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Our Last Island Stop - Nassau
The following day was our last stop on the Bahamas, Nassau the archipelago's capital. We got off the boat and went exploring around the Old Town which included Forts Fincastle and Charlotte with their pirate lore, the Queen's staircase; 65 steps cut ...
Day 2 Cruise - Nassau
... a great brekkie, before leaving the ship to go on a snorkelling expedition that we had booked. The sea is beautiful in the Bahamas, that blue that you see in pictures. The snorkelling was great fun. We bought some fish food, ...
Days 22-24: Fresh Fish!
By wednesday, the seas had calmed enough for us to make the trek across the Exuma Sound to Long Island. The winds were favorable so captain Pete set up his self steering device he's been tinkering with since he was back home in New Hampshire. It's still ...
Almost to our first PORT!!!
I always have so much to write even when we have such a simple day on the ship, well really no day is ever simple while on this amazing trip. For example today we passed by an active volcanoe, probably about ...
OUR HEART BELONGS TO THE BAHAMAS
May 1, 2009 - May Day! N25 04.482 W77 18.806 - Nassau My heart belongs to the Bahamas. The Exumas owns a great part of me. Nassau owns a great part of me. Charlie's Restaurant Today we ...
rockin' and rollin'!!!
Sorry for the blog lapse, but we've been BUSY! So we made it to the ship, and we're on it now. I've never been on a big ship before, and it's taking some getting used to. At this moment, we're rocking back and forth about 10-15 degrees on both ...
Bahama-bah
... sorry and headed back out to deeper water. We then decided that since we couldn't tell the depth reliably and since the Bahamas Islands are coral-strewn, shallow-watered bits of land, we needed to either bypass them altogether or be very careful picking ...
who runs the bahamas? barack OBAHAMA haha
... WELL. it wasnt even worth trying the sleep on the flight because it was only 55mins long, but i slept anyway :P then we got the bahamas and got a taxi to our hotel, the HILTON. and we managed to check in at 9:30am. obviously not very busy this week, not ...
Another day in paradise.....
... other for the food. Yes, we heard the news before we left on our cruise about someone being bitten by a shark in the Bahamas. That's why it's very important to follow the staff instructions: " Hold onto the rope and stay within the group". The ...
Going home
We had breakfast at the Grand Pacific. Nobody wants to do anything special today. Everybody was contented to stay in the room. I was finishing to read my book so that I can leave it in the ship library. The rest of the ...
Adapting to Life at an Ashram
... of poses left me awestruck, such as peacock. The instructors were from all backgrounds and ethnic groups. U.S., Canada, Germany, UK, Bahamas. The Indian teachers were the most fun, and the most challenging. One Indian man would gently laugh and guided me ...
Bahama Mama
... fortsatt levde. Sleipe delfiner! For oss var det likevel nok til to store fiskefileter til middag den første kvelden i Bahamas. Strender, ankring, sol, snorkling, klart vann. Det er stikkordene for seiling på Bahamas. Klart det kommer en og annen ...
25 23.90N 77 55.08W - CROSSING FROM BIMINI TO CHUB
... in or give you verbal instructions on getting in. The channel was dug for a future resort, however it seems that the Bahamas has a plethora of future resorts that never quite got off the ground - except for the channel. Rounding the end of ...
First A day
Today was our first A day of class aboard the MS Explorer. The class schedule aboard is divided into A and B days with different classes meeting on each. Since we really are pressed for time in class, we have class everyday we are at sea ...
Mis-Adventures of Spindrift - Nassau to Norman
... pleasant.....should have known it wouldn't last! It would seem this log is more about the mis-adventures of S/V Spindrift as opposed to Bahamas Bound! Unless we're tied up in a slip, we seem to find our way into difficult situations. At ...
Skipskost
... . Vi har grillet mang et måltid ombord når vi har ligget til ankers eller kai.Fra sumpene i Nord Carolina til varme Bahamas. Resultatet er alltid godt. Noen middager blir såklart lagd i byssa, pasta, chili og supper. Spesielt om vi er underveis. ...
Small Town Explorations
... He spoke English pretty well, but I was thinking to myself of all the places to be treated by a Chinese doctor the middle of the Bahamas was not it. After sitting up on the exam table came the worst pain of my life. The nice, friendly, all smiles doctor ...
A2
Today was A2 aka our second day of A block classes. In global studies this morning we talked about the history of Cuba and Haiti as well as how the weather influences the climate which in turn influences the way people look, act, and migrate to ...
Exumas Tour
Hey there, Sorry, haven't been around internet for a while! Currently, we are in Highborne Cay at a nice marina. The furthest south we got was roughly 8 miles from here, Normans Cay, which was amazing. We had to back track ...
Day before Spain!
Today was a relatively boring day. I attended my three classes and then came back to my room to pack for Spain. I am so excited about seeing land very soon! I am going to be exploring Cadiz tomorrow and sleeping on the ship tomorrow ...
Birds!
One of my classes got cancelled today...well the professor didn't show up and we all left after fifteen minutes. It was only the second time in my educational career that I have had that great opportunity. He emailed us later saying he forgot ...
DAVE'S BIRTHDAY AT WARDERICK CAY!!! HAPPY 65TH!!!!
N24 23.674 W76 37.945 APRIL 10TH - Today is Dave's birthday and he was given the Exumas as a present!!! Not too shabby! We left Shroud Cay around 8:00 AM to make way to Warderick Cay which is the Exuma Cay Land and Sea Park ...
MARSH HARBOR TO LYNYARD CAY N26 21.597 W76 59.1
May 6, 2009 - Marsh Harbor to Lynyard Cay N26 21.597 W76 59.164 Since we couldn't start at the bottom of the Sea of Abaco, we decided we'd sail south and start our trip over. So we headed out of Marsh Harbor down the ...
LYNYARD TO TILLOO CAY TO MAN O WAR
... headed for Man O Way Cay arriving at 2:00. Man-O-War is a traditional boat-building center of the entire Bahamas. Loyalists settled in the islands of the Bahamas in the 1780's and those settling in the Exumas tended to be farmers, ...
N25 52.60 W79.18.50
ALICE TOWN, BIMINI Well, Bahamas Customs let us in! We took a slip at the Bimini Blue Water Resort - $1/foot - $10 electric. Water is .25/gallon - but we don't need any. We're only staying the night. Once we cleared in, we walked ...
CINCO DE MAYO IN MARSH HARBOR
... we're ready to leave the marina. For one thing - it was HOT. This is the hottest I've been since arriving in the Bahamas. The winds are very light (after so much wind it seems weird) and in a marina you don't get the benefit of pointing ...
Another Paradise: Freeport Lucaya
We had breakfast at the Garden Cafe. They had large selections of breakfast, hot breakfast or cold. You can have someone make an omelet for you. It was a good breakfast. As we get off the ship, there ...
Saying Goodbye to the Exumas
Greetings from Spanish Wells! We left off in Staniel Cay after a great visit with family and the exploration of Thunderball Cave, swimming pigs, iguanas, a Bahamian stern talking too about conch size limits, beautiful coral reefs, fishing, ...
A SUNDAY ON GTC
Every morning we wake up to the roosters crowing. That doesn't mean we "get up", but all around you can hear the crowing of the roosters. Since the boat is facing north, we're getting all the breezes across our stern and down into the saloon ...