Campfire on the beach
We met up with some friends on another boat and had a lovely sunset campfire, toasted marshmallows etc. etc.
Elegant and Sophisticated
Not normally adjectives that get applied to us right now (or ever to me) but last night we got close, arranging for the kids to be looked after on another boat and slipping across the water to the Fowl Cay Resort, a private island that has lovely houses for up to thirty guests together with […]
And then the sun came out
We’ve just enjoyed a couple of wonderful days here at Staniel Cay, made special by the people we have met around here, and gilded by the sunshine that has finally decided to appear, together with lighter winds. Add that to an absolutely beautiful place and it’s a recipe for paradise. We’re anchored at the oddly […]
Cold and tired
The sun has just come out and the wind eased, so we are feeling much better, but we spent the week since Georgetown being cold, tired and a bit hacked off. It's a relative thing, of course. For us to complain it's cold when the air temp is 23C (74F) and the water about the […]
More treasure
We’ve been getting good at this treasure thing. Our friend Helen, when with us in Culebra, found a strange articulated ring when snorkeling. We all guessed it was some cheap piece of stainless bling, but she has since found out that it is white gold and pretty valuable, a nice find. On Volleyball Beach in […]
Georgetown, crusiers country club.
If you cruise this area, you see a few other boats at each anchorage. You hear that there are a thousand or so boats in the area, and wonder where they all are. Then you go to Georgetown, Great Exuma. The area was clearly settled by a bunch of people keen to ingratiate themselves with […]
The Mystery Boat
We were anchored at Conception Island, that paradise within paradise, uninhabited island. There was one other boat there when we left for a dinghy trip; when we returned there was a new arrival. We pass by and I notice a small person on board. KID BOAT!! It is now essential to go over and say […]
The Bahamas weather game.
We play a bit of a cat and mouse game with the weather here, looking for different places to anchor, and choosing our travelling days, depending on the forecast. To give you some idea of how that works, and why weather is such a feature in our daily life right now, here’s my little primer […]
Rum Cay and Conception Island
These Bahamian Islands just keep getting better. Picture a three mile long curving beach of the finest powdery sand. Turquoise water laps at the shore, palm trees overhang the beach, a few homes sit tucked back behind the low limestone layers that line the back of the beach. Anchor your yacht a few hundred yards […]
Photos from South Caicos
Much delayed, but here are a couple of collages of photos from our days on South Caicos. We’ve also added photos to posts below too. To see these in full size, just click on them.