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Cookie House Cat Island

Arthur's Town Cat Island, Out Islands, Bahamas

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Finding Solitude on Princess Cays

A travel blog entry by ahartry

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... five minutes earlier. So we ate some fruit, then, when the rain had settled to a bit of a trickle, went to get in line for the tender. The line took about 10 minutes (not too bad), and we were soon back on board the ship.

We showered, then went upstairs for some lunch. The ship sailed away almost imperceptibly: it was only watching the bungalows on shore that we realized we were under way. A moving ship, in the afternoon, called for ...

Into the Atlantic

A travel blog entry by ahartry

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... but held onto our own, as we had not yet been assigned a stateroom. The port was not too crowded, as we were so early, so it didn’t feel quite so hectic and rushed as had other boardings. We were ushered into the elite lounge, where we joined Pas and Sue. It wasn’t a long wait … maybe about 20 minutes … before we were allowed to board. The check in process went very smoothly – we did have an upgraded cabin – and soon we were at our ...

Staniel Cay, at last!

A travel blog entry by blakes

We finally got to the Cay around 3:30. We were on a nine passenger prop plane. We had a nice conversation with an American woman that lives on the island. She and her 15 month old daughter had just been to Florida to visit relatives. Funny about island life- the pilot couldn't get ...

Earthwatch Project - reefs and mangrove rivers

A travel blog entry by betsypetersnow

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... including depth, complexity and current.

This was the first two weeks of the Earthwatch project and we spent a lot of time just coming up with better ways to collect the data.

We were also able to listen to lectures from other researchers at the institute.

We can highly recommend this project for people who are strong snorkelers and who love the ...

Bone fishing in Eleuthera

A travel blog entry by betsypetersnow

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... and went out each day with our guide to different places on the island stalking bonefish. We saw lots of bonefish and caught a few. On the ocean side of the island we saw some of the largest bonefish we have ever seen in our lives. We had a good time but the bonefish were very hard to see and very ...