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Swimming for Safety

Niki the dolphin, a regular visitor to our harbor in Georgetown, visited often for an afternoon of play with the children. We assumed with her easy-going spirit that she had been released from captivity.

All kids need a pet. Our canine Schipperke provided companionship, and served as a watchdog, protecting the children.

Netting for Security

Our young lads were donned in lifejackets when rowing ashore before they learned to swim.

Fun and Games

Learning to swim at a young age turned our boys into avid divers. Saturday mornings were spent diving for lobsters. We taught them to respect sealife by only taking what we could eat for a couple days and leave the rest for mother nature.

Shark fishing with Mom was one of their favorite early morning expeditions. We held group potlucks with friends to savor the grilled shark.

Hunters of the Sea

Read, read, read. Instead of a TV or VCR (back in those days), we entertained our sons with their own imaginations.

Homeschooling lessons were from 8-noon, and until 2pm when older.

Responsibilities

Painting the giant fishermens' anchor when hauled out.

Snorkeling with a Dolphin

Before our sons were born, we explored the Bahamas and Scandinavia by cruising boat, expecting to settle into shorelife when we returned. We returned, moved ashore, and were back on a boat after only a year, unable to locate that foothold for a commitment to jobs, cars, and the materialism that comes with it. Our values of rearing a family in a simple,alternative lifestyle did, so we took our adventurous ways to the Bahamas to rear our children on a crusing boat. We never looked back.

This photo gallery touches on a few aspects of our life on the water.

Games were played in shallow waters to teach them not to be afraid and have fun.

Competitions and Sports

Model sailboats were crafted to participate in the annual Cruising Regatta childrens' events.

Windsurfing after 5 hours of homeschooling provided a release for their ample energies.

Summers were spent seeking shelter from impending hurricanes by sailing south to the Caribbean, while exploring the Dominican Republic along the way.

Understanding foreign cultures impacted our sons by having more tolerance. Spanish became fun to learn. Other children were befriended on cruising boats for company, and sometimes ashore, when we were able to linger in port.

Running from Hurricanes - Cruising the West Indies

Allan's Cay, Bahamas - feeding the wild iguanas.

The Dominican Republic - cooling off under the falls.

Meeting a Dominican along the way - a walk to town for the farmers' market.

Sailing Stateside for Family Visits - A Must

Wanting family ties, we sailed summers along the U.S. east coast when they were young to visit grandparents and cousins.

Colorado with my sister, and her children.

With Grandmother in Florida.

Grandpa and Grandma in North Carolina with cousins, aunts and uncles.

Standing day watches at an early age with Dad while under sail.

Grenadines, West Indies

Bahamas