Author Archives: Bill Kinney

We have moved… north-ish.

Posted on July 29, 2023 by Bill Kinney

Our trip from Charleston, SC north to Hampton, VA was uneventful. A spot or two of heavy rain, but mostly we managed to dodge any significant storms. Winds were light, and we did motor a good bit to keep on … Continue reading →

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Almost Ready…

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Bill Kinney

We have been enjoying Charleston over the past few weeks, and are getting ready to continue onward. We have been staying on the MegaDock at the Charleston City Marina surrounded by boats mostly far bigger than Harmonie. We had a … Continue reading →

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Success!

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Bill Kinney

We left Brunswick on time to catch the ebb tide out of the harbor. As with most places we visit, we are both happy to be moving on, and sad to leave. Our plan was to take a longer route … Continue reading →

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Back to Sailing…

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Bill Kinney

We have been on radio silence on our blog not because we are hiding, but because we have been busy with less than exciting things. Tied to the marina in Brunswick Georgia, we have had one or two projects on … Continue reading →

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Settled–kind of!

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Bill Kinney

We are a week into our stay in Brunswick, GA. It’s a convenient marina, well kept and well run. And it has happy hour three nights a week with free beer. We are here because within a few weeks, there … Continue reading →

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The LIST

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Bill Kinney

Our spring project list has swollen, and swallowed us! But not to worry, the end is almost in sight. Harmonie is currently on the hard near Daytona, Florida at a small yard that has been doing good work for us. … Continue reading →

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Culture Shock!

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Bill Kinney

We have been out and off-grid for a while exploring the Plana Cays, where we saw only two or three boats in two weeks. Now we are back in Georgetown and there are well over 300 boats in the anchorage. … Continue reading →

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Great Inagua Island

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Bill Kinney

450 miles southeast of Miami, just 45 miles from the eastern-most tip of Cuba is the most southern of the islands of the Bahamas, Great Inagua. It is the place we checked in first with Customs and Immigration to get … Continue reading →

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The Good With the Bad

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Bill Kinney

We took a short pause on our way to the Bahamas in La Paraguera, Puerto Rico because we needed a quick provisioning stop, and we knew the grocery store there would have what we wanted. The entry is a bit … Continue reading →

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Something Time Has Not Improved…

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Bill Kinney

Isla Caja de Muertos, literally “Box of the Dead Island” or Coffin Island is located about midway along the southern coast of Puerto Rico. We were last here in 2017, and the intervening years have not been kind. Ironical, “Coffin … Continue reading →

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