Honah Lee 2

 Mother Nature has not been kind to us this month. In northern Florida it has been very cold. Woke up quite a few mornings to 2 degrees. The condensation dripping in your ear or eye ain the early hours of the morning makes for a rude awakening. We know that for most of us Canadians that temperature in December is considered balmy but for us on the water with no heat on the boat it’s brutal🥶 We’ve been at sketchy marina for over 6 weeks. We had originally thought to be here between 2 to 4 weeks but reality is quite different. They say that the worst thing a sailor can have is a schedule. So here we are still in Green Cove Springs !! Up until a few hours ago, it looked like we might have to spend Christmas at sketchy but we finally got a bit of  luck. For the last 2 days, everything seemed to be breaking down and when we thought it was fixed, it would breakdown again. So with a good mechanic, some McGyvering from Mike a few prayers and crossed fingers, it looks like we’ll be ta...

 After 6 months in New Brunswick, we are back on our boat at Green Cove Spring Marina also referred to as Sketchy Marina  to do repairs and maintenance before heading back to the Bahamas. We enjoyed our time with family and friends,but it was time to return. Hurricane season is over and even though the COVID-19 is still in full force we figured we’d be safer on our boat then anywhere else. Winter is coming; the only white powder we want to see is on the beaches 😎  When we returned to Canada in May we rented a car and drove up north. The car was packed with boat stuff (ie the cockpit table that we wanted to strip and varnish, some heavy canvas to fix and much more ) thinking we’d do this leisurely over the next several months then drive back down. We bought a lot of gear online as well  since it was cheaper not having to pay the exchange rate.  Well, the borders are still closed for travel by land but flying is possible. Oh boy, how to bring all the boat parts, ...