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First Weekend in March?!!
The view of Mt. Rainier from Blake Island is stunning (when the mountain comes out) Our friends in the mid-east and New England will be...
argold57
Mar 92 min read
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Afterglow's in the Movies, and the Movie's in Afterglow.
On E Dock, a film crew prepares to film a sequence of a movie with Afterglow, a Bavaria 38 foot yacht at Elliott Bay Marina. On Monday,...
argold57
Feb 124 min read
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Northern Gulf Islands, Cowichan Bay, Duncan BC and a New Crew Member
After departing Nanaimo, we had a short day motoring into light headwinds and went to Pirates Bay at the south end of De Courcey Island. ...
argold57
Jun 3, 20243 min read
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Afterglow Arrives in the Pacific Northwest
On May 28, Afterglow was unloaded from the MV Chipolbrock Star at the port of Nanaimo, BC, Canada. Skipper Allen and crew Adam Goldstein...
argold57
Jun 1, 20242 min read
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Crossings, and We Bid Bon Voyage to Afterglow
The last time we posted, we were still in the Exuma islands preparing to make the crossings to Nassau, then to Chubb Cay, Bimini and Fort...
argold57
Apr 30, 20244 min read
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THOUGHTS on out of the Ordinary
As I sit here in the salon of Afterglow typing this, I am thoughtful about what a wonderful trip this has been, how much we have seen and...
argold57
Apr 13, 20243 min read
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We Risked Our Lives to Get Here and No-One Has Laundry Tokens??
We are back at Black Point after leaving Georgetown and two days of excellent sailing with an overnight at Rudder Cay, then to "The...
argold57
Apr 11, 20244 min read
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Georgetown, Friends, New and Old, and Karma Points
Between the relatively large Great Exuma Island and the long, narrow Elizabeth Island lies a sandy-bottomed stretch of water that...
argold57
Mar 29, 20245 min read
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SpaceX launch view from Bahamas: SPECIAL EDITION
In our excitement we had to share this photo that we just took. This is a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, 3 minutes after launch from Cape...
argold57
Mar 25, 20241 min read
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WHERE’S ALLEN IN THIS GEORGE TOWN DINGHY DOCK BEFORE A BIG BLOW?
We are currently on a mooring ball at "Red Shanks" in the Moriah National Park in George Town, Bahamas, awaiting a big blow this evening...
argold57
Mar 23, 20245 min read
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A Jammin' time at Black Point
This morning we departed Black Pointe, Guana Cay after 10 days. Soon after arriving, we found out about the upcoming 3rd Annual Seven...
argold57
Mar 17, 20244 min read
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MUSIC EVERYWHERE: NEW CREW & ALLEN PLAYS HARMONICA AT BLACK POINTE
Our boat Afterglow rocks, really rocks, not only from the wind and waves from passing wakes of dinghies and boats all around us, but from...
argold57
Mar 9, 20243 min read
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Warderick Wells Cay: Shark Greetings, CONCHservation, Boo Boo Hill, Vacuuming the Sheets and The Aquarium
Two nurse sharks greeted us as we moored on the “horseshoe-shaped” lagoon at Warderick Wells Cay in the Exuma Park. Norma got so excited...
argold57
Mar 6, 20245 min read
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Turtles, finally, and a Ride in the Washing Machine
Shroud Cay turned out to be a fabulous time, thanks to a tip from Bob G, the diver of SV Infinity. First of all, we got one of the last...
argold57
Feb 27, 20242 min read
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Iguanas, Birds, Coral and Fish at Allan's Cay
After a magnificent sail from Nassau, at times exceeding 7.5 knots, we arrived at Allan's Cay, our first stop in the Exuma Island Chain....
argold57
Feb 26, 20243 min read
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NASSAU WAS NICE--the Green Parrot
Allen and I honeymooned in Nassau, actually Paradise Island, 36 years ago, and this was a very different place from then (and we were...
argold57
Feb 21, 20242 min read
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DEALING WITH BOAT PROBLEMS IN EXOTIC PLACES
Someone once defined cruising as “doing repairs in exotic places.” Well, while not exactly a repair, our buddy boat Bonita suffered an...
argold57
Feb 19, 20243 min read
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MAKING BUDDIES IN THE BAHAMAS
One of the greatest aspects of sailing in the Bahamas is making friends with other boaters. Some connections last minutes, and others...
argold57
Feb 12, 20243 min read
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BIMINI-GATEWAY TO THE BAHAMAS
We have spent 4 nights in Bimini, and even though the weather has been wonderful, atrocious, rainy, gusty, raucous windy, overcast,...
argold57
Feb 7, 20243 min read
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