Our fourth week of sailing took us across the Gulf Stream from Florida to The Bahamas. We braved night sailing, open ocean, and stormy weather before taking refuge in a secluded bay off Whale Cay in the Berry Islands. Day 22: Indian Key State Historic Park to Kawama Yacht Club, Key Largo We woke early but stayed at our mooring ball as we researched the next steps to prepare for our Gulf Stream crossing into The Bahamas. Before crossing, we needed to do a number of errands (gr

We arrived in St. Petersburg, FL, after our 9-day road trip across the country. It was a fantastic cross-country trip but our attention quickly turned to our next adventure: life on our boat! We planned to spend a few days prepping, provisioning, and easing ourselves into ‘boat life’ but weren’t sure how long we would need. In the end, we spent five days docked at the St. Pete Pier, cleaning the boat from bow to stern, fixing things (the bilge, the A/C, the head, the fridge d