Bahama Mama

Allrighty, I'm going to ease myself back into the blog posts by recapping our little jaunt down to the Bahamas.

This pretty much captures the gist of our vacation. I didn't get a shot of us eating, but we did a fair amount of that, too. Like, a lot. Oh, and we snorkeled, fished, sailed, read books, weathered a pretty dang big blow and did lots of other fun stuff. Thanks, Kathy and Boberino!











Yep. Eat your heart out.









What's a tropical vacation without a goodly amount of palm fronds scattered here and there? Fronds, what a great word; c'mon say it with me, fronds. It's one of those unique words where Americans and Brits can all get on board and pronounce it together. Fronds. That's great.

Eph, Suki and I spent a day on a beautiful, undeveloped beach on Manjack Island, which is in the Abacoes. Suki quickly found her own dog cabana to get out of the midday sun. Unfortunately, it was the cabana boy's day off, so no dice on the Milkbone smoothie. Better luck next time, Poochimus.




At left is a nice picture of me and my pooch, sailing the Caribbean Sea. Look, no hands! As you can see, Suki has adopted the motto, "Safety First," and is taking all precautions by wearing her life vest. I, for one, am really tan.



Now, I am not one to judge, but I think someone should let Bob and Kathy know that their ship isn't looking so seaworthy, if you know what I mean. I know they're not in their 20s anymore, but they're not that old that they can't keep the boat up. Check it out, the mast has been ripped off, the lines have all rotted, we won't even talk about the teak, and there is a huge gash on the starboard side...







...and check out this patching job. Yeah, that's a gaping hole. I know what you're thinking, and yes, I was scared for my life to even set foot on deck. Seriously, why don't you take a little better care of your boat, guys!













Ok, I'm just kidding about the boat. It's actually a Turkish vessel, and I took those pictures in Gethio, a little harbor town in Greece. If I had taken a picture of the real, beautifully-kept Zancada, I would post it, but I am a slacker in the picture department. April Fools!