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It's a dirty job and I am so grateful that somebody else is doing it for us today! • When you are offshore you simply, "Walk the dog," which is a nice way of saying, empty the sewage tanks. But when you are close to shore, or at a marina, you have to order a "pump out." But there are many communities with no pump out boat. Knowing many boats stay in one place for weeks, without moving (to "walk the dog") we can't help but cringe, thinking about where their sewage goes. • But here in Ft. Lauderdale it's a different story. Thanks to the Clean Vessel Act Grant (yes, I had to look it up!) the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has teamed up with a company called, "Point Man Pump Out" to visit all the boats anchored, moored or docked in the area, offering quick, convenient $5 pump outs. • Just wanted to give a shout out to say thank you for a job well done! • • • • • #pumpout #sewage #catamaran #florida #ftlauderdale #pumpoutboat #cleanwateract #pumpoutdontdumpout #icw #Lagoon450 #lagoon450f #liveaboard #liveaboardlife #NMCastaways #A2ZTK #rosalindaroman #dawntreader (at Fort Lauderdale, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPXFhltreL7/?utm_medium=tumblr

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• THE FIRST ELECTRONIC CHECK IN TOOK PLACE ON A SAILING BOAT • @hermesyachting #new #collaboration @sailsense_boats #seasonstarting ⛵️ #firstcharter #2k20 #PrevezaBase #aftercovid19 #greatbeginning #Lagoon450F (at Hermes Yachting - Preveza Base) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBsmYecBg73/?igshid=1nh4ndyhapu7z

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Can't imagine why I would miss the Bahamas so much... 🇧🇸 • On the left Samuel plays with some of his best friends @svjelanea @jelaneasmate & @seven_on_the_seas in the Bahamas blue water at the Exuma Land & Sea park. On the right Samuel swims alone in Lake Sylvia, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. • • • • • #swimming #paddleboard #bestfriends #bahamas #florida #sailingkids #sailingdog #gsd #gsdnala #kids4sail #Lagoon450 #lagoon450f #liveaboard #liveaboardlife #NMCastaways #A2ZTK #rosalindaroman #dawntreader (at Fort Lauderdale, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPHusOXLqVQ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Hugs required. Lots of them. It took us years to finally create a fleet of buddy boats that suited us all. Liveaboatd families that were willing to change plans to stick together. This can be rare as we all value our independence and autonomy. Yet there we were island-hopping with this amazing group. 🇧🇸 • Like the Covid-free kid fleet we created last summer in Maine, our Bahamas crew was made up of people from all walks of life. Kids ranging in age from 18 months to 16 years. We had bonfires and potlucks, spear fishing trips and sundowners, birthday parties and movie nights. And, of course, Shabbat. It was marvelous and none of us wanted it to end. • But Mother Nature and boat problems conspired against us and we were forced to say goodbye. While our buddy boats are now headed south and north for the fast approaching hurricane season, the Dawn Treader and her crew had to make an unexpected crossing back to Florida. 😭😭😭 • The crossing was rough. I even got sick, which never happens. But that was nothing compared with the heartsick feeling that we all have from saying goodbye, not knowing if we will see these friends again. Even if we do, the odds of recreating this special Bahamas kid boat fleet is slim. So, yes, lots of hugs are required. • • • • #friendslikefamily #friends #partingissuchsweetsorrow #bahamas #abaco #sailing #sailboats #catamaran #sailingkids #sailingdog #gsd #gsdnala #kids4sailteen #kids4sail #womenwhosail #Lagoon450 #lagoon450f #sail #liveaboard #liveaboardlife #NMCastaways #A2ZTK #rosalindaroman #dawntreader #livethevoyage (at Mankack Cay, Abaco, Bahamas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPBevidrJnB/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I am seriously loving all the social gatherings with buddy boats. ❤ Missing some of our favorites (you know who you are!) but making the most of the end of season get togethers as we make our way out of the Bahamas. 🇧🇸 Tonight it was a pot luck on s/v Stella Maris. Tomorrow it will be a Minute to Win it birthday party on s/v Zulu followed by another epic Shabbat aboard Dawn Treader. • I don't want this to end (and I want you to come back, @juliaandrys @jackandrys @cruisinggaia @seven_on_the_seas @sailing_kidamaran and so many others)! • • • • #sailing #sailboats #catamaran #sailingkids #kids4sailteen #kids4sail #womenwhosail #Lagoon450 #lagoon450f #sail #liveaboard #liveaboardlife #NMCastaways #A2ZTK #rosalindaroman #dawntreader (at Mankack Cay, Abaco, Bahamas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CO1p4nILzgH/?igshid=1570xppxlvn2c

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Little sister supervises (with Nala!) as big sister snorkels over to check the anchor. #teamwork • • • • #bahamas #abacos #sailing #sailboats #catamaran #sailingkids #sailingdog #gsd #gsdnala #kids4sailteen #kids4sail #womenwhosail #Lagoon450 #lagoon450f #sail #liveaboard #liveaboardlife #NMCastaways #A2ZTK #rosalindaroman #dawntreader (at Matt Lowe's Cay) https://www.instagram.com/p/COuQknSLxg8/?igshid=hlaov7fbtgn

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Some things are more joyful to pull out of the water than other things. The sea urchin shell was cool. Our starboard propeller... not so much. • On our trip from Abaco's Little Harbour to an anchorage near Cornish Cay we did something we never do, left the dinghy down and dragged it behind us (like so many cruisers do). But the painter (rope that pulls the dinghy) got tangled in our propeller. After killing the engines, Ahava dove to untangle it, but the damage had already been done. Gratefully, as a catamaran we have two engines so we should still be able to hobble into Hope Town tomorrow. • • • • • #oops #propeller #boatdollars #bahamas #sailing #sailboats #catamaran #sailingkids #kids4sailteen #Lagoon450 #lagoon450f #sail #liveaboard #liveaboardlife #NMCastaways #A2ZTK #rosalindaroman #dawntreader (at Cornish Cay) https://www.instagram.com/p/COWrD24LO-P/?igshid=1e645yof5y1k6

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Goodbye Nassau! Abacos here we come! • • • • #bahamas #sailing #sailboats #catamaran #sailingkids #sailingdog #gsd #gsdnala #kids4sailteen #kids4sail #womenwhosail #Lagoon450 #lagoon450f #sail #liveaboard #liveaboardlife #NMCastaways #A2ZTK #rosalindaroman #dawntreader https://www.instagram.com/p/COVSLT1ryQ4/?igshid=13ew6mjfy7g8g

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Wild boat children just hanging around s/v Dawn Treader as the sun sets over Nassau Harbour. • • • • #nassau #sunset #sunsetphotography #bahamas #sailing #sailboats #catamaran #sailingkids #sailingdog #gsd #gsdnala #kids4sailteen #kids4sail #Lagoon450 #lagoon450f #sail #liveaboard #liveaboardlife #NMCastaways #A2ZTK #rosalindaroman #dawntreader (at Nassau, Bahamas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN_L8uSL_Jd/?igshid=1pfvk5lyisgq1

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Fishing on a friend's boat and having so much fun! Thank you @sailinggrateful for inviting us out for a day on the water with your lovely family. Although I didn't touch a reel, since we landed 3 mahi and 1 tuna AND saw a pod of pilot whales, I think I will claim lucky charm status on this cruise! 😁 • • • • #fishing #mahimahi #bahamas #exumas #sailing #sailboats #catamaran #sailingkids #sailingdog #gsd #gsdnala #kids4sailteen #kids4sail #womenwhosail #Lagoon450 #lagoon450f #sail #liveaboard #liveaboardlife #NMCastaways #A2ZTK #rosalindaroman #dawntreader (at Allan's Cay, Exuma, Bahamas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNtCwSFr36M/?igshid=mpqf5eo9extt

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Sunrise through salt-encrusted windows. ❤Good morning from Allan's Cay, Exuma, Bahamas! 🇧🇸 • • • • #sunrise #sunrisephotography #bahamas #exumas #sailboat #catamaran #Lagoon450 #lagoon450f #liveaboard #liveaboardlife #NMCastaways #A2ZTK #rosalindaroman #dawntreader (at Allan's Cay, Exuma, Bahamas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNpYVNarKEn/?igshid=1g590mpg5ecyo

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Ziva and Jill were consoling each other over book characters while Jill's very patient brother, Doug, waited in the dinghy, holding the borrowed eggs we were returning. At the same time, on the forward deck, Samuel and Nathan (the younger one) were swinging Teo like a piñata on deck. • It was just a random moment out of a busy day, on a busy week, aboard the Dawn Treader. But as I watched it all today, I had a moment of deep sadness knowing we are just days away from the last Ziva-Jill hugs, and egg borrowing and Teo-piñatas, at least for a while. This, I think, is the worst part of this liveaboard life. • But for now I will push that thought aside and enjoy the now. It is too precious to squander with worries about future goodbyes (even if they are just days away 😥). • • • • #sailing #sailboats #catamaran #sailingkids #sailingdog #gsd #gsdnala #kids4sailteen #kids4sail #womenwhosail #Lagoon450 #lagoon450f #sail #liveaboard #liveaboardlife #NMCastaways #A2ZTK #rosalindaroman #dawntreader (at Allan's Cay, Exuma, Bahamas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNoUre6Lb-w/?igshid=18szqj3xzfjpx

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We have been out of cell service range for several days (at the Exuma Land and Sea Park). I can't say that I have missed it all that much. Loving exploring this special place with wonderful buddy boats. So much to be grateful for! • • • • #bahamas #exuma #landandsea #sailing #sailboats #catamaran #sailingkids #sailingdog #gsd #gsdnala #kids4sailteen #kids4sail #womenwhosail #Lagoon450 #lagoon450f #sail #liveaboard #liveaboardlife #NMCastaways #A2ZTK #rosalindaroman #dawntreader (at Norman's Cay) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNWvYe5LmAD/?igshid=1eysgy0phx5dm

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Sometimes in the middle of a very busy day of Shabbat and Passover preps you have to just take a flying leap to cool off! • When you live in close quarters with your family and things start escalating, I have learned that it's better to just step out (or jump overboard) for a moment instead of making things worse. This is my kind of timeout. • • • • #bethechange #stayingcalm #sailing #sailboats #catamaran #womenwhosail #Lagoon450 #lagoon450f #sail #liveaboard #liveaboardlife #NMCastaways #A2ZTK #rosalindaroman #dawntreader (at Georgetown, Exuma, Bahamas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CM5qkzorknl/?igshid=w58wdrjzhpij

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From wild boat child to clean cut and ready for this weekend's Passover Seder! Granted, I think Samuel looks beautiful both ways, but I know I am a bit biased! • • • • #haircut #covidcuts #exuma #bahamas #sailboats #catamaran #sailingkids #kids4sail #Lagoon450 #lagoon450f #sail #liveaboard #liveaboardlife #NMCastaways #A2ZTK #rosalindaroman #dawntreader (at Georgetown, Exuma, Bahamas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CM2w-zNrKoD/?igshid=7b5m7jn771ze