Author: Jim H

After spending weeks working on the boat on the hard in the North Carolina heat during July, and then spending time at home in Minneapolis for work and family, we are headed north. We are aiming for New England, where the weather and the water are cooler.  We provisioned in New Bern. It was a…

Brian arrived to help Jim get Tilia from Fernandina Beach to Charleston. The journey can be taken on the ocean or on the ICW. The ICW is a sure thing because you are well protected from weather, however it twists and turns, so you will be traveling more miles and we only travel during daylight…

Spanish Cay is one of the northern-most islands in the Abacos, so it was easy to reach from North Carolina. Once we rested and explored the cay, it was time to go deeper into the Abacos. The wind was calm and the sea was flat, so we had a very pleasant motor trip to Green…

We left Annapolis and started our journey south towards the ICW. Along the way we visited some familiar sites and some places new to us…

We’ve spent two weeks exploring a 30 nm stretch of Nova Scotia, enjoying the beautiful scenery, towns and anchorages in this area…

Two friends joined Jim in the Bahamas to help sail Tilia back to the US. We had an amazing trip with good sailing and a remarkable dolphin encounter…

Anne’s cousin, Tim, and his wife, Kate, joined us for an amazing adventure in the Bahamas. We had some great adventures…

Great Harbour Cay has been a great first stop in our Bahamas adventures. We’ve seen some really amazing things, but the weather is changing, so we will have to move on…

We left West Palm Beach on Thursday and had an uneventful crossing to the Bahamas. We’ve checked in with the authorities and have officially arrived!

We had a couple of fun days exploring Key Largo before we had to get back to Miami. We did a little exploring in Miami before Kate and Rose had to get to the airport.