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Paul leaving SV Aphrodite and his family for the first time at the Langkawi International Airport
March 16, 2026July 10, 2026Lorraine Escher

Paul Leaves SV Aphrodite to Crew from the Bahamas to French Polynesia

June 28, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing Aphrodite: a year in review

Long Reads: Exumas Stories. A picture of Betty and Paul on the beach at Shroud Cay.
May 24, 2016May 24, 2016Lorraine Escher

Bahamas Long Reads — Exumas Stories

A Nurse Shark that we seriously feared in the Jumentos, Ragged Islands and other islands south of George Town.
May 23, 2016May 23, 2016Lorraine Escher

Southern Bahamas Long Reads — Beyond the Exumas

New friends in Abraham's Bay, Mayaguana.
May 22, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Abraham’s Bay, Mayaguana — Everyone Had Something to Give

May 12, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Ragged Island, Bahamas — Where Goats Cross the Street

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May 1, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Swimming With a Wild Dolphin in the Bahamas — With Video

April 9, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

George Town Dock Drama

April 1, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Jumentos, Bahamas — Leaving Chicken Habour

March 25, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

George Town, Bahamas — Summer Camp for Cruisers

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