Tonight we hung a light off our stern . We wanted to look like one of the big power yachts nearby. We call the biggest of them ‘Fornicatoriums.’ Based on the Lord Power Boat Classification System, there are four types …
Position: 24°10’43.3″N 76°26’49.7″W Just outside Staniel Cay is Thunderball Grotto. So named because it has nothing to do with either Ian Fleming’s book or the movie based on it. As a place to swim it’s both beautiful and challenging. The …
Position: 24°33’07″N 76°47’17″W We take Nell, our trusty dinghy, for a trip across Shroud Cay on a rising tide. We ran out of depth here and there and rowed for a bit, but only a bit. The cay is a …
Carol takes a dip with some of the most dangerous fish in the ocean: bull sharks. The hunted become the hunters – cue Jaws theme…
The world famous swimming piggies of Staniel Cay turn out to be hungry for more than carrots! If you are ever in this situation, wear water shoes. The beach is covered in little coral heads that makes running away very …
Fishing is a fiendish sport requiring not only patience, but lots of gear. As we cross the Gulf Stream Mike plays with his tackle.
It was a beautiful day for sailing. We cast off bright and early transiting the Lake Worth Inlet with only a few sport-fishing boats for company. Given the good weather, we were caught off-guard halfway through the channel when the …
Position: 27°15’00.7″N 80°13’26.8″W They say the story doesn’t begin until the conflict arises. That the hero’s journey starts with a mission based on conflict. The journey is taken and the hero is transformed. That’s it – three acts and you’re …
Sometimes the Brit in me can’t stand it and I get all Basil Fawlty about life. Here’s the New York Times playing Sybil (in Basil’s mind). Imagine, if you will, the NYT on Mastermind, special subject: the bleedin’ obvious. That …
