Going South for the....Summer

Well, after some deliberation and back and forth discussions, along with much research and persuasion from friends in the Islands, we have finally decided to head South for the Summer! This means, we will leave the Bahamas and jump to Turks and Caicos, then follow along the North coast of the DR, across the Mona Passage to Puerto Rico, and over to the Virgin Islands (Spanish, US, then British). Hopefully we can find jobs in the USVI and stay there through the summer.

After a few rough days passage coming over to the Bahamas, along with some cruising kitty issues, we had decided to just head back Stateside after our Bahamas travel. But, a few weeks of leisure in the islands along with seeing all the pictures from the Virgin Islands and hearing everyone else talking of going South, we feel ready to take on a new adventure.

We had made plans to go down island before we left the States, and as such, have many of the things we need to pursue our route. We will pick up some provisions here in Georgetown and fix a few things on the boat and we should be ready to head out. So now, the only thing standing between us and our departure is a wedding. Brad's fraternity brother is getting married mid-March and he has decided to attend. So, while I hold things down on the boat here in Georgetown, he will head back to Baltimore where he will spend some time with friends and family, and also pick up some last minute things that we need to make our trip South easier.

I am already feeling less anxiety about our trip as just the decision itself was causing us both quite a bit of stress. That, along with lots of research about visiting the islands, and I am feeling much more secure in our decision. We are also lucky because we have many resources at our fingertips - in the form of cruising friends. Most of our friends blog and are active on facebook, which allows us to contact them for information regarding places to go and how to make checking in and out of countries a bit easier, as well as consulting their old blog posts to see how their travels progressed.

We are excited to have a new goal ahead of us and I have already started making lists (my favorite part of the whole process!!) to keep us on track for our departure date. In just a short month's time we will be on our way!