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Bahamas Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Bahamas
Chub Cay to Nassau N25 24.595 W 77 54.574
April 3, 2009 This morning is beautiful skies, winds 15-20 kts and anchorage is rollin'. Can see the seas breaking over the rocks we were in front of when the engine quit. Actually we can see where we came in. Dave says he still ...
ESCAPE FROM THE BAHAMAS!
May 23, 2009 - Escape from the Bahamas Ahhhh, it's like getting two guard dogs drunk so they'll lie down and let you sneak out! That's what it has felt like trying to find a window to cross back to the US. Actually, we're still ...
Warderick Wells N24 23.678 W76 37.943
April 21, 2009 - Big Major to Warderick Wells N24 23.678 W76 37.943 We lifted anchor at Big Major at 10:15AM heading for Warderick Wells. The weather for the week is going to turn NE to E 20-25 kts so we've decided on ...
It's finally here
So it finally happened. I'm finally on the MV Explorer. It is so surreal. I don't really believe that I'm here yet. This morning after making my post on the blog I went back upstairs to find my mom bawling. I wasn't really sure what to do to help her so ...
Day 42 - Land Ho!
Land Ho - Good Morning - As I write this we are almost to our next port of Nassau, Bahamas. We survived the Atlantic crossing - we even got a certificate!! From what everyone is saying - it was one of the best crossings ever - the Captain said that it ...
Nassau - Bahamas 5th May
We decided on a general walk around the town and, as usual, you are faced with running the gauntlet of an area that appears specifically designed to corral everyone through a thight area where you can be made every offer of transport,sightseeing,goods or ...
Bahama's
... , varen een paar keer met de speedboot naar naast gelegen eilanden en naar Marsh harbour op het "vaste land" Great Abaco. Op de Bahamas zit erg veel vis en er worden geregeld wedstrijden gehouden. De mannen pronken met soms wel meer dan 20 hengels aan hun ...
HOMESTEADING IN NASSAU
... .com interpolating what our weather future was going to look like. A front which passed through C.Fla was going to hit the northern Bahamas on Monday and move down the Exumas on Tuesday with winds out of the W 20-25kts. Since many of the Exuma ...
Nassau
Spent the last few days in Nassau. Finally I have found the magnificent beaches promised in all of the tourist brochures of the Bahamas. Which means that I of course spent most of my days lazing around on the beaches - although a lot of it was spent ...
Tropical Storm Ida
Juice's Corner: WIND. Today we are basically travelling through a tropical storm. VERY windy. 68 mph wind. The upper levels were blocked off because it was too dangerous. Yeah. It’s called hurricane IDA. So because of IDA we didn’t get to do ...
N24 11.050 W76 27,.583 BIG MAJOR
April 20, 2009 - Big Major Anchorage off Staniel Cay N24 11.050 W76 27,.583 Well, we finally pulled anchor and let our "homestead" of Black Point go. It was hard to leave that island and the friends we made while there. We ...
Green Turtle Cay N26 45.611 W77 19.496
... are the best prices around. I asked the burning question that I've had on my mind.....why is beer so expensive in the Bahamas. Even the Bahamian beer Kalik is cheaper in the US than in the Bahamas. The Liquor Store owner said that the ...
Stingray Welcome
On our way to the island tour, we were welcomed by a friendly stingray and gave us the experience of being suctioned by its mouth as we tried to feed him. But then, he realized that we don't have any food for him so eventually, he left but gave us the ...
On Norman's Pond or some version- thereof
April 6, 2009 - Norman Cay Day 2 N24 37.506 W76 48.717 Today is a new day with a new set of challenges and joys. Similar challenges as I would get at home - I could roll off the couch reaching for ...
Nassau
... pela cidade. Fomos até ao centro de Nassau e passeamos pela Praça do Parlamento que é o centro tradicional do governo das Bahamas. Os edifícios de tons pastel são bons exemplos da arquitetura colonial do início de 1800. Agrupados em torno da ...
Half Moon Cay
I got up early and hit the gym while Gary slept in. (He's still coughing and doesn't feel very well.) By the time I finished, there was land in sight and we anchored in the bay, not too far from Half Moon Cay. We weren't in a hurry to ...
Bahamas
... up and get on the ship tomorrow, then off to puerto rico. We've been having so much fun and its crazy to think that this is only the beginning and it only gets better. All I have to say about the Bahamas is Cheron loves the locals... and they love ...
Nassau, The Bahamas
Today was very exciting for me. We had a nice breakfast on the ship and then spent the day in Nassau. We first went through immigration where I received my first passport stamp. We walked around and enjoyed the warm weather and the ...
The first few days at sea!
... ; Greetings from the SEA! I cannot explain to you how happy I was when I saw the pearly white MV Explorer docked in the Bahamas. After two canceled flights and changing my airlines three times, I truly did not know if I was going to make it to ...
Atlantis Aquaventure
Another afternoon spent at the Atlantis resort and a visit to the Atlantis Hotel Aquarium, The next day was spent doing the Aquaventure. Enjoy the ...
uggh! seasickness...
If you remember, we were moored off the coast of Miami for a couple days while we went through a TON of training for faculty members. We started sailing yesterday and it was a wild ride. The seas were pretty bumpy-- Big rolling movements, that made ...
All at Sea
... is pretty decent considering it's a ship that doesn't dock for a week at a time and has to cook for 1,000 people. The Bahamas were unbelievable. When we first got there and stepped off the plane they had a three piece local band playing music and a ...
Work day so to speak
Off to work today. I head to the lounge and have some breakfast. Things are a bit different here. They use condensed milk for cream. That is a taste you must have to acquire. They also must think that marinating cantelope in grapefruit juice is good ...
Nassau and Paradise Island
The comforts and looks of home, Nassau is a natural vacation getaway for people living on the east coast of the United States. The day we visited the temperature was in the high 70's with a beautiful blue sky. It was perfect. First thing off ...
Finding space
... Still no internet and we are thinking of getting a refund and going to Florida early if we can't find a high speed connection. The Bahamas doesn't really agree with us. It just doesn't have the infrastructure we need. Jim is way behind on invoicing and ...
Home
This will be my last travel pod as I am now safely home. It has been a wonderful six and a half weeks with very few hiccups - and those have been very minor. I loved Ireland and found the scenery of Canada breathtaking. Thought the USA immigration and ...
N24 10.336 W76 26.755 - Staniel Cay
... a growing fleet of C Class sailors as well. Community hosts New Years Day Regatta and local C Class races, National Bahamas Sunfish Regatta is hosted here in August. We passed the cemetery and one grave was heavily decorated. ...
Halfway
May 15, 2005 Somewhere in the North Atlantic - Kim After so many bad reviews from my friends I was not sure how Dave and I would take to 17 days on a cruise ship. Well, we are halfway through and so far it has more than met expectations. I've been ...
Homesteading in Green Turtle Cay
May 15, 2009 - GTC Weather is going to set in on us with winds in the high 20's and thunderstorms, so it looks like we'll be New Plymouthians for a while. Oh well.....Given the forecasts through next week, we don't see us getting a window ...
Day 2-3: The Infamous Crossing
... intended). The plan is to leave that afternoon for the Bimini islands which means we sail through the night and arrive in the Bahamas the next day. Needing a good last supper before we're off, Becca cooks us Thanksgiving dinner around noon. And it was ...