May 6, 2024 | Uncategorized |
Coco Cay, Berry Islands Cinco de Mayo Dear Family & Friends: We were underway at 6:45am on May 3, leaving Little Harbour Cays, bound for Great Harbor Cays in the Berry Islands. Our first stop was the “Blue Hole, which is located at Hoffmann’s Cay in the southern...
May 2, 2024 | Uncategorized |
Little Harbor Cays, the Berry Islands May 2, 2024 Dear Family & Friends: Everywhere we sail seems to take us to more beautiful places. On April 30, we sailed 32 nautical miles from Great Abaco Island to the Berry Islands. The trip took us five hours. The Berry...
Apr 30, 2024 | Uncategorized |
Great Abaco Island April 30, 2024 Dear Family & Friends: On April 28, we set sail, sans sails, from Harbor Island, bound for Egg Island, a distance of approximately 30 miles. The sky was blue and we enjoyed blustery winds and moderate sea swells. Because of the...
Apr 27, 2024 | Mountaineering, Uncategorized |
Romora Bay Resort Harbor Island, Dunmore, the Bahamas April 27, 2024 Dear Family & Friends: Bill & Denise Ottenheimer invited my dear friend, Rick Dryer, and I to join them for a two-week sail in the Bahamas on their 48-foot catamaran sailboat, appropriately...
Jan 1, 2024 | Mountaineering, Uncategorized |
Costa Mesa, Ca. January 1, 2024 Dear Family & Friends: On the darkest eve of World War II, King George VI came to the microphone of the BBC to deliver the annual Christmas message to the British Commonwealth. He spoke these eloquent and immortal words:* I said to...
Jan 1, 2023 | Uncategorized |
Costa Mesa, Ca. January 1, 2023 Dear Family & Friends: On the darkest eve of World War II, King George VI came to the microphone of the BBC to deliver the annual Christmas message to the British Commonwealth. He spoke these eloquent and immortal words:* I said to...