The Sun Also Sets

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 With an early morning wake up call, Paradigm Shift set sail…….I mean powered up and set her sights on the beginning of her first voyage to the Bahamas.  This voyage that began this morning will take us to our favorite spots and hopefully get us to Tavernier, Florida before crossing in January to the Bahamas.



We had a stop at a friends dock to pick up fuel at 10:00.  With the tide at the lowest for the day, after taking on fuel, we were sitting on the bottom.  So we patiently waited for the tide to rise.  With the precision it took getting into the slip, getting out seemed like the captain had been doing this for years.  A big thank you to our friend Rooster and the wonderful folks at Thrift Oil for making the delivery happen this morning.  




With our late departure, we had time for some crew photos and the timing was perfect to set up for an “underway” photo shot by our own Robin Newland.  




 Selecting an anchorage knowing we would not make Great Bridge, we needed to find some protection from a bit of a southerly blow coming in overnight.  The captain chose the Severn River off of Mobjack Bay.  Approaching was just the most beautiful as we watched the sun lower for the night.





And this is why we cruise…….you cannot make this stuff up and the picture doesn’t do it justice.  Just majestic!





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