Blogs from Georgetown, Exuma, Bahamas, Central America Caribbean
Georgetown Winter 2010/2011
Published: April 18th 2011Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Exuma » Georgetown
April 18th 2011
Georgetown, Bahamas 2010-2011 After arriving in Georgetown on December 5th, we quickly settled into our new routine of living at anchor in Elizabeth Harbor. This harbor is made up of 6 or 7 different anchorages, each with its own personality. We prefer Volleyball Beach anchorage because it is at the heart of the cruising activities. Because Double-Wide draws less than 4’, we are able to anchor very close to shore. Our life at anchor is strictly, “off the grid”. We must depend on our battery bank to power the electrical appliances we use, including radios, PC, cell phone and lights. We have several ways to replenish the batteries. Primarily we depend on our solar panels, then our wind generator and finally, we have a 4.2 kw generator that can power a battery charger. The daily routine ... read more
April 10th 2011
ok ca fait un bay mais je n'avais pas de bon reseau internet depuis un bout. je vais faires plusieur blog d'ici les prochains jours. Nous sommes rendu en jamaique et nous avons passe par Cuba donc beaucoup de photos a montrer et de chause a raconter. Voici le dernier segment des Bahamas et nos visiteurs. Pour commence j'aimerais vous remercier d'etre en aussi grand nombre a nous lire et a nous regarder. Vous etes une cinquantaine inscrit plus les non inscrit. Vous pouvez ecrire vos comantaires sur le blog mais c'est pas evident. Vous pouvez m'ecrire sur smaille27@yahoo.com Nous nous sommes rendu a Georgetown et avons retourné sur nos pas pour accueillir notre visite. Geneviève ma cousine et Martin que nous avons voyagé de Staniel Cay a Nassau. Ensuite les deux Soeurs Lynda et Shirley, ... read more
We made it to Georgetown!
Published: March 22nd 2011Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Exuma » Georgetown
March 22nd 2011
So Janice and I are in Lorraine's Internet café at Black Point. Janice is working on e-mail in the room next to the Café and I am in the café reading my book and watching CNN. It's late in the day and the café is starting to fill up with people coming in for dinner. Lorraine is not what one would call a gourmet cook but what she makes she does well, primarily deep fried or hamburgers. In fact she is responsible for Bob swearing off deep-fried conch and fries (a result of overindulgence). But I digress; I am sitting quietly one ear to the reports on CNN of the Japanese earthquake and the other to the variety of discussions going on at the tables waiting for dinner. Then I hear a voice, a very familiar ... read more
February 28th 2011
Our youngest daughter lived on board with us for three years and was fond of calling George Town, Exuma “camp for grown-ups” because there are so many activities to choose from and the pace can be the opposite of the usual laid-back and relaxing cruiser style. Cruisers here seem to fall into two categories-- you love it for all the things there are to do and the convenience of services, or you hate it because there are too many boats, too much radio chatter, just too much. So where does the crew of I Wanda fall? In both camps, actually. We find that we enjoy George Town very much indeed for its wonderful services, yet we like to escape too for quieter places. Exuma Markets has been the cruisers’ best friend for as many years as ... read more
Florida to the Bahamas
Published: February 27th 2011Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Exuma » Georgetown
February 26th 2011
I can't believe that four months have passed since we left Guatemala. We left in early November as planned and made our way up the Central American coast to Isla Mujeres, Mexico which was our last port before sailing to Florida. Hurricane season was not techically over at that point, but if you wait until the season is over it becomes very difficult making your way north when the "Christmas winds" set in and the northers start rolling though. Luckily no hurricanes threatened and we made it to the Dry Tortugas of Florida by mid November where we stayed a couple of days before sailing to Key West. Being in the U.S. with the boat was definitely a new experience for us. The U.S. is the land of plenty and believe me I couldn't wait to ... read more
Bahamas Winter 2010-2011
Published: January 28th 2011Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Exuma » Georgetown
January 28th 2011
Bahamas 2010-2011 Our long awaited crossing of the Gulf Stream was probably the best one we have had so far. The winds were light and we had to motor sail nearly all the way but the stream was benign. The seas were 2’ or less and the left over northerly swell was only about 5’ and about 10 seconds apart. We spotted the tops of the container cranes at Freeport Grand Bahamas about 08:30. They are visible about 25 miles from land since they must be about 120’ in the air. We docked at the Port Lucaya fuel dock, topped off our tanks and then went up to check in with Customs and Immigration. The Customs lady was there and had us cleared in and issued our one year cruising permit within 30 minutes. However, the ... read more
Stocking Island / Georgetown, Exumas (Bahamas)
Published: January 25th 2011Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Exuma » Georgetown
January 25th 2011
Nous avons quitté notre pays d’origine depuis plus de 4 mois maintenant ! Nous avons plus de la moitié de notre temps d’écoulé. Le compte à rebours est amorcé … Et oui déjà … Samedi le 15 janvier : Stocking Island. Du vent, du vent et encore du vent. Nuageux et pas très chaud. On a même eu droit à quelques grains de pluie (mais pas assez pour laver le bateau qui est couvert de sel marin). On annonce 45 degrés F cette nuit … Ce n’est pas ce qu’on peut appeler de la chaleur pour les Bahamas ! Il paraît que le vent commencera à diminuer d’intensité à compter de demain après-midi et que la semaine qui vient sera chaude et ensoleillée. On est un p’tit peu tanné de cette température maussade. Ça affecte ... read more
DE STANIEL’S CAY À GEORGETOWN, EXUMAS – DÉJÀ UN MOIS AUX BAHAMAS !
Published: January 15th 2011Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Exuma » Georgetown
January 14th 2011
Cela fait déjà un mois que nous avons touché les Bahamas ! Nous avons traversé les Exumas, ces îles quasi inhabitées. Les quelques locaux sont très accueillants et chaleureux. L’eau est turquoise, limpide et elle brille comme un diamant ! Lundi le 3 janvier 2011 : Staniel’s Cay. Journée internet. On se rend au Staniel’s Cay Yacht Club Marina pour se connecter sur internet (10$ pour la journée) afin de prendre nos courriels et faire une mise à jour de note blog (voir précédent blog). Le signal n’est pas très fort. C’est long et lent pour travailler de façon efficace… Puis sur la fin de l’après-midi Aline et Luc d’Océana 1 nous rejoignent sur Miralo pour le 5 à 7 qui se terminera en un souper de roi aux fruits de mer frais. Encore une fois ... read more
Back in the Bahamas!
Published: May 13th 2010Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Exuma » Georgetown
May 8th 2010
We left the marina at Turks and Caicos at high tide (basically because it is the only time we could leave) and set sail for the Bahamas. We were planning on an overnight trip to Conception Island, over 200 miles away. The weather was great, if not a little more wind and waves than expected. But we were going down wind and things were going along smoothly, and we were making great speed. To top it all off, we had one of the most beautiful sunsets off shore that we have ever seen. The sky was red and orange and pink everywhere you looked (the picture does not do it justice, trust me). It was a great night to sail, and we were just chugging along. But that all changed in the morning when we were ... read more
Regatta week in George Town
Published: April 26th 2010Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Exuma » Georgetown
April 26th 2010
National Family Regatta week. We have had a great week, the National Family Regatta was held in George Town with lots of racing of the traditional Bahamian working boats. The post sailing partying has been pretty full on as well with some great music and lots of rum. Well I have to bid farewell to my goods friends Molly, Jason and Porter, who I will miss very very much. Thank you for being such good company, you have made this the trip of a life time, thank you, I miss you all very much. I now head off to the UK for a couple of weeks and Southern Star and my friends will move on to new places. However Jeremy and Carla have kindly offered to stay aboard Harbinger while I'm away and when I return ... read more
