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Turks and Caicos – Part 2
Once we were back in Turks we had to get a bunch of boat projects done with the supplies we brought back, and we had to wait for a good weather window to cross to DR. We also did a lot of provisioning and a bit of kayaking, and visited a local brewery. Most evenings…
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Turks and Caicos – Part 1
After our late night anchoring on the west Turks bank, we went to Southside marina. We had a reservation there to leave the boat for a month while we went home. We had to time our arrival so that we entered the channel to the marina at high tide. Even at that we saw a…
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Georgetown to Turks and Caicos
We finally got a marginal weather window on March 24th, and jumped on it to begin easting to Turks and Caicos. We had a flight to catch from there so we really couldn’t keep waiting. The first day out was not fantastic with a lot of wind on the nose, but we were only heading…
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Georgetown, Bahamas
We came to Georgetown at the southern end of the Exumas after our short trip to Cat Island. Georgetown is one of the most popular destinations in the Bahamas. Many Americans and Canadians make this their port to spend the winter months in the Bahamas. We mostly motored but it was a pleasant day and…
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Cat Island
Our friends Michelle and Tony had Cat Island on their bucket list for a long time and invited us to check it out with them. Always up for an adventure we were happy to tag along. The only issue we had is that the forecast was calling for dead calm weather for multiple days, as…
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Cruising the Bahamas – The Exumas – Part 2
After spending two glorious days in Wardwick Wells we decided to move on to Staniel Key where we were having some boat parts sent by way of their partner airline, Makers Air. It was only 30 nautical miles and a beautiful day for a sail. Coming into Staniel Key was pretty shallow and we could…
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Cruising the Bahamas – The Exumas – Part 1
The Exuma chain of islands in the Bahamas are arguably the most popular part of the Bahamas, and certainly the most crowded. They are home to the pig beach, the Thunderbolt grotto and endless miles of sandy beaches and good snorkeling. We were excited to get there and set out from an anchorage near Spanish…
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Cruising the Bahamas – Eluethera Islands
Tony and MIchelle met us at the marina in Nassau and we all headed out together to go to Spanish Wells in the Eleuthera islands. We found a great anchorage near Spanish Wells, called Meek’s Patch and were able to do a lot of snorkeling, paddle boarding and swimming there. There was a lot of…
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Cruising the Bahamas – Berry Islands
In late January, my niece Katrina and her partner flew into Nassau to spend a week with us on the boat. We made the plan months before when we thought it would be absolutely no issue to meet them there by then. As time went by and our crossing to the Bahamas was delayed several…
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Sailing to the Bahamas
While we were in Gulfport Florida we had a lot of time to think about our plans to sail south. We realized that the sail plan had a lot of overnights in it and we weren’t sure that we felt up to doing all of them on our own. Luckily our friend Don, who we…