Leisure… Thunderball, Pigs, Iguanas- much to do! 17 Feb 20128 May 2023 The winds at Pipe Cay subsiding, we sailed for Staniel Cay and anchored at Big Major Cay which is home to Pig Beach. “Wild” pigs actively live on the island,…
Leisure… Tucked in for a Norther at Pipe Cay 13 Feb 201219 Feb 2012 The weather was calling for a pretty bad Norther and squalls. Winds 20-25 knots from the NW and N. Accounting for swell, and swell wrapping around islands, the most protected…
Fishing… Northern Land and Sea Park- Shroud Cay 10 Feb 201219 Feb 2012 Before we left Norman’s Cay and entered the legally protected waters of the Land and Sea Park, Grant tested his luck at spearfishing fish for the first time (not lobsties). …
Cooking… Cruising’s Holy Land–the Exumas 7 Feb 201219 Feb 2012 We left Rock Sound with the sunrise, making a good sail southward to Highborne Cay in the Exumas. The crossing was about 60 miles through protected Eleuthera sandbanks and out…
Fishing… Unhappy Barracuda, Laundry and Water 3 Feb 20125 Feb 2012 The weather has been very very windy. It seems like the wind hasn’t calmed down for weeks. We had a favorable breeze so we sailed from Hatchet Bay to Governors…
Leisure… Onward to Eleuthera- sailing southward 25 Jan 201227 Jan 2012 A really interesting site about Eleuthera history, ruins, caves and wrecks: www.projecteleuthera.org Back to work getting ready to sail southward to Eleuthera. We filled Velocir up with food, fuel and…
Leisure… A Day in the Life- video blogging 21 Jan 201221 Jan 2012 Amelia had a super awesome time visiting her little cousin in snowy Seattle. They saw the city sights and ate a LOT of ice cream! Amelia returned the day of…
Cooking… Moseyin’ 12 Jan 201213 Jan 2012 Amelia’s parents reluctantly left the Bahamas and Amelia is off in cold Seattle visiting family. Well, cold for her, locals in t-shirts give her a double take when they see…
Fishing… Runabout Adventures 5 Jan 20128 Jan 2012 Renting a runabout in the Bahamas has given us so much speed and mobility compared to our Albin Vega Velocir. We have spent this past week using it to explore…
Leisure… Ringing in the New Year 3 Jan 20128 Jan 2012 We celebrated the New Year with family in Hopetown, Abaco Bahamas. There were great fireworks show and junkanoo celebration on the streets. We went out for a delicious dinner of…
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