Price Reduction 'More Attitude' now $324,000

Our beautiful 2005 Nordic Tug 37-122 has been reduced to $324,000, it is time to let her go.  Probably the most immaculate used Nordic Tug on the market can be seen at Harbortown Marina in Fort Pierce, Florida.  Our broker is Curtis Stokes, 855-266-5676, 954-684-0218 or email: info@curtisstokes.net.
Website for Curtis Stokes

Yesterday, Friday October 25th as we were on our way to Beaufort, NC we passed by two Chesapeake Bay Buyboats, the Thomas J and the Nellie Crockett on the waterway. The annual celebration of the Historic Chesapeake Bay Buyboats is held in Urbanna, VA near our home. Some really fabulous photographs of the gathering in August 2013 can be seen by clicking on the link below: Photographs by Marjorie Goettle



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Thomas J

Nellie Crockett

2013 Cruise to Florida

Terry, Peggy and Heidi left Wilton Creek on Saturday, October 19th aboard "More Attitude" our Nordic Tug and headed down the Chesapeake Bay.  It was a slow bumpy ride down to Norfolk and to our first nights anchorage on the Layfayette River in Norfolk.

Terry and Heidi

We are back writing our blog!

Since we spent last winter in Florida instead of our normal Bahama run, we grew lazy about keeping up our Blog "More Attitude".  In the spirit of keeping our friends and family informed about our whereabouts, as we travel south on our Nordic Tug, I've decided to start it up again......Peg

 

Royal Poinciana trees

WE ALL GOT A LITTLE POD CRAZY THIS SEASON. THE SEED PODS FROM THE ROYAL POINCIANA TREE MAKE GREAT SHAKERS FOR JUNKANOO AND PAINTED THEY ARE WONDERFUL DECORATIONS. MY FRIEND CAROLYN WENT CRAZY PAINTING THEM IN A CARIBE THEME AND EVEN GOT HER CLASS IN MARSH HARBOUR TO DECORATE AND SHE ALSO GOT HER PRE-SCHOOL ATLANTA CHILDREN TO PAINT THEM.  WHAT THAT MEANS IS SHE IS TRANSPORTING ENOUGH BEAN PODS BACK TO ATLANTA TO START AN ART PROJECT THAT CAN BE EXCHANGED WITH THE STUDENTS HERE AT EVERY CHILD COUNTS IN MARSH HARBOUR.

There's Carolyn picking up pods on Bootle Highway in Marsh Harbour. She never missed an opportunity to pick up dropped pods from the Royal Poinciana Tree and supplied all the crafty folks at Boat Harbour with art medium while painting them herself for family and friends. What a treat!

Peggy found that they make wonderful compliments to pine needle baskets and incorporated them in several baskets this season.

Great Guana Cay

A VISIT TO GREAT GUANA CAY ISN'T COMPLETE WITHOUT AN AFTERNOON AT WORLD FAMOUS NIPPER'S ON THE BEACH. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BEACH YOU WILL EVER SEE IN YOUR LIFETIME.

The Commodores Ball is an annual event held at the Abaco Beach Resort and Boat Harbour Marina, this year the theme was Hawaii and the decorations and costumes were fun and we all had a great evening of music, dancing and dining.

Big Tuna

Yesterday, club members on a 54 foot sportfishing boat "Peggy", wowed the marina with their catch of the day~~~a 678 lb. Blackfin tuna. Caught 7 miles off Elbow Cay in the Atlantic Ocean. Generous portions were given out to all of us in the marina and to all the employees of the Abaco Beach Resort where we reside for the winter months. Our yacht club, Royal Marsh Harbour Yacht Club, is based in the Abacos and the majority of the boats are together in the same marina and total over 65 boats.

Heidi after a swim at Tahiti Beach

Terry, Peggy and Heidi onboard m/v More Attitude spent a quiet anchor at Tahiti Beach off of Elbow Cay for a few days last week. We dingied in everyday for a walk on the beach and a swim with Heidi.

Abaco Beach Resort

We are all safely stowed in our winter slip at Boat Harbour on the Sea of Abaco. Monthly social events are posted and the daily events include, water aerobics, yoga, bocci ball, bridge, arts and crafts or just snooze around the pool and play dominoes.  Our club, The Royal Marsh Harbour Yacht Club is headquartered here in the winter months and we have approximately 60 boats in the marina and about another 25 club boats moored either in the harbor at Marsh Harbour, Treasure Cay and Hopetown Harbour. So our monthly get-to-gether's are fun and lively. Our first big annual Club event is the Chili Cookoff on January 11th, male chefs only are judged for their category. Chef Terry won Best Overall in 2009 so he will be a judge for the event. So far 22 chefs have signed up to bring a gallon of chili each.

Santa was delivered by boat to Settlement Point where he was greeted by all the children of Green Turtle Cay, music and bingo followed.

More Pictures from Bakers Bay

This is the view from a $5 million dollar building lot at Bakers Bay on Guana Cay, no we are not even considering this lot, the beach isn't wide enough!

A Few Snapshots of Bakers Bay

Bakers Bay, Guana Cay

From our table at Bakers Bay we could see this condo building with 3 - 6 million dollar a piece condos overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.

GREAT TIME AT GREEN TURTLE CAY AND LEEWARD YACHT CLUB

Exactly 3 weeks and 3 days were spent on Green Turtle Cay this season. Usually we do not hang around that long because we are always in a hurry to plant ourselves at Boat Harbour Marina at Marsh Harbour on Great Abaco Island. Once we were at Leeward Yacht Club, we didn't want to leave. Beautiful, gorgeous white sand beaches were a short stroll away from the marina on Black Sound where the water temperature in the in-ground pool was maintained at 88 degrees! Daily drink specials for $3.00 were offered up at the Tiki Bar and there was much to do in the settlement because Thanksgiving and Christmas were upon us. Lighting of the town Christmas tree fesitivities, golf cart parade, children's torch parade, jingle bell trot, boat parage and the festival of lights were a sampling of the spirit of Green Turtle Cay this time of year and we enjoyed every event. Side trips included lunch at Bakers Bay with John and Sharon Kool and a trip to Marsh Harbour to see the new grocery store "Maxwells".

Childrens Torch Box Parade

The children of Green Turtle Cay paraded through town with their turkey hats and torch boxes that they made, this years theme was Africa.

Festivities at Green Turtle Cay

Festivities for Thanksgiving included Terry's idea of putting me in my place for a while. 

Thanksgiving 2010

We were entertained by the children of Green Turtle Cay as they held a Torchlight Procession thru town on Thanksgiving. It's amazing how many primary school age children live on Green Turtle Cay and how talented they are. Turkey and ham were offered up for a modest price and we had a very old fashioned Thanksgiving feast with the townsfolks not to be forgotten.

Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas

2 Shorty's is the newest take out food stop in Green Turtle Cay, its where all the locals eat. These sisters cook out of their house and do a thriving business. Conch Fritters are $5.00 and Kalik is $4.00. What a deal. They told us that they are so popular with the locals because they cook the best chicken wings on the island ($5.00) conch is for tourists, chicken for residents!

Lobster Time!

One of our favorite things about the Bahamas is their wonderfully fresh and available crawfish. To us its a lobster tail, but truefully its a crawfish (no claws). At Old Bahama Bay the local lobster guys will bring them over to your boat fresh daily and you can drill down the price. The guy in the picture first wanted $8.00 a tail, I ended up paying $25. for 5 and then he threw in another 2 for a cold beer and a pack of Nabs. Easy and I didn't have to spear them myself. 

Anchoring at Dragon Point on the Banana River

This is how our evening looked at our anchorage at Dragon Point on the Banana River in Eau Gaille, Florida. The colors were spectacular and we enjoyed a cool evening without any boat traffic. Red skies at night.......