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.
With having Doug aboard we tried to hit all the hot spots down the Exumas chain
Snorkeling for Lobster along the way.
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.
Kayaking at Shroud Cay up the rivers
Enjoying the beaches at a Shroud Cay
Our piece of driftwood at Boo Boo hill, Warderick Wells Cay
Visiting the Swimming Pigs at Big Majors Spot
Dinner out at Staniel Cay Yacht Club; very tasty
Admiring the view to Williams Bay our anchorage from Perry’s Peak, Rudder Cut Cay
At the Chat & Chill beach on Lee Stocking Island
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
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!
Christmas for us was spent at Warderick Wells Park at the wardens house enjoying a pot luck Turkey dinner with other cruisers.
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.
But it’s not all play when guests come to visit.
The hull needs to be cleanned
Engines inspected & maintenance made
The heat can make you very sleepy. Looks a little uncomfortable Doug…
That’s better
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.
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.