Marsh Harbour, Bahamas Travel Blogs

Marsh Harbour to Great Sale Cay
Apr 19, 2009

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 we ...

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

... of the mast. No showers, no pizza - we drank some rum and settled in for another rough night. Thursday we headed to Marsh Harbour - to get there we had to pass through whale channel to move outside the reef to avoid shallow waters. Once again it ...

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

... and 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 ...

Tales of Marsh Harbour
Feb 14, 2002

... Swamp, 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 ...

Hello Abaco
Apr 24, 2005 (1 photos)

Hello Abaco !!! We arrived on an 18 seat prop plane form Ft. Lauderdale. Marsh Harbor airport is about 40 feet square. Half of it is terminal and the other half immigration and customs. They put your bags on a wooden cart and you walk outside and ...

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 ...

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)

... 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, a nice collection of little cottages right on the main ...

Across the water
Nov 24, 2006 (3 photos)

... nice, the resort thing really isn't our scene. I had selected it online mainly because we couldn't get any place over at Marsh Harbour, it being Thanksgiving weekend and all. We did do one fun thing though--we rented bicycles and pedaled over to the ferry ...

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

... 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 better.  We pulled into the fairway to our slip, couldn't make the ...

Preparations and Logistics
Nov 21, 2009 (7 photos)

... two hours early, to give Air Bahamas time to rectify Orbitz’s error. After all that, it was nice that the flight to Marsh Harbour was very easy and on time … about 55 minutes total flight time. I am always fascinated flying over the marls, the ...

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

... making those bags.  It's a definite must do ONCE type of place.    Saturday, we made our way back to Marsh Harbor and "home" where we will wait out the anticipated cold front - the one that will bring the Atlantic Seaboard 2 to 10 feet ...

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 ...

Bahamas
Nov 25, 2005

Sailing out of Marsh Harbour

Silver Sun on Baker's Bay
Nov 22, 2009 (18 photos)

We must have made the transition to East Coast time already, because Paul and I were up and about before 8am – even without the promise of immediate coffee! Shortly after the girls and Mum got up, we received our boat briefing – which was very ...

Return to Marsh Harbour
Nov 27, 2005 (1 photos)

Played on beach in morning. Went to airport; checked in. While waiting for flight, overheard that American had cancelled. Stood in long line, waiting to be helped. Finally, heard that there were seats on a flight to Fort Lauderdale. We took four. Rushed ...

Back By Popular Demand - Day 41 & 42
Jan 4, 2008 (2 photos)

... display that rivals New York City's. January 3rd we (Sue and Kelsey) left 16 degree weather in Horsham for the balmy Bahamas.  We were greeted with 60 degree weather, rain and blustery winds.  The seas and passages are too rough to go out in ...

Departure from Marsh Harbour
May 18, 1999 (1 photos)

Having arrived the night before, we finished our briefing, unpacked, and departed Marsh Harbour.