Blogs from North Eleuthera, Bahamas, Central America Caribbean

Nous avons passé la dernière semaine à remonter tranquillement l’île d’Eleuthera du sud au nord dans l’attente d’une fenêtre météo qui nous permettra de traverser l’océan sur le sud des Abacos afin de rejoindre Marsh Harbor pour accueillir mon frérot Joslyn et ma filleule Pénélope qui seront avec nous du 28 février au 7 mars prochain. Il est fort possible que nous soyons en mesure de traverser lundi qui vient, soit le 22 février fort probablement en compagnie du catamaran Gulliver et du monocoque Liberty VI. Dimanche le 13 février : Rock Sound, Eleuthera. Nuageux, un peu frisquet (oups ! pardon pour les amis du Québec), disons pour les Bahamas. Vents du nord entre 15 et 20 nœuds. Nous sommes bien protégés dans la baie de Rock Sound. Un catamaran du Québec a jeté l’ancre près ... read more

It has been another interesting week here. Various boats have come and gone, indicating that Hatchet Bay is gaining in popularity. We have met some very nice people, who are not on boats, including an author from the UK. We have been very lucky to able to share in her company, and will miss her when we all move on, as we must all do at some point. March 20 there was a pig roast to attend. What a great way to celebrate the official beginning of spring. The weather obliged us all and my only regret is that I did not have the foresight to bring along my swimsuit. Golding Cay is absolutely lovely, with it's shades of turqoise waters, long white sand beach and large casuarina trees providing shade. This was a well attended ... read more

It's been a great week here on Eleuthera. We have had several days with no frontal passages, nice sunny days, warm clear evenings, and lovely early mornings. What could be better? We have applied zinc to the required spots as well as some other boat chores. It's been a pleasure to be invited to people's homes for dinner and company. Various boats have come and gone...some we have met before, others just tucking in for the night before moving on. The school had it's multicultural fair on Wednesday March 10. This was a much planned for and awaited event. They did a great job. Yesterday the children were obviously excited about the upcoming event, and the teachers were looking slightly frazzled. They choose 7 countries to showcase...one for each class. The classes in this school range ... read more

Days slip past us here with amazing speed and ease. Although we are not retired and must return to family and work, I could easily get used to this lifestyle. That is for the future, for now we will make the best of the time we have. On the 15th a friend arrived from home to visit for a few days. Although the weather was cool and greyish we had fun exploring the immediate area by foot, and a little further afield by hitchhiking. Of course we spent time at the Watersedge Internet Cafe and Da Spot. No visit here would be complete without spending time at those two places. All too soon our enjoyable visit was over. I hope he had as good a time as we did. On Friday 19th another boater from Canada ... read more