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Travel Blogs from Harbour Island, Bahamas
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Marsh Harbour to Great Sale Cay
We left Harbour View Marina, Marsh Harbour at 0815 knowing we had a long day ahead. The Whale report on the Cruisers Net on VHF did not sound promising (Dave suggesting that the vendors wanted boats to stay in the Abacos for all the Sunday action!) but ...
Freeport to Marsh Harbour
... 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
... made our way out of the well marked channel and turned left along the shore and then right,once we were behind the lighthouse, toward Marsh Harbour. We let the headsail go and had a nice sail in about 15-20 knts of course it was on the nose but we were ...
Great Guana Batman! It's a snorkling reef!
... Wabi Sabi) we expected to be moving around a bit more, but this time, we stopped to smell the roses (and the Mac-Cheese). Harbour Island is spectacular... but before we show it to you, we still need to get you here! The videos we are ...
A day in our life...
One of the most common questions we hear from friends back home is: What do you DO all day?!?! Below is a video that reveals all. Well, actually it is the compilation of events that occurred over several days. The idea is to help you ...
Tales of Marsh Harbour
... , 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 ...
Quaint, peaceful Hopetown
... of the 50ft boat to the other. There is a photo below. Lee and Sherry Haefele and their friend Barry (from Eluthera, Bahamas) spent the day with us, walking around, going to a country music concert, riding golf carts. A pleasant time, ...
Hello Abaco
... 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 ...
Repairs, rest and relaxation
... ;Bob, Phyllis and Vincent attend Pastor Randy’s church on Man O War Cay. So the marina was beautiful, on a small Bahamas scale. Small office, slow Internet, small pool, etc. but quaint and very clean, everywhere. Additionally, the ...
Goodbye, Gerry and Don - Day 51 - 54
... 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 ...
Sailing in the Bahamas
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! ...
Doing the Abacos
Well here we are at Great Guana Cay but I will backtrack. We got into Marsh Harbour after leaving Green Turtle Cay. Selling points for Marsh Harbour:- Good dingy dock for Kitty (as that's a selling point on our side) it has to be a low one so she can ...
Marsh Harbour
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 ...
Leaving on a pasage to Ileuthera/Exumas
Hi everyone We may not have contact for a while. We are about to sail to Little Harbour, then on to the Royal Island or Spanish Wells on Eleuthera. Will sort out internet again when we can. We now have a new Wind generator though, ...
Bahamas
... to get a crew to help us home. There was a mile walk to the nearest store for a loaf of bread, the Bahamas are very nice but remote, Long Island is 76 miles long (max 4 miles wide) and has a population of only 3,500 so Clarence town has a population of ...
Great Guana Cay
Sailed to Baker's Bay -- then a pristine beach ... with abandoned cruise ship port of call hidden in the ...
Leaving Andros, back to Abaco
... 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 stay at the Lofty Fig, ...
Relaxing for a few days
Friday, March 18 - Saturday, March 19 - We have been enjoying Great Guana and just relaxing for a couple days and doing boat maintenance and cleaning. We had great ribs and fish at a bbq at Pirate's Cove the other night. Sunday we will go to Nipper's Bar ...
Pig Roast at Nipper's
Sunday, March 20 - Today is the famous pig roast we've heard so much about. Lots of boats came into the harbor yesterday and this morning for this event which is held every Sunday. Chad & Julie, Dale & Mercedes, Jack and crew John joined us and ...
Gettin' to Green Turtle Cay
... Plus, she bakes bread and cookies every day, and they are all delicious. We have a new favorite place to eat. Tuesday is exploring the island by golf cart day. The first order of business is to get some info on the other marinas in the area. The 2 we are ...
Across the water
... and a little restaurant,"The Tiki", that seems very popular! We took off out over the big blue Atlantic, headed towards the Bahamas. I was a little scared about flying over all that water, but we got cleared from Miami Center for 8000 feet, (for ...
Broadside in the Fairway - Day 58 - 60
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 ...
The conch shell
... 21 - Today was very breezy, but sunny and warm. We needed gas for our generator and outboard and there is no gas on the island, so Denny took our 5 gal. jerry can and Chad took his propane tank for his stove over to the supply barge. They took them to ...
Preparations and Logistics
... replace someone out sick). From her, we learned that Orbitz had only sent the taxes for Paul’s ticket – so, although Bahamas Air had a record of his reservation, he had not been given a seat. The Supervisor for Bahamas Air was very helpful ...
Gin Clear Water - Day 48-50
... 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 ...
Junkanoo Party Party Party
... on the sidelines are "in the parade" its infectious. It is a must do for the families on the island. The largest Junkanoo in the Bahamas is in Nassau and is a magnificent celebration of life and freedom. It is celebrated in two spectacular ...
Harbour Island
I spent my christmas and new years eve in the bahamas. At exactly midnight i was on a beach with a stray dog and my gf (at the time) and no one else in site. Most memorable exp i had in a long time. I love ...
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