Exumas, Bahamas with friend Doug

The Exuma chain of the Bahamas is an area with beautiful white sandy beaches, turquoise shallow waters, lots of cays to stop at & enjoy and beautiful sunsets.
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With having Doug aboard we tried to hit all the hot spots down the Exumas chain

Snorkeling for Lobster along the way.

Snorkeling for Lobster along the way.

Allen's Cay to see the prehistoric iguanas.

Allen’s Cay to see the prehistoric iguanas.

Snorkeling the plane at Normans Cay where drug lord Carlos Lehder smuggled drugs in the 1980s before being caught and sent to jail.

Snorkeling the plane at Normans Cay where drug lord Carlos Lehder smuggled drugs in the 1980s before being caught and sent to jail.

Kayaking at Shroud Cay up the rivers

Kayaking at Shroud Cay up the rivers

Enjoying the beaches at a Shroud Cay

Enjoying the beaches at a Shroud Cay

Our piece of driftwood at Boo Boo hill, Warderick Wells Cay

Our piece of driftwood at Boo Boo hill, Warderick Wells Cay

Visiting the Swimming Pigs at Big Majors Spot

Visiting the Swimming Pigs at Big Majors Spot

Dinner out at Staniel Cay Yacht Club; very tasty

Dinner out at Staniel Cay Yacht Club; very tasty

Admiring the view to Williams Bay our anchorage from Perry's Peak, Rudder Cut Cay

Admiring the view to Williams Bay our anchorage from Perry’s Peak, Rudder Cut Cay

At the Chat & Chill beach on Lee Stocking Island

At the Chat & Chill beach on Lee Stocking Island

Volleyball at Lee Stocking Island with friends from Grenada

Volleyball at Lee Stocking Island with friends from Grenada

You see all sorts of wildlife some of which surprise you.

Checking out the Ramorays that came with us from 1 Cay to another

Checking out the Ramorays that came with us from 1 Cay to another

 Walking a trail and we came across this snake resting in the tree

Walking a trail and we came across this snake resting in the tree

Sharks at the dock, but they are also out in the Sound, Eeek

Sharks at the dock, but they are also out in the Sound, Eeek!

Christmas for us was spent at Warderick Wells Park at the wardens house enjoying a pot luck Turkey dinner with other cruisers.

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For New Years we were at Black Point on Great Guana Cay where the Scorpio Inn put on a great party with food, music and dancing.

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But it’s not all play when guests come to visit.

The hull needs to be cleanned

The hull needs to be cleanned

Engines inspected & maintenance made

Engines inspected & maintenance made

 The heat can make you very sleepy. Looks a little uncomfortable Doug...

The heat can make you very sleepy. Looks a little uncomfortable Doug…

 That's better

That’s better

Enjoying a ride on a Hobbie cat with cruisers in the area. What a cool toy to have on board.

Enjoying a ride on a Hobbie cat with cruisers in the area. What a cool toy to have on board.

Doug has left and of course we catch 2 Wahoo fish on a trip North to Staniel Cay, once again filling our freezer.

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Here’s to a great start to 2015. We are heading to the a Western Caribbean so internet will be intermittent for us. I’ll update when I can.

The Exumas chain, Bahamas – 1

Well there’s not a lot of Internet about, hence the reason I have not been able to update our blog. These islands are pretty much uninhabited.

You access different Cays or islands through small cuts so we need to make sure that its either a wide cut or its calm to see the reefs as you enter. The currents can be very strong going through the cuts too so can make for things being interesting. We first entered at Rat Cay Cut below.P1050666

The inside passages are well protected with lots of Cays and little anchorages along the way to stop at. We are still buddy boating with Jen & Richard from Our Rose and having lots of fun.P1050686

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At Rudder Cay we snorkeled on a sculpture of a mermaid playing the piano in a bay at 23.52.162N 76.14.162W, supposedly put there by David Copperfield who owns islands in the area.

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At Lee Stocking Cay we stopped at a now abandoned Marine Research Centre and went hiking on the many trails on the island finding our way to the highest point at Perry’s Peak of 123 ft, with great views along the coastlines. Amazing looking into the crystal clear waters from the cliff top and seeing sting rays etc below.
P1050668P1050670At Little Farmer Cay we were all wanting to get off the boats and enjoy a meal ashore. We started out at Ty’s on the balcony overlooking the ocean but unfortunately his cook had gone Missing in action. Great place, real shame.
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So it was on to Oceans Cabin for dinner. Terry who owns the restaurant came down from his house out when we walked up the walkway, to open the restaurant.

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At Great Guana Cay we enjoyed a fire and marshmallows on the beach at White Point. This has got to be the calmest anchorage we have had. The water is crystal clear right up to the sandy beach.
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Till our next Internet location….

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