Between the Holidays
With the Christmas events behind us and New Year’s just ahead, we decided to get out of the harbor for a couple of days, along with Cutting Class. Man O War is just 6 nautical miles away so it only … Continued
An Island Christmas – Holiday in Hope Town
Our original, plan 3 months ago, was to visit the upper Exumas first and then head north to the Abacos. As the holiday season approached, I thought long and hard about where I wanted to be for Christmas. First choice … Continued
Staring at a Black Screen
WARNING: This is not my typical blog post, and it’s not about Christmas in the Bahamas. But it will explain why there may not be another post. 🙁 My wonderful MacBook Pro has “died” for unknown reasons. Started it up … Continued
Winter Solstice….. 100 Days Later
Over the past week, I have been taking some photos and saving them with an idea in mind about the “comings and goings” in Hope Town harbor, as boats arrive and depart. I awoke this morning with a slightly different … Continued
Looking for Lobster in All the ……
Al learned to spear lobsters during our first winter here in the Bahamas. HIs buddy, Dan, taught him. But Dan wasn’t here in Hope Town yet, and after 20 months of land life, Al was a little rusty. He looked … Continued
Sun – Sand – Surf
We have had a week of pretty darn good weather, if you like it warm and sunny, a little humid, with a dash of thunderstorms thrown in, just to keep you off balance. The week began on Sunday morning with … Continued
Art for the Parks, Abaco
The Bahamas National Trust was created by an Act of Parliament in 1959 to build and manage the national park system of the Bahamas. Among the many events throughout the Bahamas to promote national parks is Art for the Parks, … Continued
The Sound of Sunshine ….. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
If this blog had a music score for this past week, it would alternate between The Sound of Sunshine by Michael Franti & Spearhead and Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head by BJ Thomas, if I were the musical director. … Continued
Don’t Rock the Boat, Baby!
Time to head south, but heading south from Green Turtle Cay can be tricky because you must go through one of the toughest passages in the Bahamas…..”The Whale.” Even the name is spoken with respect by sailors. There is a … Continued
A “Grayish” Green Turtle Cay
After a crossing (either a good one, bad one or a so-so one), it is time for a little R&R for a few days in Green Turtle Cay. We continued to hope for better weather so that we could explore this charming … Continued