Almost ready to go
 

We are going to go from Ft Lauderdale to Freeport on the MV Discovery
(on 12/26) because it is much cheaper than flying to Freeport. There,
we will get on our 28' sailboat and sail around mostly to take the
family snorkelling at Peterson Cay. We will will return on the 30th
to spend New Years with wifes family. Then, I meet my caving friends
and we go back again on the MV Discovery to Freeport. We will sail to
West End, Great Sale Cay, Allens-Pensacola, Green Turtle and then
Marsh Harbor. At Marsh Harbor, we will then begin the land based
portion of our caving trip visiting two caves in the North Abaco
region and then go down toward Hole In the Wall and go to some caves
there. We will also visit some of the Blue Holes.
My boat will stay in Marsh Harbor for the next portion of my cruise.
We will all get back to Freeport via "Regional Air" and then back to
Lauderdale on MV Discovery.
I've warned everybody that an extended Norther will entirely change
our plans.
Called the boatyard and "Ragtime" is back in the water.
Rental Satellite phone has arrived roughly $40/week and then $1.39/
minute.

I also remembered to up my insurance coverage from simple "liability"
to full coverage as BOAT-US does not have simple liability for the
Bahamas. I called two other insurers and they will insure only if the
hull value is over $50,000 (mine is less than $10,000).

Almost ready to go
 

Frogwatch wrote:
We are going to go from Ft Lauderdale to Freeport on the MV Discovery
(on 12/26) because it is much cheaper than flying to Freeport. There,
we will get on our 28' sailboat and sail around mostly to take the
family snorkelling at Peterson Cay. We will will return on the 30th
to spend New Years with wifes family. Then, I meet my caving friends
and we go back again on the MV Discovery to Freeport. We will sail to
West End, Great Sale Cay, Allens-Pensacola, Green Turtle and then
Marsh Harbor. At Marsh Harbor, we will then begin the land based
portion of our caving trip visiting two caves in the North Abaco
region and then go down toward Hole In the Wall and go to some caves
there. We will also visit some of the Blue Holes.
My boat will stay in Marsh Harbor for the next portion of my cruise.
We will all get back to Freeport via "Regional Air" and then back to
Lauderdale on MV Discovery.
I've warned everybody that an extended Norther will entirely change
our plans.
Called the boatyard and "Ragtime" is back in the water.
Rental Satellite phone has arrived roughly $40/week and then $1.39/
minute.

I also remembered to up my insurance coverage from simple "liability"
to full coverage as BOAT-US does not have simple liability for the
Bahamas. I called two other insurers and they will insure only if the
hull value is over $50,000 (mine is less than $10,000).

Where did you rent the Sat phone for that price? I will need one in a
few weeks.