#tbt: sail away to the bahamas

Throwing it back today because this vacation was a trip of a lifetime, and I never blogged about it. 

Three years ago this week, Nick and I set sail with six friends from Key West to the Bahamas. For seven days, we sailed aboard a 42-foot catamaran around the Caribbean near the Bahamas, soaking up sunshine, relaxing and completely disconnected from the world. We still have to pinch ourselves that we actually went on this trip… it seems like a dream! And, other than my horrendous seasickness the first night – OMG… dry heaves on deck while staring at the lights of Miami and Orion’s Belt nearly all night – it was pure bliss. 

With that, our sail in photos!

the highlights

Um, everything! Not even sure where to start… the fresh conch and fresh tuna, straight from the ocean. Hours of card games. The stars… the stars! Even though I grew up in a tiny town with zero city lights, I’ve never seen as many stars as I did as we anchored in the ocean. 

Other highlights: Running a couple times on Bimini (in the middle of Ironman Canada training), Nick attempting to spearfish, swimming with stingrays, swimming in the Gulf Stream (in the clearest azure water!), sailing through a storm, the sunsets! 

The trip wasn’t without issues, though. We somehow broke not one, but two anchors. After the second one, we stopped again at Bimini and thankfully met a Colorado couple who had an extra anchor – and, let us have it. And, during our last night, sailing back to Florida, the cat’s GPS stopped working. Nothing like navigating from a book!