Orchard Garden Apartment Hotel Nassau

... aquamarine water... we were also greeted by the local stingray..... and a little historical tour of the island..... and a moment on a sandbar.... This is privately owned cay (pronounced as key) ... 44 of them owned by one person.

I would say this is one real Bahamas......

... radioed Pete's Pub and found out that the harbor entrance depth was 3 ½ feet which wouldn't work for us. Boats carrying more than 3.5' depth need to wait for the tide. The anchorages around Little Harbor were very roily and we were concerned about leaving the boat on anchor while we entered the harbor in the Zoom. So, reluctantly we decided to ...

... is open in SW on Sundays. We hauled out our bucket! OBTW - there are no pump outs in the Bahamas!!! We could wait until Monday and see if we could get a maserator in Spanish Wells or take the Fast Ferry back to Nassau or continue up to Marsh Harbor which is the next big supply town. That means we miss Little Harbor and Lanyard but wanted to limit the bucket use. Sooooo, we cut short the visit to SW and headed up to Marsh Harbor ...

... Exumas and discussed going back down for three weeks, but a fairly good weather window is coming up and it would give us the opportunity to cross to Eluthera and then Abacos. From the Abacos, it's an easier reach home instead of coming up through the Berries into Miami or Lake Worth. Decisions, decisions. These kinds of decisions I like......this is what I retired for! Stay tuned. Life continues to be very, very Good!!! We are blessed!

... Warderick Cut - Exu;ma Sound to the right, Bahama Bank to the left. We walked from the blow holes back over to the area where cruisers have left their names in a pile. The first one says it all! Walking down from this hill a snake crossed my path - it was under a rock as I was stepping down. OMG .... Anyone who knows me and my non-relationship with snakes can only imagine my reaction. I practically landed on Dave's ...

... went below to wait until sunlight. At 7:30AM we were delightfully still floating. The current of the now outgoing tide was over-riding the effect of the wind so we had wind coming down the companionway rather than the bow. On VHF we heard the 7:30 AM weather forecast out of Highbourne Cay and the front is still marching down. We are going to pursue getting into The Pond as it provides excellent protection 360 ...

... together and my first cruise. We leave on March 6th and return on March 9th. I will be excited to post new pictures and stories of our great time together. Concluding our travels from the Bahamas....we will quickly be planning our next adventure. I'm thinking roadtrip out west, but we will have to wait and see. :-)

... tip the police to have them help you... lol It all sounds a bit negative and I think its just me getting used to these different customs and also spending money, which I cringe at, at the best of times. Despite these small things, I have had a great time relaxing. It was only overcast for 1 of my 5 days here and it looks like good weather for my last day.. That's about it... Next stop MIAMI! Only negative is having to deal with US Customs again ...

Day 2 started early for Mike. Christa likes to sleep in but Mike goes stir crazy. So I was up with the sun. I spent some time on the balcony reading for a while then went for a walk around ship to see if I could find any friends. Aparently all Mike's friends like to sleep too. I went to the cyber-cafe to get ripped off to get on the internet and try to ...

... s wedding. So we get here at about 12:30 p.m. today and find out that our luggage did not arrive with us. Sweet. Me and Brian decide to hike in from the airport so that we don't get jipped. We just walk north until we get to a beach, any beach. It's hot and we're still wearing pants and long sleeves when suddenly, like an oasis in the desert comes a liquor store! We purchase ...