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Last Friday we moved the boat 10 miles north to the anchorage off of Big Majors Spot. I don’t know how the island got that name, but apparently, this is the Spot for BIG boats! Saturday morning I heard an engine outside, so I looked out a port light to see what boat was coming … Continue reading »

As we walked into town yesterday morning, we sensed something… different. We’ve never been to Black Point before, but the town seemed like it was in full Technicolor (or digitally remastered in HD if you prefer.) It was as if we’d landed in Oz! We couldn’t put a finger on what was different…?  The blues … Continue reading »

[The beer company Kalik’s slogan for the 2012 National Family Island Regatta was “Fun Can’t Done!”  I’m not entirely sure how they arrived at that, or exactly what it means, but I interpreted it to mean, ‘Keep the Party Going!’ and I support that message.]  National Family Island Regatta 2012?  Where to begin….? Thursday morning we … Continue reading »

Tuesday was a slow day, we took care of some stuff that we wanted to do on the boat before we headed back to Georgetown for Regatta on Wednesday. Sabrina did some sewing while I worked on taking care of some stuff back home. In between our projects we took the time to head over … Continue reading »

 [Cruiser’s note:  Throughout the Bight of Acklins from Long Cay to Camel Point the water held 9 to 11 feet.  Long Cay has some coral at the south end to avoid, but after that it’s an easy cruising ground. We didn’t go south of Delectable Bay, but the chart says it is possible and we … Continue reading »

We arrived back in Georgetown on Saturday the 14th  for re-provisioning after an exhilarating night sail. Before we get to that story, let’s re-cap how we’ve spent our last couple weeks. When last we posted, the sailing vessel Joint Venture was very excited about going to Conception Island to do some scuba diving. As with … Continue reading »

Today we’re headed east to either Calabash Bay or Conception Island.  We’ve been hanging out waiting for wind when we realized that when there’s no wind, we should be scuba diving! The first place we both thought to go was the wall at Conception, so we’ve abandoned the sails and we’re motoring out in calm seas … Continue reading »

I don’t think that we’d ever be the kind of people to drop anchor here in Georgetown for 3 months, but I can understand why people do it. The community is very friendly to boaters, there’s a ton of beaches, beautiful hiking paths, and everything in town is very close to make for easy walking. … Continue reading »

Mutton Fest  (Motto for the festival?  Mutton or Nutton….seriously) Back when we were anchored in Thompson Bay, we met up with some other cruisers our age. Maxwell and Jen are from the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia, and Dave and Jess are from New Brunswick, Canada. We had to split up for a few days to … Continue reading »

So we’re hanging with some cruisers the other day when someone casually remarks, “It’s almost the end of lobster season….”  Sabrina and I shared a look of horror.  We’ve only caught one lobster so far in the Bahamas! We can’t return to the States defeated by a crustacean! The upcoming end of lobster season coincides … Continue reading »