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When we made it to the Florida Keys, we took some

When we made it to the Florida Keys, we took some time at Boot Key Harbour because we needed covid tests to travel to the Bahamas, a working dinghy motor, fresh water, fuel, and some other misc provisions. We enjoyed some gorgeous sunsets from the mooring field.

Catching some rays on the bow of our boat. Cheers!

Catching some rays on the bow of our boat. Cheers!

SV Valinor under sail. We had our main sail reeffe

SV Valinor under sail. We had our main sail reeffed because one of our boom bails had broken and we temporarily fixed it with some spare line but didn't trust it fully. You can see the tops of the branches of Carlie's willow tree that she painted on the keel sticking up out of the water as we heel over.
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Thank you for the great photo Katie! Our friends from SV Inis took this shot for us. Give them a follow for more sailing adventures.
📸 Credit: @venture_wild

Lazy days at anchor means getting your tan on, han

Lazy days at anchor means getting your tan on, hanging with friends on blow up floaties, and relaxing in the sun. We took our trip down the west coast of Florida nice and slow and made sure to enjoy the beautiful weather.

After provisioning for three months worth of food

After provisioning for three months worth of food and getting our solar panels installed, we set off down the west coast of Florida. We wanted to get to the Keys so we could take our covid tests before making the crossing to the Bahamas.
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We met up with our new friends Katie and DJ (@venture_wild) and buddy boated along the coast. We learned so much from them and they saved our butts more than once. Seriously, we ran our boat aground in the Florida Everglades and they were able to get us unstuck just before the crocodiles came to check out what was going on. The crocs started popping their heads up all around our boats.
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We also had some fun during our trip down the coast and met some awesome people along the way as well. We will never forget our stop in Everglades City where we took an airboat ride with Katie and Dj and bought an outboard motor that we could never get running. Learned a lot about outboards though!
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We will post a few more photos from that trip to the keys before we catch up to real time in the Bahamas. Cheers!

Installing the rigid solar panels on our solar arc

Installing the rigid solar panels on our solar arch with help from someone else in the boat yard. Sailors are always willing to lend a hand and we appreciate it!

Time to play catch up! Rewind back to our time in

Time to play catch up! Rewind back to our time in the boat yard.
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After carlie finished with the awesome murals, it was time to go back in the water after being on the hard for 5 weeks. We tied Valinor to the docks for the weekend while we finished last minute preparations like provisioning and installing our big rigid solar panels.

Sunset over the Bahama Bank • We made it! We are

Sunset over the Bahama Bank
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We made it! We are officially checked into the Bahamas and out exploring the cays of the Berry Islands. It has been a long three months of prepping and maintenance and upgrades but it was all worth it. We will continue to share more posts about our recent boat projects and improvements but wanted to take a moment to celebrate our journey to the Bahamas.
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Initial reactions and sentiments after being here for a few days:
Water is beautiful
Land is beautiful
Local people are nicer and friendlier than we could have imagined
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All in all, we are loving it!

Happy Easter everyone! • Who said bottom paint h

Happy Easter everyone!
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Who said bottom paint has to look boring? Not us!
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Carlie did an amazing job painting murals on the bottom side of the boat. One side is all sea life with lots of jellyfish and a mermaid and the other side is an enchanted forest with a willow tree, mushrooms, and a forest fairy. Hopefully all the animals that swim past our boat enjoy the art.
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Once we have some underwater footage of the boat, we will share it with all of you.
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Real time: we are busy planning for our first over night passage by ourselves from Florida to the Bahamas. We will be in the Bahamas for ~2.5 months or so and that means lots of last minute organizing and prepping. We will be in the Bahamas by the end of the week!

Join us on our adventures!