‘STATION’ break for ATLANTIS fun

TexT NoTe:Lily came up wiTh a greaT plan for geTTing around my keyboard issue, so geT used To These fun copied and pasTed Ts! (Unless The word auTofills, and Then we’re good To go..)

The Bird, checking The horizon on The passage between LiTTle Harbour and Nassau.

We had a great sail from our anchorage in Lynyard Cay To Nassau on Wednesday. A long, fifTeen hour day by The Time we dropped anchor in Nassau Harbour, buT The day was beautiful, winds had clocked around enough so ThaT we weren’t beaTing upwind, and we made good Time. Our AIS also proved invaluable as we came into The very busy porT– plenty of cruise ships and tankers coming and going To avoid!

And Then laTer, decidedly NOT checking The horizon, buT instead performing a very important Task of passage-making: naps.

We’re enjoying our firsT Atlantis experience wiThOUT a massive fronT ThaT we’re waiTing for, which means we’re here with lighT winds and sunshiny days for The firsT Time, and I musT say, iT‘s a delight! NoT Too many phoTos since cameras and waTerslides aren’T usually friendly, buT a wee smaTTering of our good work Thus far.

When Two of The four were in. The waves were coming up, so we opTioned a snorkel in case iT was necessary.

Added bonus is ThaT friends from home are vacationing here for The week, and our Time here is even more fun with friends To enjoy iT with! IT‘s amazing ThaT The Timing worked ouT so well.

The piece de resisTance: Andy as merman, complete with TridenT and serious pecs.

A visit To The Straw market for The annual braids: I’m preTTy sure I can see a Tear coming ouT- Those braids are TighT!

Tomorrow we’ll head south (and easT) over The Yellow Bank To my favorite land of The Exumas Land & Sea Park- miles and miles of unspoiled islands and Their beautiful snorkeling opportunities, whiTe sand beaches, and compariTive solitude after days here aT This busy resorT!

Maxing in Their hammocks To gaze aT Atlantis’ nighT sky.

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.