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The Galley

Spanish Wells

April 11. Thursday we sailed ten miles up to Spanish Wells to see Jean and Tom in their cottage ‘Done Reach’. We had visited with them last year, and wanted to swap books in their excellent book exchange (Lots of Sci-Fi and non fiction. No romance or self help). We planned to actually spend a …read more

Posted on April 19, 2013April 18, 2013 by Greg
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Experiments in the Galley

Conch Fritters Greg procured another conch in the waters off of Tilloo Cay. Fortunately we had a great Internet connection at the time and he was able to look up a recipe for fritters. We had everything he needed except for eggs. What to do if you have a recipe with eggs and have no …read more

Posted on June 2, 2012June 2, 2012 by Duwan
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April 10 — Popcorn and Bread

Popcorn Way back when we were still at Cracker Boy Boat Works in Rivera Beach Florida we had an inverter installed on the boat so we could run our electrical corded devices off of our 12 volt battery system. It was the cheapest pure sine wave inverter I could find at West Marine. We intended …read more

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Duwan
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Coconut

Bringing home one’s dinner, not bought in a store, but rather, provided by the bounty of Mother Nature takes skill and perseverance. Fishermen throw out lines to hook their supper or dive with spears to impale a night’s meal. It is with great pride that they clean and prepare their bounty earned through their cunning …read more

Posted on April 1, 2012August 19, 2018 by Duwan
Posted in Life on the Water, The Abacos, The Bahamas, The Galley | 1 Comment

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