198: LIMPING INTO GEORGETOWN with a SLEW OF ISSUES - BOAT AND HUMAN

Due to the weather, we had to leave Conception Island and head for shelter. We buddy boated with our friends on s/v Cascadia, our L44 twin. We met Greg and Sarrah a year ago in San Juan while they were on their way to close on their boat. It's always a rough sail from Conception anywhere and today was no different. We dropped anchor in Calabash Bay and enjoyed a dinner cooked by someone else! The next morning we headed to Georgetown and our friends went South to Thompson Bay. One of the reasons we went to Gtown was to seek medical attention since my ankle was still swelling and sore. The second reason was to pick up an alternator shipped to us by our friend, Laurenzo. We would use this non-working alternator to get us back to the U.S.; it's purpose was to allow us to use our port-side engine by turning the belt and charging our batteries. The last reason was to pick up Brown's son, Everett who was coming aboard to make the 3 week journey back to Florida. Our sail up the Exuma Islands would be a farewell to our favorite places as we would not be back for a long time. Check out this episode to experience the adventure we are on - both the highs and lows! #sailing #GEORGETOWN #BAHAMAS #CONCEPTIONISLAND #exumas NEW TO OUR CHANNEL? We are Eileen and Brown Councill. Welcome to our channel and a glimpse into our life adventure! 2020 was a year of uncertainty and change (for all of us, right?), but we overcame the challenges and decided it was time to chase our dream, to sail around the world! Did I mention that we had very NO sailing experience? Before leaving Qingdao, China, our home of 4 years, we sold almost all of our earthly possessions and started our international search to find the right sailboat that we would call "home." After 5 months of unanticipated twists and turns, we found what we were looking for, a used Leopard 44' Catamaran located in St. Lucia. So, here begins our journey, filled with unmatched excitement and honestly, a bit of trepidation as well. We have much to learn as we travel the world on our floating home and we intend to document that journey and share it with you. We are so glad you have decided to join us, and we hope that you will find our story so compelling that it will inspire you to chase your dreams too! As a viewer, we consider you to be part of our family and look forward to getting to know you. Don't hesitate to comment on our videos and ask questions. We will do our best to answer every correspondence! All we ask is that you have patience with us as we work really hard to improve our camera/video techniques and ability to tell a story. Hopefully, you will be as BLOWN AWAY from watching, as we are in experiencing and producing our adventures! HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT US? If you wish to support our video efforts, all we ask is that you SUBSCRIBE, give a THUMBS UP, SHARE our videos with your friends, AND COMMENT! WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET TO KNOW US MORE DEEPLY? It would be an honor and pleasure to deepen our relationship with you as a Patron. Please click on the following link to see how: https://www.patreon.com/sailingblownaway WOULD YOU LIKE TO FOLLOW OUR JOURNEY? https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/6040796987916288 WHERE CAN YOU FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Instagram - @sailingblownaway Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SailingBlownAway Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/eileen.dietrich/ YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/sailingblownaway