We left Great Harbor on Boxing Day and had a wonderful sail over to Devils-Hoffman, our favorite anchorage in the Bahamas. There was a light breeze and the seas had calmed down considerably since the last time we were out (thank goodness!) And as we pulled into the anchorage we were thrilled to be the only boat there. Devils-Hoffman is a perfectly protected, calm anchorage surrounded by many little islands with beautiful white sand beaches. The water is shallow on the Bank to the west creating crystal clear waters that vary in color from the lightest of turquoise to deep cobalt [View Full Entry]

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We made it back to the Bahamas the day after Christmas. When we left Wilmington it was rainy and about 40 degrees, after an hour and a half flight we were in sunny 78 degree weather. We spent the day packing the boat with all the sluppies we brought and then relaxing at the pool with a swim up bar... i couldn't help but think this is going to be a great winter. We lazily made it to Hope Town late Thursday morning. After a little relaxation we hopped in the dingy and headed to the Lighthouse. On top of the [View Full Entry]

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hey everyone! well just thought I would write again to update you all on my first christmas on a cruise ship....it was actually a lot of fun! Christmas Eve...we had our christmas show...we did 2 shows and they were so much fun...right now we have 2900 passengers on board and over 1000 of them are kids...so it was interesting...then we had to work for a little bit in bliss...we then came back to the cabin and opened some gifts...Tim one of the dancers bought all the girls in the cast pjs from victoria secret and he got laura and I purses [View Full Entry]

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After we got ourselves and the boat back in order, it was time to enjoy being back in the Bahamas. The Berry Islands have always been one of our favorite places in the islands to visit. The people are friendly, the anchorages and beaches secluded, and the natural beauty and fishing abounds. Great Harbor is the biggest settlement in the Berries and has quite a friendly and tight-knit community. We spent our first couple of days there just relaxing and taking it all in. We walked across the golf-course to the beach on the other side of the island. It is [View Full Entry]

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I have a new job and it is taking me to the Bahamas for the winter. It is going to be tough running a boat in the bahamas all winter but someone has to do it. The first order of business i getting the boat to the islands. On tuesday we left Carolina Beach before sun up and headed out to sea. We made it to Charleston SC by lunch time, we had alligator tail and cheeseburgers from Salty Mikes. We fueled up and headed out and made it to Hilton Head that evening. We had a great dinner at the [View Full Entry]

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We left Florida to set sail for the Bahamas; the boat was ready, we were fully provisioned, and the weather looked good (at least according to NOAA). But weather predictions are just that, predictions. It was supposed to be 10-15 knots from the west in the afternoon, dying down to 5-10 by the evening, with only 2-4 foot seas. So the wind and waves would be on our back quarter and turn light and variable by the time we would be crossing the Gulf Stream. Perfect- right? Wrong! When we left Ft. Pierce just before noon it was already blowing 20 [View Full Entry]

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December 17th, we arrived in Georgetown, and are looking forward to enjoying Christmas here. Our son Steve, and Sharon’s sister Patty will join us in Georgetown, and we are very excited to see them! After arriving in the Bahamas November 30th, we cleared in at Port Lucaya, and stayed there for a couple of days. Port Lucaya was very nice but we were anxious to get further south. We headed for the Berry Islands, and anchored for a couple of days at Great Harbour in Stirrup Cay. Stirrup Cay is where cruise ships take passengers for “a beach day on a [View Full Entry]

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With the end of the year approaching, and two days of vacation time left, I knew I had to head to warmer weather! We were lucky enough to find a cruise that fit into a weekend, so December 7th, we departed Port Canaveral for a 3 Day, $230 cruise to the Bahamas on Royal Caribbean’s Sovereign of the Seas. Our itinerary was fantastic, leaving us with full days and little time actually on the boat: Friday - Depart Port Canaveral (5PM) Saturday - Nassau, Bahamas (11AM-Midnightish) Sunday - Coco Cay, Royal Caribbean’s private island in the Bahamas (9AM - 4PM) Monday [View Full Entry]

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Greetings from Warderick Wells Bahamas Land & Sea Park Today we sailed from Normans’s Cay to Warderick Wells Cay. It was a 21 mile trip with plenty navigational challenges like dodging coral heads and reading the water by the color of green or blue which tells us how deep the water is up ahead. Generally, dark blue is good and light blue or light green means shallow water. It seems we can see the bottom virtually all of the time so the water always looks shallow, even when it is 10-15’ feet deep. Norman’s Cay is known because it served as [View Full Entry]

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We are currently at a dock in Port Lucaya, Bahamas after crossing the Gulf Stream from West Palm Beach Florida, Thursday night November 29th. It was a very easy crossing, with little wind and very flat seas. In our last blog, we had just arrived in Vero Beach Florida, and were going to stay there “a couple of days”. Well, a couple of days turned into 10 days, staying in Vero for American Thanksgiving there, before heading for West Palm Beach. Vero Beach is a popular spot for boaters to stop on their way south, as it offers a nice safe [View Full Entry]

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