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Read on you scurvy dogs, soon we be meeting Blackbeard!
Published: May 18th 2013Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Nassau
May 17th 2013
17/5/13 Nassau, Bahamas Avast there me hearties! Up, fed and out, Nassau awaits, the proper pirate stronghold, home of Blackbeard and other fearsome and fascinating buccaneers of the high seas. Arrrr Jim lad this be the place I wants to see. First though we had to get off, walk the plank I mean along the pier, go through the welcome centre, run the gauntlets of taxi touts, hair braiding ladies, tour touts and eventually escape through the gates and out into the city. Once more the line of jewellery and souvenir shops but we had a map and things to see so we carried onwards. We had a quick look in the straw market, which was basically a large building full of craft and souvenir stalls with very forceful ladies trying to get you to buy ... read more
An visit to the Atlantis aquarium
Published: March 12th 2013Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Nassau
March 11th 2013
Well, the other two boats (True North and Bucket List) left on Sunday, but we weren’t quite ready and thought we would be able to leave today. Wrong. The winds were a bit brisk overnight and continued all day, finally dropping off this evening. If things look good and our forecaster gives the OK, we’ll take off tomorrow for Shroud Cay in the Exuma island chain. Our forecaster is Chris Parker, well known among the boating crowd. He broadcasts on the SSB from 6:30-9:00 AM every day but Sunday. You can listen in for free or subscribe for a fee and get to call him for a detailed forecast for your cruising area. He simultaneously does a web cast for those who have internet and can’t get the signal clearly. That’s what we’ve had to do ... read more
March 9th 2013
We really hated to leave Bimini Bay Marina. Perhaps if we were down at one of the marinas in Alice Town without all the amenities and incredible staff we would have left sooner! But we lingered and got to meet a few other boaters including Marty and Hernan aboard Oceanaire. One evening last week, we accepted an offer of drinks aboard Oceaniare. Gil and Martine, aboard a motor yacht nearby, soon joined us and the fun began. A few too many drinks and really good music set the tone and it was well past our normal bedtime when we left. I think we out-partied the natives that night! The next day we dinghied to town for bakery items, after which I went for a nice long paddle in the kayak. Then I walked to the beach ... read more
November 20th 2012
Nous avons quitter Bimini vers 10hrs du matin avec l'équipage de Magie. Nous avons fait une très belle traversée à la voile vers Nassau d'une durée de 24 heures. Dès notre sortie de Bimini, les 2 lignes étaient à l'eau pour attraper le poisson tant rêver de Sébastien: la Dorade ou on dit aussi le Mahi-Mahi. Le premier poisson que nous avons attraper était le Mutton Snapper. Nous avons dû passer dans un banc parce-qu'au même moment les 2 lignes ont mordu. Malheureusement, sur une des 2 lignes le poisson à tout arraché alors du coup nous avons perdu notre leurre ainsi que le poisson. C'est pas grave, car on en rammène un à bord. Et en plus, il offre un beau combat à Sebastien. Il pèse 9,5lbs. Par la suite, nos amis les Magie attrape ... read more
October 28th 2012
My decision to go to The Bahamas came up in a strange way. It all started when I met a friend of my sister’s at her wedding last summer. Being friendly and exotic, that was enough for me to keep in touch. Being friends from St. Johns University for 4 years, I felt comfortable enough to pursue a friendship with a friend of my dear sister. After learning that my roommate, a Delta employee, had extra buddy passes to use up before they expired, I took advantage of the opportunity and told Brian I would be visiting his country. Plus, I was in much in need of a vacation. Teaching is a great profession for me, but even the best teachers need a break. This would also offer a way for me to pursue my dream ... read more
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July 15th 2012
day 43-Last day at PMH. said bye to all our colleagues. amelia got emotional sayin bye to mcsweeney. Went downtown shopping. The day loz and nat turned into bahamians. tantastic. loz chased a lizard round the apartment. day 44-Loz and nat went beach. Adrian knocked on for us, nat answered the door and he stuttered asking us to come to curlys for a drink. Nat turned him down. Went to dianes and jennys that evening for drinks and headed out downtown to senor frogs and bambu. Saw frank the pharmacist. Darude sandstorm played (without our request) loz and nat dive into the dancefloor. Later went into mcdonalds drive thru and spend $40. Came home loz smashed a mug, nat was sick, amelia had a shower like she does after every night out. Day 45-loz did her ... read more
day 40, 41 and 42
Published: July 10th 2012Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Nassau » Paradise IslandJuly 10th 2012
Day 40- Spent the day at the beach, bought a million pizzas from dominoes. Nat taught loz how to sew a button onto her top. Loz went to paradise island with zane to be greeted by his mates doin the small bounce dance. Day 41-After work headed home and got ready for independance celebrations. Went to senor frogs with the irish for fajitas and gangsta music. Headed downtown nassau for the firework display and parade. Day 42- Independance day. The sun had dissapeared. Did our big shop at city supermarket. Cool kid nat bought a skipping rope and waterbombs. Came home and played skipping and hot potato. Loz got soaked. Nat had a cat nap and mummy loz cooked tea. our badboi clinton brought us some mangos.... read more
July 6th 2012
Day 37- Loz went for a run and met the prime minister who lives round the corner from us. Amelia found a lizard in the bathroom and rescued it. Went to cable beach and spent the day sunbathing. Day 38- Went to cable beach for a swim. 4th July, watched the fire work display at sandals resort. Car alarms were going off because the fireworks were so loud. Amelia cried because she hates fire works. Day 39-Beach day. One of the hottest days so far. Ate loads of cake. Went downtown to Bambu and then to a house party in paradise island later. Had a pool party and woke the whole neighbourhood up.... read more
day37, 38, 39 and 40
Published: July 1st 2012Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Nassau » Paradise IslandJune 25th 2012
day 37-Nat usually sleeps with the lamp on and the night she doesn't, loz sleep talks in the middle of the night and tells her that theres someone in the room. Nat freaks out and cries. Went to the supermarket after work for big shop. Loz and nat dress up as retards for chat roulette. Day 38- Nat slept in fear with the light on. Hurricane debby was in florida and heading to Nassau. Loz and Amelia go to cable beach to be surrounded by all the newly weds from the sandals resort. Day39- Finally weekend. Woke up in the night by thunder. Went to the zoo. fed the parrots and saw the amazing flamingo march. went to fish fry. Waited 45 minutes for our food, loz kicked off and sent her food back. Went to ... read more
day 33 34, 35 and 36
Published: June 24th 2012Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Nassau » Paradise IslandJune 23rd 2012
Day 33- Massive floods everywhere. Amelia finds a sean kingston lookalike on the side of the road asleep and dribbling and decides to take pictures of him. Loz did the washing and ironing (something you dont see very often) and went for a run along the beach. Nat cooked dinner. Day 34-happy fridayyy! On the way to work and Loz not looking where shes goin walks into a metal signpost and goes into work with a bump on her forehead. loz went to bed at 8pm that night and amelia and nat stayed up watching immature videos. Day 35-Nat got woke up by loz singin and cracking open monkey nuts. Lozzas mummas birthday, so skype date it was. Went to the mall, shopped til we dropped. Saw a hamster giving birth. Went to watch what to ... read more
