April 18, we left the beautiful Warderick Wells mooring field and headed north. We had enjoyed 3 beautiful days with great weather, now we knew that we would pay for those 3 days! We were headed for Shroud Cay, but were not so sure about how shallow the areas around the island were, so we …
Heading North (or Dodging Storms and Coral Heads?) Read More »
On April 15, 2021, we pulled up the mooring buoy at the Aquarium and released our lines. The day was beautiful and we were headed for a magical place, Warderick Wells. This place is legendary for it’s protection of the environment and the sea creatures and animals that live there know it! We were excited …
Sunday, April 11, we left the huge bay of Staniel Cay, home of the swimming pigs. We had heard from some friends that we had met in Panama that they were in the Bahamas on a mooring buoy not too far away. Sure, we’re game! We were now venturing into the Exuma Land and Sea …
On April 7, 2021 we were finally able to pull our anchor and head out Conch Cay Cut into Exuma Sound. The Sound is the deeper waterway, but it requires entering between islands where there is current and wind. Tides must be timed and entry made only when the tide is going in the direction …
April 2, 2021 Soooooo….a couple of days turned into two weeks in George Town. We enjoyed the beach and hiking over Stocking Island to the Exuma Sound side. We ate at the Chat and Chill and rode a water taxi to town. We bought groceries and enjoyed lunch at a restaurant in town. As we …
March 14, 2021 we finally left Great Inagua after spending more time there than we wanted. The prediction was for 5 foot seas and moderate winds. But no, we had 8 foot seas and 30 knot winds, making for a lively sail to say the least! But as the sun set, the winds became milder …
Close Encounters, Crooked Island, A Hop Around A Long Island and The Beautiful Exumas! Read More »
March 5, 2020 we arrived in the anchorage outside of Matthew Town. This was to be our port of entry into the Bahamas. We dropped our anchor at around 7:30 in the morning. The seas had been minimal during the last of our passage but were picking up as we dropped our anchor. We had …
March 3, 2021 at 6:30 a.m., we backed out of our spot in the marina and headed out of the beautiful harbor of Port Antonio, Jamaica. In a matter of hours we would be out of Jamaican territorial waters. We aimed Slow Dancer toward Cuba and Haiti and pulled the sails. Wednesday was a beautiful …
March 1, we made the decision that the weather through the Windward Passage would be good for a trip north to the Bahamas! We would leave on Wednesday, the 3rd. We had much to do to both leave Jamaica as well as prepare to enter a new country. First thing of importance was to schedule …
February 21, we arrived in Port Antonio after a calm day at sea. We motored through the beautiful entrance channel and docked at the Errol Flynn Marina. After 2 months at anchor we were attached to a dock for a few days. It was great to just walk off the boat onto shore, no dinghy …