Blogs from Georgetown, Exuma, Bahamas, Central America Caribbean - page 2

Geo: 23.5182, -75.7565Dolphins and Stingray, Sea Planes and Helicopters! Oh my!Having fun at Stocking Island and in Georgetown now that the crowd of cruisers has cleared! May 29th, 2014 – Georgetown / Stocking Island…Take Two! Hello again from Georgetown (GGT)This is my 2nd time entering the Georgetown Harbour and Tony's 3rd time during this trip. Tony, of course spent a lot more time here while the boys visited in March. We've been here since last Thursday. Several of you did see our track entering the harbor from about Emerald Bay onward. Today, we moved from Stocking Island to the "town" side of the harbor to make it a shorter, drier, and easier dinghy ride when doing laundry and groceries. You should be able to see our track again today crossing the harbour. The tracking station is ... read more

We awoke early and had breakfast and then I went to see if I could get a ride to the market to buy some more beverages. The Condo owner threw me his keys and said go for it! How cool is that? Luckily I have driven on the "wrong" side of the road when I was in South Africa, so no issues there. I went the few miles to the market and made my purchases and then when I arrived back at the condo, we went to lunch at Augusta Bay. We were a little tired of getting too much sun. It is very strong down there and we had a little too much the previous days. Our lunch was good, but not as good as the dinners that we had at Augusta Bay. We finally ... read more

We went to Exuma in July of 2011 and really fell in love with the place. It is so quiet and relaxing. It is sort of like having your own private island and beach. The beaches are amazing and the water is so clear. It was so nice to be back! We immediately felt at home as we went through customs and immigration. We caught a taxi to our condo, which is the same condo we stayed at last trip. It is called Sapphire Garden Townhomes. They are closed on Sunday, but like last time, they said they would leave the condo open for us. They also would stock the refrigerator with some drinks. We were dropped off in front of the unit and were a little nervous. You see, last time they had a sign ... read more

Today we caught a ride to the market and bought some groceries for our town house. It was in Georgetown, about a mile away. The ride was nice and we got to see much of the town. There is only one petrol station and it was lined up with probably 20 cars. They said that is normal and they are trying to get a second station built. The market was a fun experience and it had more of a selection than I thought it would. Some things were comparable in price to the USA and some things were a lot more! We went back to our place and made some lunch. We ate some sandwiches and crackers. In the early afternoon, we went back to Jolly Hall Beach, but this time to a different part of ... read more

Georgetown, Bahamas 2010-2011 After arriving in Georgetown on December 5th, we quickly settled into our new routine of living at anchor in Elizabeth Harbor. This harbor is made up of 6 or 7 different anchorages, each with its own personality. We prefer Volleyball Beach anchorage because it is at the heart of the cruising activities. Because Double-Wide draws less than 4’, we are able to anchor very close to shore. Our life at anchor is strictly, “off the grid”. We must depend on our battery bank to power the electrical appliances we use, including radios, PC, cell phone and lights. We have several ways to replenish the batteries. Primarily we depend on our solar panels, then our wind generator and finally, we have a 4.2 kw generator that can power a battery charger. The daily routine ... read more