Howdy, Y'all,

Well, it was a very productive weekend in making way for our ability to
leave (all the other stuff which has to be done including the surgery), more
of which anon in other posts...

"Russ Barron" wrote in message
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On Thu, 27 May 2004 17:01:08 -0400, Skip Gundlach
skipgundlach.sez.remove.this.and.the.dots.to.mail wrote:

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After
all, there are those who make a lifetime out of the Bahamas, so who are
we
to say that we wouldn't have plenty to see for several months?


It would be a shame not to take the time to enjoy the Bahamas, you could
then hole up in Luperon for hurricane season.
Personaly, I prefer to cruise the Bahamas in the summer months.
Russ

We're exploring all the options, and have no concrete idea of when we'll
actually get to leave. Lydia's a bit concerned about the potential
departure of a year later than planned, as she presumes she won't be working
at that point (earlier) and we'll not be able to afford the extra time.

Of course, we can't say when it will actually be that we shove off, or
whether, in fact, she can work as long as she cares to (which actually
expired some time ago, as she wants to go much more than she wants to pile
up boat bux) so that remains to be seen. *My* target is to be out of the
Caribbean during hurricane season, whether by touring the east coast, or
having left to the south, or perhaps some other modus, should we leave any
time later than November of a given year. Our insurance, when we get the
bluewater version (currently protected against falling over in the yard, or
coastal cruising, at a greatly reduced rate from what we'll have to pay
whoever Al Golden comes up with at the time), won't pay if we're victim to a
named storm in the inappropriate latitudes, so I'm loathe to be there :{))

That said, aside from the lack of crowds, what is it which makes you prefer
the summer in the Bahamas?

L8R

Skip and Lydia

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"And then again, when you sit at the helm of your little ship on a
clear night, and gaze at the countless stars overhead, and realize
that you are quite alone on a great, wide sea, it is apt to occur to
you that in the general scheme of things you are merely an
insignificant speck on the surface of the ocean; and are not nearly
so important or as self-sufficient as you thought you were. Which is
an exceedingly wholesome thought, and one that may effect a
permanent change in your deportment that will be greatly appreciated
by your friends." - James S. Pitkin