I was so happy to be back in the Abacos. While we were in Eleuthera I mentioned something about Abaco to another sailor. He sniped back, “That’s not the Bahamas.†I imagine the Abaconians would take exception to his remark. Still, I think I understand what he meant. Abaco is full of sailing snowbirds and …read more
Month: May 2012
May 10 — Journey back to Abaco
It’s 11:30AM May 10th, and I struggle with ways to describe how much I enjoy this life. (This is not a sentiment I felt six months ago on any given Thursday morning.) The island of Eleuthera is far behind us to the south. Our destination, Greater Abaco, is to our left, but is not yet …read more
May 6 & 7 — Rock Sound Harbour to Hatchet Bay
In a dead flat calm the water is serenely beautiful. The line that marks the horizon is too faint to mean anything. The sea, reflecting the azure color of the sky, seems to just rise up and above the boat, enveloping you in a boundless sphere. With the boat motor turned off the quiet is …read more
May 4 & 5 – Harbor Lag in Rock Sound Harbour
In our neighborhood, Cabbagetown, back in Atlanta, we have a thing called “neighbor lag.†Neighbor lag is when you leave your home for a five-minute walk across the neighborhood that ends up taking 30 minutes or more. First you run into a friend, stop and chat, then someone else shows up walking their dog (dogs …read more
May 3 — Exumas to Rock Sound Harbour
On Wednesday morning we said goodbye to the Exumas. We only had a short time to spend in these islands and missed much. I would have liked to have seen the prehistoric iguanas at Allen’s Cay, the ruins of a drug smuggling plane off of Norman’s Cay, and the swimming pigs we had heard about …read more
May 1 – Exuma Land and Sea Park
The sun shone on Tuesday morning and we were finally able to visit ashore. We hiked to the top of Boo Boo Hill and down several trails. Greg did some snorkeling. There was so much to see, we hardly made a dent in it.
April 28 – 30 — Exuma Land and Sea Park
Monday evening, April 30, the sun finally shone down on us for the first time in four days. All around we saw people emerge from their boats, bask in the sun’s rays and dinghy ashore. As the day came to an end cameras pointed westward, documenting this occasion as the brilliant orb slowly sunk below …read more
Aunt Exuma’s Lizards
Our guidebook states that there are four different types of snakes (all nonpoisonous) found in the Bahamas. It says nothing about how many types of lizards live in the islands. Maybe there are just too many to count or maybe people just aren’t as concerned about scurrying little reptiles that pose no threat of your …read more
April 27 — Cairn at Hawksbill Cay
On Friday we woke up to grey skies. We had had an exhausting day before traveling from Highborne Cay to Hawksbill Cay and then exploring ruins ashore at Hawksbill. The lack of sun became a good excuse to delay our trip to Warderick Wells, the headquarters of the Exuma Land and Sea Park. We went …read more
April 26 — Loyalist Ruins at Hawksbill Cay
A short dinghy ride north from the northern most anchorage and mooring field at Hawksbill Cay takes you around a nub of the island and to a small beach with a trail to the Russell Ruins. The Russell family were loyalists who were given a grant to settle on the Cay by The Crown in …read more