Violet writes again

Written on Thursday, February 21st, 2019. (Posted a day late!)

Hi. Two nights ago we played a game of Uno . My dad came in 1st, my mom came in 2nd, I came in 3rd ,and Lily 4th.

Skim board table with a fabulous centerpiece at The World Cafe.

Yesterday Lily, Maeve and I made a cafe on the beach and Martin made a store. It was awesome.

Sadly, we left the Hurley Hathaways today. We are going to Eleuthera.

Good bye!

Mom note: The kids’ cafes and supply store were once again amazing. Violet’s ‘Sea Rock Restaurant’ and Lily and Maeve’s ‘World Cafe’ had large menus, great service, and good prices. The decor was impressive as well.

We had a fun but sad last night with the Ruach family; our dinner marked the end of Rickadee until 2020. The kids miraculously played hide-and-seek (where can you hide on this boat?!) and completed their video premier/presentations before hugs and good byes.

We are now heading northeast toward Powell Point in Eleuthera, in some rolling swells, but with enough wind to sail for most if not all of the day. We’re all looking forward to exploring the island. It’s been about fifteen years since we’ve been!

About Salvio.

S-usan A-ndy L-ily (SAL) became SALVio when our Violet was born, both acronyms given to us by dear friends and fellow sailors. While I don't mind explaining its origin here, the assumed repetition of that story to explain our boat name is the reason we sail aboard Chickadee, and not Salvio. However, Salvio sails nonetheless. Having worked and lived aboard sailboats in the early years of our relationship, we knew that it was only a matter of time before we got back to floating. Our ten year plan really was just that, we're proud to say, and here we are, ten years after the itch began again, stealing away for as many winter months as our lives will allow.

About Chickadee.

Chickadee is a 1990 Catalina 34. It took longer than it should have for SALVio (SA, really), to get over ourselves and our Southwest Harbor, Maine, Hinckley/Morris ways of thought to find the right boat for the family, but in the end we did. Production 'plastic' and we couldn't be happier for our current needs- we have two staterooms, and can fit all four of us around the table without anyone having to sit on the other side of the salon to eat: our two major goals. Extra bonuses include a good size cockpit, a solar panel and a walk-out transom for ease of swimming and getting on and off the dinghy.