Update from the Bahamas

Since our last post a lot has happened. At the beginning of Oct. we safely cruised down from NYC to Ft. Lauderdale. It took us just over 4 days and we couldn't have asked for better seas. The seas were 1 to 2 feet the whole trip and we had great weather. We spent about a month in Ft. Lauderdale tuning up the boat for a Thanksgiving Bahamas' trip and also the Caribbean season that's coming up. It was great to be grounded in FL for a while but we were ready to get moving again. We just had the boss and guests on for Thanksgiving. It was an awesome trip which we were included in all the guests activities and a big Thanksgiving feast. We cruised the Exumas' dipping down to Staniel Cay, up to Highborne Cay, and then back to Albany where we started. This trip we were at anchor the whole time so ALL the water toys got a test ride. While anchored in Highborne Cay we took a trip in the tender to Iguana Island where tourist have been bringing their fruit scraps to feed the iguanas. As we walked up the beach with our scraps, the iguanas came out of the wood works to get some food. It was pretty interesting watching these

pre-historic looking creatures fight and scrounge for some food. It was great to have a big dinner for Thanksgiving after a full day of water toys, paddle boards, and kayaks. All together there were 25 of us with guests and crew. Even though we were "working," its a holiday we won't soon forget. We ended the trip in Albany where we dropped the guests off and the crew hurried to the beach for an awesome sunset and some brews and music.

The Big Apple

As a kid, the summer vacation to NYC was one of my favorites. There is no future of residence here for us but it is always great to see such an iconic city. We traveled down the East River from Sag Harbor. Along the way to our dock we saw tons of the famous sites, Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, and Ground Zero, which a new building stands almost completed in place of the Twin Towers. Today we took a trip up the Hudson River to enjoy the foliage of fall, but before that we got a close up of Lady Liberty. We have been liking the boss' company but they will be leaving shortly giving the crew a few days to play in the City. So far I have 5 tickets (for the guys + 1 of the stews) booked for the Yankees/Red Sox game Monday night, and Bethany is looking into a Broadway play. We are pretty excited about the location and the constant activity that has been going on. I watch the "Wall Street" boys get on the ferry every morning at 0530 and get off at 1800, don't sign me up for that program

anytime soon!

Underway

Today we are underway to Camden, ME from Newport, R.I. which will take roughly 20 hrs. We have a boss' trip coming up so we will be spending a bit of time cruising ME before heading south to Boston and New York. The new boat is a big upgrade and is in immaculate condition. It was built in 2008 out of Delta's shipyard in Seattle, WA. The weather is turning quite quickly to fall so we are ready to get back to FL and start the Caribbean season. We have 9 full time crew at the moment with a good assortment of nationalities, (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and USA). The mate and engineer stay pretty active surfing, kite boarding, long boarding so I am going to try my hand at kite boarding once we get to a warmer and more appropriate climate. Rumor has it that we will be heading to Antigua for the boat show in Dec. which is an awesome place to learn to kite board. Needless to say we are liking the new program so far. Picture Cape Cod Canel