Island Spirit to Bahamas 2012-2013, yr#2

Radeen and I will be heading to the Bahamas this year 2012-2013 for our second exploration. Last year was year one cruising for us and we focused on the Abacos. What a beautiful place. This year we are looking into exploring the Exumas first and then sailing north back into the Abacos.

Right now our general plan looks like this....

Oct...MD to Brunswick GA
Dock while we make a family wedding visit to Pheonix
GA to Vero Beach for Thanksgiving
Vero to Biscayne Bay, Coconut Grove Sailong Center, enjoy and sail Biscayne for a month
Biscayne to Marathon Key, Captain Jim's Harbour Cay Club mid Dec to mid Jan
End of Jan depart for Exumas via Nassau to Georgetown and south (wx permitting, if not, then play in Keys n FL west coast)
Feb Exumas
March-April Exumas north to Abaco

May Abacos to Maryland, returning to Rock Hall end of May 2013
June-Aug, New England and Block Island.
????... 2013 Maine Island Packet Rendezvous.....how can we miss the Best IP rendezvous? Who knows...
Sep...Rock Hall, MD.....time for a break maybe.....

So, that is our upcoming cruising year.

Is anyone else going south?
Anyone going to the Exumas, or Abacos?
Anyone going to Florida?

Hayden

Thank you Warren and Sandra....it is a great adventure and we are so lucky to be living the dream. Last year was our fust full year living aboard and it was far better than expected. We made a photo essay video with 300 photos from the 13,000 photos i shot. If you have 10 min to spare, you may enjoy this ....

www.ipyoa.com/videos/62-hayden/video/90-...and-spirit-2011-2012

Hayden, looking forward to year 2.....soon you too will cruise you mighty IP40

Jess:
We have followed your stories and we will look to you to guide us into the Exumas with routes and anchorages. This will be all new to us and a first time into the Exumas. So any and all information will be appreciated.
Thanks Jesse.