Great Abaco Island, Bahamas Travel Blogs

Marsh Harbour to Great Sale Cay
Apr 19, 2009

... and Manjack Cay which had many boats in it's anchorage. We sailed on a fast beam reach as far as the north end of Little Abaco. We then decided to start the engine and motor sail as the wind was getting lighter and we wanted to keep up our speed. We ...

Freeport to Marsh Harbour
Mar 14, 2005 (10 photos)

... We were cold and wet most of the trip, but we were making progress. The islands we passed were nothing like I imagined the Bahamas to be, mostly mangroves and some sea grass - not the beautiful sand beaches you see in the pictures. On Tuesday the ...

Hope Town to Marsh Harbor and Home to PA
Mar 7, 2009 (4 photos)

We felt quite sad to be leaving Hope Town on the 6th. We waited until 2 hrs before high tide before we dropped the mooring ball and made our way out of the well marked channel and turned left along the shore and then right,once we were behind the ...

Man of War to Sea Spray on Elbow Key and Hope Town
Mar 1, 2009 (5 photos)

... made it into Sea Spray Marina Resort just before high water with never less than 7 feet. 4 feet is an ideal draft for the Bahamas however boats of 6 feet can manage ok but can be quite tide restricted. The slips at Sea Spray have 5 to 6 feet depth. The ...

Hope Town on Elbow Key
Mar 3, 2009 (5 photos)

We spent three nights on a mooring at Hope Town. The weather improved and we had a a lovely time exploring the town. The beach on the Atlantic side is very dramatic with what looks like some good snorkeling close to the beach. We shivered as we passed ...

Tales of Marsh Harbour
Feb 14, 2002

... , North Carolina. Here we were, over three months and over a thousand miles later watching the Super Bowl together in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas. As Alida would say: Hey gang, a Kodak Moment. Also at the party were Ed and Marlene from VALHALLA whom ...

Green Turtle to Treasure Cay
Jan 25, 2002

... pool, bar, restaurant, dive shop and jewelry store. Nearby is a grocery store with fresh produce at reasonable prices (for the Bahamas), a post office liquor store and a laundry where you leave your washing with an elderly lady and pick it up all washed, ...

Horses and Friends / Hope Town
Mar 15, 2002

... candy cane striped lighthouse is one of the few remaining manned lighthouses in the Caribbean and is supported by the Bahamas Lighthouse Preservation Society which is headquartered in Hope Town. Volunteers make some of the out-of-production parts such as ...

Relaxing in the sun....
Aug 13, 2006 (5 photos)

Check out the pictures from my trip to the Bahamas. It was wonderful to spend all day on the beach and enjoy lots of time with my close friends.

Hello Abaco
Apr 24, 2005 (1 photos)

... put your bags on a wooden cart and you walk outside and pick it up yourself. Captain Ted arrived to pick us up in the island taxi. You call the taxi on the ship to shore radio. Everyone uses radio instead of phone. We ate at a restaurant named ...

Thankful on Thanksgiving
Nov 26, 2009 (119 photos)

... for – having my Mum for another year; being together in such a lovely place on the holiday; enjoying the weather and company. And, of course, we enjoyed zipping around the island in the half-moon light and soft winds – I could get used to this.

Goodbye, Gerry and Don - Day 51 - 54
Jan 16, 2008 (5 photos)

... will not be sending blogs to their friends and family unless I hear otherwise from you that you want to continue hearing about the Bahamas. Next stop will be Treasure Cay by boat and a few days of basking in the sun with the Hunters, Gibsons and Jenkins ...

Sailing in the Bahamas
Nov 20, 2005 (12 photos)

Strong winds and bad weather off the coast kept us inside the reef, which was just fine, as we loved Hope Town Harbour ... and the key lime pie!

Marsh Harbour
Nov 20, 2005 (1 photos)

Flew from Miami to Marsh Harbour. Mum and Pas landed just after we did. All took cab to hotel, then walked up to grocers. Bought lots and lots of stuff. Pas and I went to liquor store to stock up. Paul, the kids, and I went to dinner on our own at ...

Happy Birthday Shannon
Dec 14, 2008

Shannon - H's newest friend has a birthday

Great Guana Cay
May 19, 1999 (10 photos)

Sailed to Baker's Bay -- then a pristine beach ... with abandoned cruise ship port of call hidden in the interior

Leaving Andros, back to Abaco
Dec 2, 2006 (6 photos)

... to Hank and his little boy, Aaron, we went to the airport where Mom took off for Nassau and we flew back up to Abaco to stay at Marsh Harbour. Cherokee Aviation is the really nice new FBO at Marsh Harbour--very professional and upscale! We arranged to ...

The lighthouse again and again
Nov 27, 2009 (89 photos)

... games. He was all excited about Monday night’s game, when he would be dropping leaflets from the blimp during half-time. What a great hobby! He also offered us a tour of his cat – a much larger one than ours, so we accepted. (Too luxurious for ...

Happy 17th Birthday Joe!!!
Dec 13, 2008

HAPPY 17th BIRTHDAY JOE

Day Two in the Out Islands of the Abaco
Apr 30, 2005 (4 photos)

... . It looks like calm anchorage, nice beach, and a bit of coral. The route takes us past the northeast point of Great Abaco Island and then northwest past part of Little Abaco Island. When we arrive at the shelter part of the Cay there are already three ...

Homeward Bound
Dec 19, 2008

All aboard, homeward bound.....

Treasure Cay
Nov 24, 2005 (4 photos)

... harbour, but it will be sheltered.           The weather has turned cold - for the Bahamas. But after all day in the stiff wind (esp after motoring into a stiff headwind), we were all a bit chilled. Mum was so ...

Across the water
Nov 24, 2006 (3 photos)

... to the ferry that runs to New Plymouth, a little settlement on Green Turtle Cay. Really the whole collection of cayes around Abaco Island are called "the Abacos".  Surprisingly it was a lot cooler than I expected; the cold front that had followed us ...

Broadside in the Fairway - Day 58 - 60
Jan 22, 2008 (2 photos)

We left Treasure Cay Sunday afternoon in a rage.  Winds were 20 - 30 knots and seas were about 4 feet.  It reminded me of "the crossing".  We wanted to get back to Marsh Harbor because Monday and Tuesday's weather didn't look much ...

Treasure Cay
Nov 25, 2009 (27 photos)

It had been a mostly still night – some rolliness at times but we felt very secure. I woke to seemingly random bells – the first set went off at 6am: a short set. This was followed by a much more complex chime at 6:30am … then very brief ...

Little Harbour
May 23, 1999 (7 photos)

Ended with some time at Little Harbour, enjoying the artist's colony

Preparations and Logistics
Nov 21, 2009 (7 photos)

... about 55 minutes total flight time. I am always fascinated flying over the marls, the very shallow seascape to the west of Great Abaco Island. The marls seem to have game trails passing through them at all strange angles. I’m sure it is due to tidal ...

Gin Clear Water - Day 48-50
Jan 13, 2008 (7 photos)

... on board.  Ed and Pam were staying another day so that they could rent a golf cart and spend the day touring the whole island.  We told them it wasn't going to take that long.   Man O War is a quaint little place populated with about ...

In The Bahamas at Last - Days 43-47
Jan 10, 2008 (7 photos)

... toured the town.  Over Bahama Mamas ate Capt. Jack's we all agreed that we finally feel that we have arrived in the Bahamas.  The water is turquoise, the sky is blue, the weather is warm and all is right with the world! In the evening ...

Day 37 - 40 - This is It!
Dec 21, 2007 (10 photos)

... .  We will cruise the Abacos during the month of January.  Mary and Gerry Hunter of s/v Paloma will return to the Bahamas in January and also plan to cruise the islands.  Dave and Myrna Gibson of s/v Paloma will remain in Marsh Harbor ...