The Start of Our Summer Season

The last place I left you was about 4 months ago in Guadeloupe. Well a lot has changed since then and a few more places were visited. We finished off our Caribbean season going to Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Bequia, The Grenadines, Grenada, and a few more. Barbados ended up being our favorite island out of the Caribbean. The surf was awesome, the people were so friendly, the island had a good culture and laid back feel. As we headed down the chain to Grenada we stopped at some of the Grenadine islands which were some of the most breath-taking sites, with crystal clear blue water, and remote islands. Also a great spot for kiteboarding. The furthest south we got was Grenada (720 miles north of the equator) which was very brief but a nice little stop. We ended our guest trips in St. Lucia and had a 4 day cruise back to Ft. Lauderdale. We waited there for a month for a mid-May graduation trip to the Bahamas. We hit up Atlantis, which was a first for me. Then we went to Harbor Island and had 3 days in a row of amazing kiteboarding. The weather was pretty rainy and overcast which gave the deck crew a chance to sneak away and get some kiting in. The boat finished up back in Atlantis and made its way back to Ft. Lauderdale. As the boat was on its way back, I started my 100 ton captain's course which took 2 weeks. I took all my exams on Friday and submitted all my paper work to the Coast Guard. Hopefully within a few weeks I will hold a 100 ton Captain's license. As I type we are on our way to Bermuda, roughly a 4 day cruise. Bermuda is where our summer season will start. We will be there for the next month for a few fishing tournaments. The boss has brought up his 70 ft. sport fisher from Costa Rica to enter the tournaments and the big boat to hang out on. After all the fishing we are continuing north first to Halifax, Canada. We're heading up around Nova Scotia and into the St. Lawrence seaway and in as far as Lake Ontario. Towards the end of summer we will head back out and make a few stops at Newfoundland and hopefully New York before returning back to Florida. We have some maintenance work to get done so we are expected back early October. We have a busy season ahead but it will be over before we know it!