The Sailing Adventures of Island Eclipse

                                                                                         The Doldrums Wed Jan 31st, 2024- It's been a quiet couple of days hanging out on the boat without any WIFI.  I've been watching some of my old favorites on DVD when I'm not writing, or plugging away on the boat.  I managed to finish the installation of the SSB, now I've just got to read the rest of the instructions on how to actually use it!  When we're without WIFI the SSB will still allow us to keep up to date on the weather, at the very least.  Had Starlink not been so expensive ,we would have been much better going with it.  Every other boat down here is using Starlink without fail, the Bahamas is considered cl...

  The further and further we go the more real it feels.  Every day is met with a little angst as we sail further and further away from home.  As we sail towards Norfolk I am reminded of our voyages on Sassy II, some 13 years ago. Although we're going the other way this time, my memories are as fresh and vivid as the scenery that continues to jog my memory.   When we last passed through these waters Henry was only 6 months old and Buddy and Charlie had yet to turn grey.  Between missing the dogs and my wife Deb, the nostalgia from this portion of the trip makes me both happy and sad.    Henry doesn't share my perspective as he was too young to remember the trip, although it surely shaped the person he has become.   He might not remember much from those days but his reaction to wild dolphins swimming up to the boat was still the same.  Sheer joy at the sight of his aquatic friends, like they'd been waiting for him all...