to see or do here, except paperwork.

The crew minus Linda navigating the challenging Indian Cay Channel onto the Little Bahama Banks.

Once on the Little Bahama Banks, we headed towards the Great Sale Cay where we would anchor for the night.  We weren’t the only boat with this idea that night.

Sundowners at Great Sale cay.

The next morning, Capt. Bob giving directions to raise the anchor.  Our next port of call would be Green Turtle Cay.

The sail to Green Turtle Cay was nothing but clear water and blue skies.

Safe and sound in Green Turtle Club marina.  It was a long day getting here as the sun is already setting.

We were given a great slip position in front of the marina office.

Ray and Linda ready for dinner.

Teresa looking forward to dinner too.

The dinner table minus Donna who is taking the picture.

Bob and Ray enjoying an after dinner cocktail in the bar.

We left a little evidence behind that Sea Rose was here.

The next day we hired golf carts to tour the island.

 

 

The flowers were in full bloom.

The historic town of Plymouth shared the island with the Green Turtle Club.

The main street leading into Plymouth.

It was time to sail to Treasure Cay.  Another fantastic weather day.

Sea Rose at Treasure Cay.  This marina could have used a little more TLC.

The pool was not too busy.

Linda Ray enjoying a picture on the beach.

We’re off again this time to Chubb Cay, a full day’s sail away with an approaching storm.

We arrived in Chubb Cay late at night.  Only to find out all the navigation lights were wiped out by the last hurricane.  It was dark and everyone had a flash light pointing our way into the marina.  In the morning the weather front had arrived.  We chose to stay here most of the day to ride out the storm.

The bad weather didn’t stop Linda and Donna from taking a tour of the resort.

Some parts of the resort survived the hurricane.

Very inviting pool, unfortunately the weather wasn’t cooperating.

The rain stopped enough for Donna to take this picture in front of the main lodge.

These two weren’t very happy with me.  There were still another 2 hours of bad weather forecasted, but we needed to get out of the marina while it was still light out.  If we waited for the storm to completely pass, it would have been dark, creating a nightmare navigating out which I wasn’t willing to do.  So we had some big waves, high winds and lots of rain while under way.  They survived to tell their friends and family about it.

After every storm there is a sunny day.  Sea Rose tied up at World Resorts, Bimini.  Sea Rose is being dwarfed by the large motor yacht in front of us.

All you need is sun and drinks and everyone is happy again.

A beautiful day from the 5th  floor infinity pool at World Resorts.

Teresa posing on the bridge over the pool.

Capt. Bob enjoying a drink at the beach bar with his sisters.

No crowds at this pool.

Bob, Ray and Linda enjoying a day at the pool club.  World Resorts had multiple pools to enjoy.

Donna and Linda all smiles after a wonderful stay in Bimini.  On our way back to Ft Lauderdale.

Capt. Bob checking the rigging on our final leg from Bimini to Ft Lauderdale.

Passing under the 17th Street bridge into Ft Lauderdale on our way to the Bahia Mar marina.

This is one boat chore I will not miss, washing Sea Rose for the final time.

The End.