Coconut Cove Hotel Great Exuma

... into the middle of the cave. It's like an underwater cavern with a few holes in the roof, one large and suitable enough for jumping through, which Pete, Tom and Sarah did. Inside there are a few chambers and a couple of ledges to sit on but what's really cool about this place is under the water. With clear blue water you could honestly think you're swimming in a large aquarium as hundreds of fish swim about. Then with like a six sense they surround you until you produce your food, in ...

... as bad as I think. This time there was no smile on Pete's face but a deep concentrated frown. ****. It wasn't till we had safely crossed the cut that my Dad's words rang in my ears "If in doubt, stay out" so much for listening to good advice. One of the promises made to me before leaving was that we would have a good supply of water and a washing machine so that life could be somewhat normal while cruising and we could be reasonably self sufficient. Well our beloved water maker ...

... It was reasonably priced at $15 each - dinners range from $29-$42 and there's a 5% surcharge for using credit. If you're going to dinner, you need to call in your reservations and order by 5PM. They cook was is reserved. Ahhh, the Bahamas! Staniel is unique among the Bahamian out island communities. It's inhabitants are a mix of native Bahamians and outsiders with homes on ...

... cause we were not protected anymore by the reef and islands. We stop for the night because it can be dangerous to sail by night in the exhumas, somewhere which is called JewFish Cay, from the name of a massive fish (2m50 and more than 300kg). Martine the hostess of the boat for the next 3 months made a hell of a diner, amazing with a couple of bottle of red wine! Little Farmer cay is the second place we stop in the exhumas ...

... there they showed a tour of the bridge and engine room on the Ariel View TV. We then went down to the room so the girls could get showered for the afternoon in their clubs and Nikki and I were in the room while Nikki packed a little so that we weren't overwhelmed tomorrow night. It was a lazy afternoon. We went to a Pirate Scavenger Hunt Activity (disguised as a meeting to hand out maps for Castaway Cay) just before dinner. It was the Captain's Gala tonight so ...

Bahamas Beach house of 3 1/4 acres The Boathouse is located on Pigeon Cay beach, in easy walking distance to the Pigeon Cay Beach Club. Our 3 1/4 acre property has a breathtaking, white sand private beach on the warm and gin clear water of the sea. Pigeon Cay is located on the leeward side of Cat Island making for calm waters & beautiful clean beaches. Our beach is ...

... the grips were burning hot - literally! It gave Jon and I blisters just to hold on! Ouch! I never made it to the top, but I did get close. (After I came down, they quickly closed the walls in the sun and only opened the one in the shade.) After the rock wall, I quickly donned my swimsuit and did the Flowrider! I had so much fun! It was awesome! I did the boogie board and I did really well for the first (and only) try ...

... saw a large fish swimming towards the boat. Slowly but surely it made its way closer and closer and got bigger and bigger until I realized it was a shark! Now I have been on a shark dive with my family so I have seen some in the water before, but when it is just you and the shark, you get a little more nervous about it. I was out of the water in a split second and was soon watching it swim beneath the boat! We later learned ...

... et beaucoup de coraux. Nous profitons aussi de la plage, du BBQ offert par les cuisiniers du bateau et... évidemment... d'un bon "bucket de bière" fraîche (5 bières pour le prix de 4). De retour au bateau vers 14h. et, vers 16h, nous levons l'ancre pour nous diriger vers St-Thomas que nous atteindrons dans 2 jours.

One of the senior partners at my firm had a time-share in the Bahamas that he couldn't use so he raffled it off to the employees at the holiday party and I won! I took three coworkers/buddies along for a weeklong, five-star boondoggle at the Four Seasons in Great Exuma. Here are some of the photos.