Too late of a night and too early of a morning, but we arrived in Nassau without difficulty! After bypassing Freeport due to weather, our ship sailed onward to Nassau with plenty of time to spare; come evening, the ship came to a stop for a while, and we continued to cruise around in a wide berth to stay out of
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The Captain’s Travels: Buccanneers and Bombshells – Day 4 & 5 – High Seas Hijinx
The last couple days have been pretty uneventful in the best of ways. We left early Sunday morning after a quick breakfast in the hotel lobby. Stevie’s friend Sarah was kind enough to drive us from Tampa to Cape Canaveral since it was mostly on her way. It took some Extreme Tetris to get all of our bags in a
The Captain’s Travels: Buccanneers & Bombshells – Day 3 – The Pirate Invasion!
One if by land, two if by sea, but all the lanterns in the world won’t give you warning enough of piracy. So the neighbors kept us up until late last night. Apparently 2:30 in the morning is a great time to start full-volume celebratory whooping. It took a while for the raucous to die down, and by the time
The Captain’s Travels: Buccanneers and Bombshells – Day 2 – From the Seas to the Streets
We got a late start this morning, opting to repay yesterday’s sleep debt. Neither of us rolled out of bed until after 10, and we didn’t leave the room until after 11 in search of breakfast. We ended up at First Watch, a purportedly “healthy” option. We did not select the healthy options. Okay, healthy… Ish. Does glazed bacon count
The Captain’s Travels: Buccaneers and Bombshells – Day 1: The Calm Before the Storm
And I’ve set sail again, this time to the largest gathering of like-minded maritime adventurers in all of the country, Gasparilla! This time I’m bringing the dragon who calls herself Stevie. The journey begins by first scouting out the local lands of Tampa Bay before the invasion, then it’s off on a ship of my own – well, it’ll be mine