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Marsh Harbour Slideshow
Marsh Harbour
Travel Blogs from Marsh Harbour, 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
... 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
... 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 ...
Tales of Marsh Harbour
... 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
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
... 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, ...
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
... 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, a nice collection of little cottages right on the ...
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
Getting to Green Turtle Cay Friday 3/25 We finally pulled ourselves away from the pier at Old Orchid Marina. Every place starts to feel like home after just a few days. It was great to be back out on the ocean for a while today. To get to our destination ...
Across the water
... 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 ...
Broadside in the Fairway - Day 58 - 60
... 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 ...
Preparations and Logistics
... 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, ...
Gin Clear Water - Day 48-50
... 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 ...
Marh Harbour to the bahamas
Marsh Harbour third largest city could be regarded as a major commercial center for the islands. It is, in addition, a major boating center, with craft of all shapes and sizes coming through for fuel, rest, food and water. The Marsh ...
Day 37 - 40 - This is It!
... holidays. 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 ...
Skye "Kitty" loves her Swim Platform
Just a quick entry to let everyone know how much Skye loves her swim platform. Also a chance to let everyone know of our latest plans!!!! As the season is flying by, we have realized that we will not have time do all that we hoped. The ...
Lazy daze and a Sea Hunt
Tuesday, March 22 - Wednesday, March 23 - We took a dingy ride along the coast of Guana Cay looking for a new snorkeling spot. Saw lots of beautiful cottages and villas. Back at the marina we got to see two nurse sharks feeding on conch scraps being ...
Nipper's
Thursday, March 17 - We were up at 6:30 a.m. Denny didn't get much sleep last night due to a really low tide. Must be the almost full moon. He kept checking our dock lines to make sure there was enough slack in them. After hot showers we had breakfast at ...
Silver Sun on Baker's Bay
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 ...
It's gooder on Guana
... the possibilities if this had happened to us under sail, especially in the Gulf. Well, maybe we would have had to return to the Bahamas for a few days waiting for a repair. How sad that would have been! Thanks to Denny and Brian who helped save the ...
The conch shell
... took our 5 gal. jerry can and Chad took his propane tank for his stove over to the supply barge. They took them to Marsh Harbor and returned them in the afternoon. Denny put the finishing touches on one of his conch shells and began a two hour practice ...
Return to Marsh Harbour
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 ...
Gettin outa Guana soon
... Denny looking for lobster and conch. All we found was trash on a beach. My idea was that we start a “Keep the Bahamas’ Beaches Beautiful” program. This would give us a reason to return and encourage others to do the same. Gather family ...
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