Our new sandals came in yesterday!!! 

I am so very excited because I get to use them this summer on our hiking excursions. The Exuma chain is filled with the ruins of Loyalists dreams that crumbled like the brick and mortar of their plantation homes.   I cannot wait to explore through the history and walk around where the ghosts of the past still roam freely between the worlds.  A wonderful work of Historical Fiction is “Winds From the Carolinas”. I have read the novel  three times and plan on reading it again on our sail over to the Bahamas, this June. I think I first grew curious about the Loyalist after reading the book four years ago. I find it fascinating that landowners, loyal to the crown, left the country that they had lived in for so long and packed everything, sometimes even the bricks from their homes, and set sail for the Bahamas. Of course, they were promised wealth by the British government through crops that would never grow, in a soil that could not support plantation life. They would not figure this out for many years though. Fast forward to 2015, and crumbling history is just waiting to be discovered by new Loyalists, the ones who are loyal to the wanderlust that drives our souls out into adventure!

                Our first stop on the hiking tour will be Warderwick Wells. There are so many trails on this small island which will take us four or five days to explore. A land grant was given to a the Davis family around 1785. Their plantation was probably built sometime soon after. The ruins are located on the far side of the island from where we will be on a mooring ball so we will probably have quite a hike. It is a beautiful area. I cannot wait to post pictures.

                Ray and I are out this weekend at Pelican Bay. It is so quiet and peaceful here which is a great place to sit and plan out our itinerary. The days are getting shorter to have everything prepared but, oh how exciting it is to chart and shop, clean and repair, plan and dream. We have a little over two months until we throw off the lines and set sail for clear water. I guess not everyone would be as excited as I was over a new pair of sandals, but to me, they represent adventure! I’m all over that!!!  Until next time……..