Wouldn’t you know it but after we pulled into a slip in Nassau, another Albin Vega sailboat pulled into the slip next to us!
We didn’t know it until Lala met a woman in the laundromat. After introducing themselves, Lala was surprised to find that the woman, Masha, already knew who we were and all about our boat. Someone had told her that wee happy is here and to keep a lookout for us!
Apparently we are becoming a wee bit well known or something.
Turns out that Marsha is on the other Albin Vega that pulled in right next to us. Her Vega’s name is s/v Raindrop, and she and her partner Volker have been cruising the Bahamas for a while now and are on their way back to Florida.
They said that they are heading back to Panama City. That’s where our friend and fellow Vega cruising buddy Wes and his Vega Gemini Dreams are living. Maybe we could all meet up there for a “vegatarians” rendezvous!
Raindrop is a nice little ship. They pulled out the inboard and put on a small outboard. It’s just a 5 horse power 4 stroke long shaft, and they use it on their dinghy too. What a great idea for saving space and reducing motor maintenance, etc…
WOW! You guys are having way to much fun! Are you ever going to come back to New England? If you do your going to be very bored after all these months of adventure.
Plus all the interesting people you have met along the way. Forgot the name of the boat but that huge cat boat must have been a real treat!
I am so happy for you having the time of your life out there.
Stay safe and God Bless. May a legend of Angels be guiding you all the way and may you meet some disguised as people too!
Hi Pam! Yes, we are planning to come back to New England in mid to late June, so I’ll look forward to seeing you then! We’re probably going to leave the boat in Florida and drive up to make it easier. thanks so much! The people really do make the trip. They are all so interesting!
Wow! You two seem to be having an INCREDIBLE time! We’re so envious! What we wouldn’t give to be cruising around with you two! Right now, we’re in Orlando. We drove up to see the space shuttle launch, but it was delayed for another week. We’ve been staying with friends, so we’ve had the chance to go climbing a little, we spent a day at Disneyworld, and eating dearly missed Indian cuisine like it’s going out of style! We’ve been enjoying our time here, but it’s no where as exotic as your travels are! We still miss you guys, but we’re stoked to see that you’re having the time of your lives! Much love!
Hey Janae & Dave! Been thinking about you two too! Right now I’m writing this from the Land & Sea park Headquarters’ deck, overlooking the park. It is absolutely stunning. We’re looking at turning around to head back in a week or so, so it won’t bee too long before we make it back to Marathon. Looking forward to returning to friends! Wish we could cruise with you here. It’s really worth the trip. Now that we are here, it’s SOOOoOOOooOoO cheap to live!!! We spend almost no money!Much love!
Oh I wish I was there! Ayrton and I took a 4 day weekend to Shell Island. Does the crew from s/v Raindrop have a site or blog?
Wes
waisting away in green waterville.
wish you were here too!!! There’s some great caves here, and the fishing and conching have been top-notch!
Movie Alert! Check out this new movie coming out soon called “Weekend At The Ben Ladens.” Do you have a big screen plasma tv on the Wee?
We ran into Raindrop in Little Harbor Key in the Berry Islands. We mentioned we had friends on the same boat. We had previously met Volker in Panama City at the marina where he works. We hope to be in Georgetown around Thursday. We should be there for 3-4 days I believe. It looks like we might be able to meet up after all. We are so glad you all are in the Bahamas and are enjoying yourselves. We hope to see you all along the way. We’ll keep you updated on our progress as well… Fair Winds…
Thanks guys! We just made it to Waderick Wells, and we are online after a week without access. Heading to compass and staniel cays next. will have to turn around in a week or so to start heading back. do you have a return deadline???