Blogs from Bahamas, Central America Caribbean - page 8

Geo: 26.5423, -77.0638Took the Ferry from Hope Town to Marsh Harbour for a day. Neither of us were particularly impressed. For the most part, we ran our errands and then we ended up taking an earlier-than-planned ferry back to Hope Town. I can see Marsh being an important stop if boats need parts, groceries, etc. It is a major centre with all the necessities. It is also the base for several charter companies like The Moorings and Sunsail.... read more

Geo: 26.4848, -76.9898Making our way up towards Hope Town, we anchored at Tilloo Cay for two nights. From here we dinghied over to Tahiti Beach, but then sailed past Tahiti Beach when we took Inspiration up to Hope Town.There are boats and people here!!! LOTS of boats!!! Mainly locals and day rentals. This is like 'cottage country' so most people travel by water to get around. Of course, there are also a number of sailing charter boats (the charter bases are in Marsh Harbour), as well as trawlers / larger power boats mainly from Florida. Many of the shorelines are lined with summer homes and rental properties. There are a lot of Americans here during their summer vacations.... read more

Geo: 25.4926, -76.8883From Hatchett Bay we positioned ourselves at Egg Island to do the jump across a section of the Atlantic Ocean to reach the Abacos. We waited for a good day, and then exited the bay through the man made cut. It still doesn't look 90 feet wide...those rocks look like they are CLOSE! But we made it out very easily, and had a good sail up to Current Cut, but then the wind died and we motored the rest of the way to Egg Island. Egg Island had very clear, very pretty water. It was HOT with no wind. I dove on the anchor and then snorkeled around the boat for a bit to cool down. Finding a shady, yet breezy, spot on the boat can sometimes be a challenge...so I wedged myself in by the ... read more

Geo: 25.1962, -76.2467Governor's Harbour was the prettiest and most picturesque harbour we've been to thus far. We also were very happy to find a sports bar with satellite TV so that we could watch the World Cup. Bahamian cable was blocking the games - making them pay-per-view only. ... read more

Geo: 24.8641, -76.1627We are now in wonderfully sheltered and heavenly calm Rock Sound, Eleuthera. We are back in "civilization" and I was thrilled to find an open wifi signal with my wifi booster. Cat Island was pretty remote and wifi was hard, if not impossible, to find.Rock Sound has everything we could possibly need...a HUGE grocery store, Napa Auto Parts and large hardware store, laundromat, and plenty of little restaurants. There is only one other boat here, "Agave" and surely enough it's a family (Alex, Avi and their two sons) we met while we were back in GGT for those few days before going to Cat two weeks ago. I visited the "Ocean Hole" on our first full day here with Alex and her two sons. I even swam in it! It apparently has 'healing properties'...Differing ... read more