Blogs from Bahamas, Central America Caribbean - page 49

A couple of cold fronts were predicted to hit the Bahamas and we needed to find shelter to weather the storms. Eleuthera is a very long and narrow island (100 miles long and only 2 miles wide at most), with no natural protected harbors. So we decided to make the long run down to Cape Eleuthera, the marina at Powell Pointe, which is at the very southern tip of the island. Cape Eleuthera Marina has just been re-built and has great new facilities and condos. Everything there is so modern and pristine. And the marina is in a man-made cove with a narrow entrance, which would provide adequate protection from the wind and waves. So it was a great choice for our next stop. Unfortunately there is not much to do in Powell Pointe during a ... read more

Mercredi le 23 janvier Mon cher Sébastien c’est à ton tour de te laisser parler d’amour….. Mon cher Sébastien c’est à ton de te laisser parler d’amour…. Hépipitte Hourra !!!!! Seb a 34 ans aujourd'hui ! Comme c’est sa journée à lui, MC est à ses ordres….. Alors, nous débutons la journée avec du bon pain doré préparé par Seb…. Hi ! Hi ! Hi ! Nous nous connectons sur Skype pour appeler ses parents qui lui chante bonne fête avec un gâteau d’anniversaire dans leurs mains et avec des chandelles allumées. Seb a soufflé ses chandelles et a fait un vœu…. Ah ! La technologie d’aujourd’hui. Par la suite, nous allons saluer Benoit de Soluna qui célèbre sa fête aujourd’hui. Comme Born Free est à 5 milles nautiques au nord de la ville, nous sommes ... read more

We left Spanish Wells in the morning; it was dead calm so we motored along the bank and thru Current Cut to Eleuthera. Current Cut is a very narrow, very shallow channel where the water flows like a river at about 5-6 knots. It was tricky to navigate, to avoid the coral heads and to avoid running aground. I had to stand at the bow and be on the lookout while we went thru this treacherous section of the trip. After getting thru the narrowest part, a section which is about100 feet wide or so, you have to do a 90 degree turn to starboard and prevent being carried away by the current. Luckily we have a very powerful motor on the boat and a very skilled captain behind the wheel. So we made it thru ... read more

On Thursday, Meagin, Anne, Ashley and I boarded the Carnival Sensation for our 3 day Bachelorette Extravaganza. The first day was kind of cold outside, so we spent our day exploring the ship, drinking, and then hitting up the clubs onboard that evening. The ship was quite interesting. Meagin was the only one of us that had cruised before(and it had been several years ago), so we didn't really know what to expect. I am pretty sure we walked into a 1970s roller rink with all of the flashing purple neon. It was a far cry from the elegant ship I had seen on "Titanic" and in my Cunard mailers. I guess thats what we get for deciding on a ship which was reviewed as "a floating trailer park". It was cheap, and we had fun, ... read more

January Update from George Town We are still in Georgetown, Exuma waiting for boat parts to repair a couple of critical systems on the boat, like the starboard sail drive and the diesel generator. If we have to be stuck somewhere this is a pretty good place to be stuck. We have participated in many of the planned activities that the cruising community puts together here. There are volleyball games every day, as well as yoga lessons, and basket weaving classes. People play bridge, or take classes in things like ham radio or swimming. In the evening there are organized Texas Hold’em poker nights, Trivial Pursuit contests as well as cocktail parties and beach bonfires. We have experienced a lot of “Firsts” since the beginning of the New Year. Nancy attended her first Yoga class ever. ... read more