Preparing for our Exumas 2015 Vacation

Preparation for our Exumas trip has been underway for a good part of a month.  With a bit more time on our hands, we have been working almost daily to prepare the boat and the provisions (food/drink) for our roughly 7 week vacation.  Dan has been working diligently on getting both boats (Summer Chaser and the Boston Whaler) ready with lists and lists of things to do and fix, while I was preparing the storage and provisioning for our multi-week adventure.

Dan has been diligently preparing Summer Chaser and the many item, never ending, pocket draining, “fix it” list.  It seems that having a boat sit idle for 6 months adds to the list.  This year, we decided to bring our 27’ Boston Whaler to take advantage of the deep sea fishing the Bahamas has to offer, along with expanding our ability to dive in better locations.

I have been working hard, with Vicky, our South African friends from the “far canal” who will be joining us on this adventure, to plan meals and drinks for our 56-ish days at sea.  Meal planning was a bit difficult because we had to plan for fluctuating guest quantities, kids, and most important, making sure we are eating good food along the way.  Beverage consumption was prepared and managed by spreadsheet with over 47 cases (24 cans in a case) of beer being brought aboard along with 21 1.75 bottles (aka Chunky China’s - our SA friends call them) of liquor for our variety of tropical evening cocktails.  With 4 trips to Costco, 3 to Walmart, and a couple to the store, we have logged many hours of shopping displeasure.

We are ready to head out on Sunday, June 7^th in the morning.  Wish us luck.