The Exumas

Spindrift is on the move! We are heading out for a three-month cruise through the Exumas, Eluthera and Abacos before heading home in May. Spindrift is a 1989 36' Catalina ... a very comfy home on the water.

... , there is a couple small islands surrounding a shallow bay, and it looks like a great place to spend our first night in the Exumas. About 4 other sailboats were already anchored up in this bay, giving us the notion that it'd be a nice calm night. Instead ...

... we had been dreaming of since this idea came about.  This was it!  There was a whole fleet of sailboats heading to the Exumas, quite a sight and it was fun trying to trim the sails to get an edge on the boat next you. There were a couple spots ...

Sliding accross a perfect deep blue sheet of glass we found our way into "The Magical Mystical Exumas", an enchanted Island Chain, where just maybe Pigs Can FLY!!!    After arriving at Highborne Cut, we anchored for the night right on a ...

... we set off for Eleuthera at day break.             The Exumas were everything and more we had heard about them.  I never expected to find such beautiful crystal clear water ...

When we arrived in George Town, we took advantage of the fact it'd be the last town of any size we'd see until the Dominican Republic. This meant getting more rations of food, a new fishing rod,  spare belts for the diesel engine; which for some ...

Hi everyone  We may not have contact for a while.  We are about to sail to Little Harbour, then on to the Royal Island or Spanish Wells on Eleuthera.  Will sort out internet again when we can. We now have a new Wind generator though, ...

Back to the "grind" to ...

... in the Abacos tended to be merchants and boat builders still enduring today.  Although there are no descendants of Loyalists in the Exumas today, they can be found in the Abacos.  Almost all the residents of MOW Cay can trace their roots back to ...

... Whitest of beaches and sapphire sea Isles of romance, story and song Of gallant deeds and bitter wrong.   The Exumas history includes Lucayans and Arawaks, Privateers, Buccaneers and Pirates, Loyalists (Torys) migrating from NY/NJ area after ...

... It was recommended to us by Dick in Bimini.  Arrived around 6PM.  There are lots of boats here coming up from the Exumas and going down.  Everyone's purpose here seems to be get a decent shower and do laundry.  We stopped in ...

... morning departure to navigate the upcoming 35 miles of reef-strewn waters in the best of mid-day overhead light to our first Exumas destination at Allen’s Cay November 15. At Allen’s Cay we tucked ourselves in between that island and Leaf ...

... that is privately owned and Bell Cay is private and even Little Bell is private but owners don't mind visitors in the island.   Exumas are getting bought up and you need to get down and cruise it while there were still islands to hang out in.  ...