Category: Destinations & Experiences
-
Ten Bays to Governor’s Harbor
Pau Pau Bay is only about three nautical miles to the north of Ten Bays and it was a very easy sail and very enjoyable. After anchoring we went snorkeling on the nearest cay which is called Sheep Cay. The water is very deep right up to the rocks and the visibility was not all…
-
Tarpum Bay to Ten Bay
A gentle breeze took us the plus minus nine nautical miles across the bay to Ten Bays which will be our home for a day or two. It is quite difficult to get to the beach with a dingy, because during low tide the sand banks run fairly deep into the ocean and you need…
-
Rock Sound to Tarpum Bay
As we approached Tarpum Bay, it looked like a very cute town with a lovely church on the water and a pier right by the town. As usual, the pier seems to be the local gathering place for men, some fishermen, but mostly just town’s people hanging out and having a beer while talking and…
-
Little San Salvadore to Rock Sound, Eleuthera
With the weather forecast predicting winds of about 30 knots with gusts a bit higher, we decided it was a good idea to get into a bit more protected waters. As we got up, the wind was extremely low, but we decided to move along slowly because the direction of the wind was right and…
-
Cat Island to Little San Salvador
Another very leisurely sail brought us to Orange Settlement where we anchored and debated whether it was worthwhile going ashore. According to the charts there was a creek that went in quite far, but from what we saw, it was very shallow and we assumed it would look pretty much similar to the ones we’ve…
-
Bennett’s Harbor – last stop on Cat Island
Bennet’s Harbor is only about ten nautical miles north of The Cove, but the other anchorages in between, didn’t seem to have any way to get on land by dinghy. There’s a gorgeous beach and very cute houses along the beach at Bennett’s Harbor as well as a government dock for the mailboat. Most of…
-
Fernandez Cay, Smiths Bay and The Cove, Cat Island, Bahamas
Another short sail took us to Fernandez Cay, where we anchored in front of a few nice houses with another lovely creek and a few small cays where we went snorkeling. Fernandez Cay had an interesting swim through, a fairly nice selection of fish, nice corals and when we went there was no current, so…
-
Slow travel through Cat Island, Bahamas
As we are sailing very slowly for very short distances, we have the unique opportunity to explore the entire island quite extensively. Our next stop was at Joe Sound Creek, where we anchored, took the dinghy up the very shallow creek and then went ashore to pick up some shells. We could walk over the…
-
Georgetown to Cat Island
A pretty nice weather window opened up and we decided to leave early in the morning from the south of Fowl Cay to sail the 48 nautical miles to Hawk’s Nest Point on Cat Island. As we were on our way through Elizabeth Harbor, three other boats were leaving in the same direction, which always…
-
Stocking Island at Georgetown
Stocking Island is the barrier island that separates Great Exuma Island from the Atlantic ocean and forming a lovely protected harbor called Elizabeth Harbor. There are many anchorages on the south side of Stocking Island from Monument Beach all the way to Sand Dollar Beach. The water is quite deep but the holding is good…