Bahia Tortugas’ waters were clear blue. We were beginning to feel like we were getting closer to what we have seen in those glossy photos of the guide books. Looking at those pictures when we were at home, these destinations seemed so far away. In fact they were but now the paradise was now in our grasp. We were making it! From our Sandy Point home to Bahia Tortugas, we are amazed at the distance we have covered and the…
It felt like we spent months in San Diego. Actually it was over 2 months. Though it seems like we were stalling our departure, we had good reasons for the long stay. During this time, family visited us in San Diego and we traveled to visit family. Three major winter holidays were spent here: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year’s day. Our Christmas decoration on Luminesce. Anna’s handmade Christmas gift for Jeff, a cardboard (toilet paper roll cylinder) replica of…
Shelter Island Winter Collection The girls begged us to buy them some fabric to make dresses. So we did and the following are the dresses we came up with. It was a joint effort by the girls and Monica. One trivia about our boat: Luminesce carries two sewing machines on board- one for sewing sails and other canvas work and another for just sewing for fun like these dresses. The crew had fun sewing these dresses in a few hours…