From G.T. Cay, we pulled anchor and headed for Hope Town. The big anxiety creator for this leg was the passage through Whale Cay. It is known for its big swells, unpredictable current, and the often hidden breakers that have been the demise of many a boater. The advice of the experienced has said to go through the inlet at a slack or flood tide.
Whale Cay Cut
The breakers can be deadly to the uninformed boater.
This squall was over Hope Town, but was long gone before we arrived.
With the weather in our favor, we went for it. Thankfully, the passage was boring and uneventful. The rest of our day was fairly quiet, except for a couple of big cruisers that seemed to be competing on who could throw the biggest wake at those of us who are puttering quietly along. They must have been escapees from Miami.
The entry to Hope Town–the common sight through the Abacos
The famous Hope Town Lighthouse–still active, kerosene fuel and over a 1,000 mirrors provide guidance for the sailor.
We made it to Hope Town Marina midafternoon and settled into our slip. With Steve and Susie, we ate dinner at the outdoor restaurant servicing the marina. It was a nice evening outside and Charlese (prefers to be called ‘shar’) served us well and got us acclimated to the local things to do and places to see.
Tomorrow, Luke, Lauren, Lane and Haynes will arrive to spend the week with us here, for their Spring break.
Spent the day here and enjoyed a little sightseeing. Kind of a beat up marina and not much to do in the town, but we rented a golf cart and scoped the place out. The ladies explored the graveyards, we found a nice restaurant (McIntosh’s), shot a little basketball, and looked in a couple of overpriced, understocked shops. Late afternoon, we stopped in the very nice lounge of the marina and had a cool drink. The place is plastered, walls and ceilings, with dollar bills. Apparently, it’s a ritual to leave one as a visitor. We just gave our dollars to the lady who served us, figuring she needed them more than the wall did…which is the case of most of the locals. They’ve been hit hard and tourism business is the only livelihood of most.
The blue water of the Bahamas just keeps getting bluer.
The Atlantic side of Green Turtle.
The bar at Green Turtle is papered with $1 bills.
Steve counting the money.
Dorian leftovers
Overlooking Green Turtle
People say, “I ate breakfast at the liquor store.”
I caught these 2 celebrities on camera. I’m so sneaky.
We left at low tide with a trail of mud following us out of the channel, many times showing less than 4 ½ feet on my depth finder. Our boat drafts 4’-9”, so we had a few pucker moments getting out of there. We got back to our anchorage at Manjack and settled in for the night.
Կրիպտո դրամապանակներում ներդրումները բացում են հնարավորությունների մի ամբողջ շարք առևտրականների համար, որոնք մանրամասնորեն ներկայացված են ստորև. Ողջամիտ մարդու համար դա դժվար չէ հասկանալ ինչպես ներդնել ձեր մեջ. Ստորև ներկայացված են կրիպտո դրամապանակներում հաջող ներդրումների ուսումնասիրություններ և օրինակներ.
Դեբե՞տ, թե՞ կրեդիտ: Ո՞րն ընտրել
Վիթխարի է ներդրումների տնտեսական ու սոցիալական նշանակությունը. Tert.am–ը ներկայացնում է նախկին hellobit հավելված փոխվարչապետ Արմեն Գևորգյանի հեղինակային հոդվածը, որում նա անդրադարձել է օտարերկրյա ներդրումներին։ Հեղինակը նշում է, որ Հայաստանի պարագայում պոտենցիալ ներդրումներ կարելի է ակնկալել Ռուսաստանից, Եվրոպայից, ԱՄՆ-ից, ինչպես նաև՝ արաբական երկրներից։ Դրանք խիստ տարբեր ուղղություններ են և պահանջում են աշխատանքի տարբերակված մոտեցումեր։ Ըստ նրա՝ կարելի է նաև ներդրումներ ակնկալել Չինաստանից։ Սակայն այս դեպքում, որպես կանոն, ներդրողները պահանջելու են կառավարության երաշխիքները, ինչը համարյա նույնն է, ինչ պետության կողմից ֆինանսների ներգրավումն ու համապատասխանաբար պետական պարտքի ավելացումը։ Արմեն Գևորգյանը նաև նշում է, որ հարկավոր է առանձնահատուկ ուշադրություն դարձնել Արաբական Միացյալ Էմիրություններին, Քաթարին ու Քուվեյթին, և կիսվում իր պատկերացումներով այս երկրների ներդրողների մասին։ Հոդվածն ամբողջությամբ ներկայացնում ենք ստորև. Մյուս կողմից, ծպտյալ արժույթներում ներդրումներ կատարելու շատ լավ պատճառներ կան, մենք ձեզ կտրամադրենք այս պատճառներից մի քանիսը այս ներդրումային կրիպտոարժույթի վերանայման մեջ. Ես արդեն որոշել էի, որ Կարինայի եղբայրը որոշել է փոխել ինքն իրեն ավելի լավ կողմ, հետևաբար, ես փորձեցի բացատրել նրան, որ ձեր մեջ ներդրումներ կատարելը, իմ կարծիքով, հետևյալն է. Դա այդ արտահայտությունները հաճախ կարելի է լսել, երբ փողոցում մարդիկ շփվում միմյանց հետ, քրեական աշխարհի. Երբ խոսքը վերաբերում է օտար, քանզի նրանք էլ են նրանց մականունները.
Ի՞նչ այլ տարբերակներ ունեն պետությունները:
Օրինակ, ոչ բոլորը գիտեն, թե ինչ է Պարզամիտ կամ միամիտ է քրեական ժարգոնով, թեեւ այդ բուժումը շատ տարածված. Ընդունված է ներդրումները դասակարգել երկու խմբերի՝ իրային և ֆինանսական։Իրային են այն ներդրումները, որոնք կատարվում են նյութական, հիմնականում՝ անշարժ ակտիվների ստեղծման կամ ձեռք բերման համար (սարքավորումներ, ձեռնարկություններ, շինություններ, հող)։ Ֆինանսական ներդրումները ֆինանսական շուկայի գործիքներում կատարվող երկարաժամկետ ծախսերն են (բաժնետոմսեր, պարտատոմսեր և այլն)։ Ըստ այդմ տարբերվում են ներդրումային շուկայի առնվազն յոթ հատվածներ, որոնցից 5-ը վերաբերում են իրային, 2-ը՝ ֆինանսական ներդրումներին։ Դրանք են. Կրիպտո դրամապանակների կողմից առաջարկվող առավելությունները սրանով չեն ավարտվում։ Ստորև ներկայացված է լրացուցիչ առավելությունների ցանկը, որոնք առևտրականները կստանան կրիպտո դրամապանակներում ներդրումներ կատարելուց. Այս շուկայի ակտիվ զարգացումը տեղի ունեցավ 80-ականներին։ Այն ժամանակ հատկապես տարածված էին կրող եվրապարտատոմսերը։ Հետագայում՝ 1990-ականներին, նրանց «ճնշեցին» եվրոնոտները՝ զարգացած երկրների կողմից թողարկված միջնաժամկետ գրանցված պարտատոմսեր և ունեն (ի տարբերություն եվրոբոնդերի) գրավ։ Դա պայմանավորված էր շուկայական կապիտալիզացիայի աճով և հիմնական փոխառուների կարգավիճակի ամրապնդմամբ։ Այնուհետեւ նրանց մասնաբաժինը եվրոբոնդերի ընդհանուր թողարկումում հասել է 60%-ի։.
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Բարձր մակարդակի ծրագրերում ներդրումներ կատարելու համար կան մի քանի ռազմավարություն. Կա պատճառ, թե ինչու է կրիպտոարժույթների ժողովրդականությունը մեծանում։ Կրիպտոարժույթների աճի հիմնական պատճառները թվարկված են ստորև. Այս կետը ներառում է ոչ միայն կանոնավոր այցելություններ բժշկին և լավ ապահովագրություն, այլև այն ամենը, ինչ ուղղակիորեն ազդում է ձեր առողջության վրա. Ձեր առողջության մեջ ներդրումներ կատարելը նշանակում է. Դժվար է տալ բոլոր կրիպտոարժույթների կանխատեսումները։ Բայց որպեսզի դուք պատկերացում ունենաք դրանց գների մասին առաջիկա տարիների համար, մենք կօգտագործենք կանխատեսումը հետևյալ կրիպտոարժույթների համար.
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Saturday morning, 7 am, we met Steve and Susie at the fuel dock across the ICW to top off our tanks before crossing. After 45 minutes there, we headed out to sea (literally). The forecast called for a pretty rough start that would settle around noon, if we could endure it. The start was exactly that. But because we were going ENE and the wind/waves were from the ESE, the boat responded much better today than it had yesterday. It was rough, but not scary or rolling. Our boat is considered a passagemaker, meaning it has the capacity, though small, to cross the ocean. This crew DOES NOT have that capacity, so we will never know. The Honey Queen had no issues today in these seas. As promised by our weather guru, the seas did calm almost on cue, around noon.
There’s a good reason why they call this bluewater. It absolutely takes your breath away, being so close to it.
The salty spray of the ocean when the boat would dip became the norm of the day.
The bold arrows indicate the center of the Gulfstream. Our speed at this time was 8.9 knots. My computer said we would arrive at 4:20 pm, but when we got out of the stream, we slowed, and arrived at 5:00pm.
The day was very long, but we managed fine. We experienced our first day in the Gulfstream, the warm South to North flowing waters. The stream often feeds and strengthens hurricanes. For us, we gained speed with the current pushing us. Our forecasted day of 10 hours turned out to be only 9. We were very happy to see land and the Old Bahama Bay Marina about 5 pm.
The crossing behind us, we went to the customs office to clear. All the hours spent on line, loading info, passports, Covid tests, completing the health visas, etc., was seemingly wasted. Their websites are not user friendly, and also inaccurate. Info we had input was not there when they opened up our files. Better lucky than good, my process only took just over an hour. The young lady helping me was the best. Her attitude and computer skills helped me work through and locate all the missing data that I had already entered before crossing. She had no name tag, but if I could, I would put in a good word to her boss. I hope to see her here again when we head back to the states. Steve was not quite so lucky. He walked out just before 8 pm, finally cleared. The guy he had “helping” needed a helper. We learned later that night that the fishermen who come to the Bahamas regularly, fill out the paperwork on the spot upon arrival. They skip all the “easy” prep work that can be done online. Lesson learned.
The western sky…our first Bahamian sunset, from Old Bahama Bay Marina.
We ate fried shrimp at the little roadside stand adjacent to the marina. We made a game plan with our buddy boat team to be ready to leave at 8 am, when the marina opened (to verify our bill was correct).
West End to Great Sale Cay
Sunday morning, we ended up leaving closer to 9 am, after learning we were charged for water (common in the Bahamas. We purposely had not used any, but since we had to pay, we topped off our water tanks and rinsed about an inch of salt from the starboard side of the boats.
The breakwall at the entrance/exit of Old Bahama Bay Marina.
Today’s destination was Great Sale Cay, a trip of about 42 miles. Days like this really make me appreciate our autopilot. Most of the journey was long straight runs with very few waypoints, so the boat pretty much drives itself. My job is to soak in the glorious views and keep a close eye on that depth gauge. We had a quiet ride all day, got anchored in the byte of the little island, providing a little wind protection, and then I splashed the dinghy.
Ah…so this is Bahama life.
I never tire of looking at boat pictures, especially our little mobile home.
We picked up Steve and Susie and cruised over to the beach. We explored, picked up a few shells, and headed back to our mother ships. After Steve and I planned our day trip for Monday, we had dinner on our boats, and crashed (as soon as Amanda watched The Equalizer).
To reach our Bahamas check in destination by Saturday evening, we had to leave Marlin Bay Marina (Marathon) on Thursday morning. We said good bye to our Marlin Bay Community and dropped the lines about 10 am.
The first day from Marathon was quite pleasant. We drove from the flybridge and Amanda read.
Our trip East and North took us back to Rodriguez Cay today. Friday morning had to be a long day to Ft. Lauderdale. Seventy miles, to be precise. Much of this day was uncomfortable for us. The seas were on our starboard stern, so we rolled and turned for hours. Amanda and I both chose not to eat all day out of fear that we would only see our breakfast or lunch again. Never was scary, it was just yucky. We were very happy to pull into the inlet on the ICW from the Atlantic and feel the waters flatten. We made it to Lauderdale right at 5 pm and got settled into our slip at Pier 66 Marina, a marina that houses boats so large that ours could easily serve as their dinghy. Because we were so tired and had a long day again ahead of us, we decided we would splurge and order from a restaurant that would deliver our dinner. Steve and Susie were in full agreement, so Amanda spent 1 ½ hours trying to order something. For reasons too numerous to count, we gave up. Amanda baked a potato, mixed up some tuna salad and guacamole, and we ate very late. Amanda did 3 loads of laundry while I worked on getting our phone for the Bahamas activated and finished (I thought). Then I completed (I thought) the rest of the online paperwork for clearing customs in the Bahamas. I got to bed at 12:45 and set the alarm for 5:45.
This really marked the first day of our vacation trip, at least in my mind. Until now, we have gone wide open, since completing the Great Loop last June. As mentioned before, we prepped our home of 22 years for sale, got it sold, bought a new (to us) home on Skidaway Island, did all the work associated with a move (most of which we had forgotten or we probably would have never moved), and then immediately began preparation for this trip.
Planning a trip to the Bahamas requires a little different mindset. Though we’ve never been there, conveniences of home are spaced pretty far apart in the Bahamas. As hard as getting boat work done at home is, it is even more challenging in the Bahamas. We’ve heard too many stories like waiting 2 weeks on a part for an engine or a toilet or a cooktop. It is our intention to be over prepared with spare parts, so if needed, I will be able to handle most things that could go wrong.
We spent the weeks in Marathon continuing the prep, and repairing a couple things that were not a part of our prep. Two days before we arrived in Marathon, the raw water (salt water ) cooling pump started dripping at the seal. The bad news was there was a leak. The good news was the problem started stateside and not on some remote island in the Bahamas. I searched and found what was supposedly the right pump and had it shipped to the marina. It came in, wrong of course, so my vendor then figured out the problem, found the right pump, and had it shipped to me. The better news is the right pump cost half as much as the wrong one. I had to write this down somewhere so when I start complaining (it is inevitable) about how costly it is to operate a boat, I will remember this day when something only cost half as much as I had thought it was going to cost. For the record, this half cost item was still twice as much as it should have cost. I do remember: when the word “marine” is on the box, that word really means “times two”.
We did start having some plumbing trouble, as well, while in Marathon, so I procured those parts and made appropriate repairs. We reviewed all the final lists from the Waterway Guide regarding the Ditch Bag. This is your life bag, in the event the worst goes wrong on the boat. Eprib, hand held VHF, 1st aid kit, copies of driver’s licenses, passports and credit cards, and about 2 dozen other things (water food clothes), were added. Things you take for granted every day, until you don’t have them.
The ditch bag has just about everything you need to survive at sea for several days.
Clint and Mali, with Stella and Will, came to visit us for almost a week. They stayed in a hotel down the road from the marina and we had lots of good visiting time around the pool and the local beach. We ate out, ate in, and enjoyed our time together.
Sombrero Beach/Marathon
A moment when the grands were chasing the kids.
Picnic supper at the marina.
A long day with Honey & Poppy and then a ride back to the car
Cheetos…one of life’s staples.
They were here a minute ago.
Will & Poppy like sunsets
The next generation of Champions (Fire Protection) checks out the back yard at Marlin Bay.
Will is almost as heavy as he looks.
What’s happnin’ Captain?
Here’s the boat, right here, Honey.
Stella strikes a pose
Clint and his sweet mama.
Abigail, along with her dear friend Amanda Sills, joined us the same week, beginning on Wednesday. They stayed on the boat with us, both of them sleeping on the tiny couches in the salon. These two are very accommodating and took up very little space. Our boat is quite comfortable for 2 people, but adding 2 more could certainly make life interesting, if it was the wrong two. But Ab and Amanda were great. Clint and Mali left on Friday, Ab and Amanda on Sunday. We were sad to see them go. Amanda (Dorman) did sleep 12 hours Sunday night, so we may never know how sad or relieved she was that everyone was gone.
Amanda, Amanda, Will, Abigail, & Will
Who knows what they are studying so hard on that phone.
We counted and lined up all the pieces, just EXACTLY as Stella said they should be. Will kept the procedure interesting.
We danced on the top deck to 70’s music.
Amanda and her 2 children.
We anchored out one night with Abigail and Amanda, just to let them have the overnight experience.
These are 2 sweet girls….I mean ladies.
We started watching the weather on Monday, 22 March, looking for a good crossing date. I subscribed to Chris Parker weather service that customizes a plan for us to cross the Atlantic to the Bahamas. With a boat speed of 7 knots, the weather needs to be comfortable to our standard for at least 10 hours. Since our comfort level means seas of less than 3’, that planning has to be done carefully. The forecast looked best for a Saturday crossing. With that tentative date, it was time to get focused.
We drove back to Stuart with the assurance our boat would be ready on Friday. We checked back into the quaint Colorado Inn, stayed Wednesday and Thursday nights. Friday morning, we had breakfast and lunch, checked out of the hotel and caught an Uber to the boat yard. We had already taken advantage of the rental car and had restocked the boat with groceries the day before. The boat yard manager, Steve, had told us he would get the Honey Queen in the water at 1:00 pm, right after lunch. I coordinated with the stabilizer crew, who needed to calibrate the stabilizers after the boat was in the water. They showed about 1:30, spent an hour doing their thing, and we were underway by 3 pm.
New coating on the thruster props
New coating on the main prop
New zinc on the rudder, after bottom paint.
I’m not bragging, but the bow thruster on our boat is awesome.
Rudder/prop before coatings
New boot stripe paint, too.
We made it to Palm Beach to an anchorage at Lake Worth, just before dark. We had stayed here last summer as we were in the home stretch of the Loop, so it was good to be on familiar ground (technically: water).
The rest of the travel days were:
February 27—Anchored at Sunset anchorage, just north of Ft. Lauderdale
February 28—Anchored at Biscayne Cay, just south of Miami. Our memory from here was the charter boat that played Reggae-Rap for 7 straight hours nonstop. Thankfully, they left around 8 pm, bringing quiet to the otherwise lovely anchorage.
March 1—Rodriguez Cay. We made it here with no serious challenge. It is the leg of the journey that requires going into the Atlantic, because the ICW actually ends in Miami. We had checked the weather and forecasted wave height. It looked like it might be a little dicey for awhile. As predicted, we pulled out of the Biscayne Channel the waves went to 4 footers. Thankful those very expensive stabilizers were functioning at their best, we made it Rodriguez Cay (near Key Largo) well before dark.
March 2–Tuesday morning, Amanda’s birthday; arrived Marlin Bay
No sleeping late on her birthday, mama had to rise early because we had a pretty long day ahead of us to get to Marlin Bay. We arrived at the marina just after 2 pm. Sort of like coming home, we were glad to see boater friends, old and new. The new dockmaster dictated to me the rules of staying in the marina. It was easy to tell that he and I probably won’t be besties, and after talking to just a few people, I learned that many others shared the same opinion.
The pool is one of the nice amenities at Marlin Bay Marina.
We look forward to the days of relaxing here in the warmth of the Keys.
This morning, we got the verdict on the stabilizers. It will be 2 weeks on boat yard, instead of one. Major problem, but like most things on the boat, it is nothing money can’t fix. We hoped the stabilizers would only need tuning up but we weren’t so lucky. The work added a week to our game plan, which obviously put us a week behind where we hoped to be: The Keys, in Marathon.
After much debate with what to do with the extra week, we touched base with Steve and Susie, already in Marathon. They talked us into coming there and hanging with them for a week. So Wednesday morning, we rented a car and drove south. We spent the better part of the week with them, enjoying the food and drink and pool. It was nice to be in the warm weather.
We hung out with Steve and Susie at Marlin Bay Marina while our boat was being worked on.
Some things had changed at the marina where we were last year when Covid hit, but the beauty had not changed.
We sat still today in Hooker Cove and enjoyed a Sunday, day of rest, Valentine’s Day. Being “stranded” on the water, there was no access to chocolates, flowers, champagne, and expensive dinners. We suffered through the gorgeous day, anticipating the delivery of our boat to the yard tomorrow morning for necessary maintenance.
The calm, quiet waters of Hooker Cove gave us a peaceful sunset.
Day 9—February 15
Our ride to the boat yard this morning was just over 3 miles. We have heard positive comments about A & J Boat Yard, so we are hopeful all will go as planned and we will be on our way south again on Friday.
Our haul-out time was scheduled for 9 am. I called at 8:40 and they said they would call me when it was my turn. I was just outside the basin of the yard, watching the travel-lift operator get into position when at 8:59, he gave me the hand signal to come on in. We literally were in the slings at 9:10. So far, so good. We unloaded all our baggage on the dock and got out of the way while they lifted the boat from the water.
Haul out went smoothly.
While we were getting things straight with the boat yard, we met a local couple having work done on their new “to them” boat. They offered us a ride to the hotel which we accepted without hesitation. Having done this boat traveling thing for a couple years, and being a harbor host now in Savannah, I have learned that boat people just like to do those kinds of thing for other boaters. Whether on the giving end or the receiving end, I find great pleasure in meeting folks in this environment. We may never see Rich and Eileen again, but we were appreciative of their kindness.
We checked into the Old Colorado Inn in downtown Stuart and began our planned week of exploring and doing what I enjoy the most, shopping.
