Author: Duwan

Weathering Storms, Anchoring, Exploring, and Meeting People in Abaco

Since our guests left our life has slowed back down a little. We have spent a lot of time just lulling around in anchorages writing. The list of things we have to fix right away has grown and subsequently shrunk…

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May 30 — White Sound to Matt Lowes Cay — D & K Visit Day 6

When I was thinking about places to visit before Debbie and Karen arrived I thought about Hopetown. Greg and I hadn’t been there yet. The water leading to the harbor is very shallow for a long way out and it…

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May 29 — Tilloo Cay to Sea Spray Marina — D & K Visit Day 5

A very nice reef surrounds the first dot of land sticking up out of the water nearest the blue house with all of the barking dogs off of Tilloo Cay above Tavern Cay. On Tuesday morning I got into the…

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May 28 — Marsh Harbor to Tilloo Cay — D & K Visit Day 4

On Monday morning we all visited mermaid reef. It was popular place to be. Several large catamarans surrounded the area, a few small crafts were tied up to the moorings, a group arrived on paddle boards, and tour guides pointed…

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May 27 — Great Guana Cay to Marsh Harbour — D & K Day Three

After little sleep Saturday night we woke up to a rolly marina on Sunday morning. Orchid Bay Marina is open to the sea of Abaco on the south side. A wall of large rocks helps to keep the waves from…

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May 26 — Treasure Cay to Great Guana Cay via Fish Cays, D & K Visit Day 2

Saturday morning Karen and Debbie wandered around a little bit, visiting the beach again and finding some coffee and breakfast. Greg made a trip into the business district area of Treasure Cay and found a hose clamp to fix the…

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May 25 — Treasure Cay, Day 1 of Debbie & Karen’s Visit

It rained on us for three days straight. In the morning when it would slack off we would dinghy into Harbor View Marina under damp grey skies to do laundry. On our return trip we would carefully wrap our clean…

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May 11 – May 24 — Preparing for Guests in Abaco

We have been back in Abaco for over three weeks. It has been a busy three weeks. The first two were spent preparing for our visitors – a thorough cleaning of Blue Wing, scouting out of marinas, places to snorkel,…

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Experiments in the Galley

Conch Fritters Greg procured another conch in the waters off of Tilloo Cay. Fortunately we had a great Internet connection at the time and he was able to look up a recipe for fritters. We had everything he needed except…

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Goodbye Eleuthera, Back in Abaco

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….

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