Atlantis Imperial Club Paradise Island

... anchorage closer to Little Harbor so that we could "Zoom" in. From our anchorage on Lynyard we were about three miles away and .... No way .... Did we trust the Zoom to get us there and back across the fairly exposed water. The seas were up and breaking over the reefs sending 3-4' swells across the open water. When we got down to Little Harbor ...

... were breaking along the reefs! We had 4-6' rollers coming in on our beam. One of the rollers caught us broadside and rolled the boat starboard to port .... We heard my "garage" (aft cabin) banging and clanking as stuff was getting tossed around. For the first time, my books on the port side came flying out of the bookshelf onto the settee. Nothing major, just a lot of noise that makes you cringe. Spindrift is ...

... to get the anchor down to him. He needed to get the bow pointed away from the island into the waves. He motored away from the island and was able to anchor the boat so the bow faced into the waves and they weren't knocked sideways onto the rocks! All Leisel could think of was, "I'm on land. I'm getting off the boat!". ( I know this feeling all too well!) When daylight came, they managed to get off the island and on their way ...

... forward to throw out the second anchor just in case but that Bruce (my new boyfriend) really holds the boat well. Around 11AM we bagged up our laundry in garbage bags and headed over to the dinghy dock to do laundry. It was too rough to come into the landromat's dock. Needless to say, it was a very, very wet ride to shore. We lugged our garbage bags over our shoulders and headed up the street to Rockside Laundry. Upon arrival we met the ...

... in. A couple on a power boat stopped by and gave us some depth readings. Said we were only a couple of feet from freedom but that it was dead low tide. Since we didn't have anything better to do, and it was a beautiful day - S 10kts - we just cooled our jets and enjoyed the beautiful place we were stuck in. Made lunch and relaxed. About every hour we'd give it a shot to see if we could get out. At around 2 ...

... Guana Cay where we spent the previous night. But, we arrive right at sunset and there are no mooring balls left. We decide to anchor. As the tide goes out during the night we are in water so shallow that we are nervous about hitting bottom. And, sure enough, we start hearing noises to suggest that we are. It causes a pretty sleepless night. In the morning, Greg dons a wet suite and jumps in (well, steps in would be more appropriate) to check out the damage. No damage ...

... to get out. Her mean old dad wouldn't get out with her and made her stay in the water. We saw a whole bunch of fish and even found the Minnie that has replaced Mickey. A storm came in really quickly and we were told we had to get out of the water. We then found Nikki and dropped off our gear. Kelsie found her friend Abby and went to play with her while Regan and I finished the Pirate Scavenger Hunt. We got the answer and then the four of us went to ...

... from it, I felt I must look inside. It was kind of taken from an old movie; I couldn't believe my eyes, it was full with women all ages dancing like they are in a trance and singing loudly, no men inside. Like a real ritual taken from different time zone. This was for me the life in the Bahamas outside the hotel resorts. This was also the moment I felt ready to move on to my next adventure, just an hour away but very far away: Cuba. www.viewbbvideo.com

Hey welcome to my travel blog!! To answer the question "what has she been doing lately?," I've been busy preparing for the big RTW journey! I'm taking some time off to see this wild world of ours. With no job or other attachments, I am on the verge of an amazing opportunity, for which I am very grateful!!! Living back in New England, an ever present wish is to escape winter at the very point you are psyched for spring and ...