Blogs from Georgetown, Exuma, Bahamas, Central America Caribbean - page 5

Last year we left Georgetown prior to the beginning of the annual Regatta due to our needed saildrive repairs. This year we made sure that we stayed and experienced this truly unique cruising experience. The Georgetown Cruising Regatta has been going on for the past 29 years and attracts boats from all over the Bahamas and some come over from Florida strictly for this event. This year approximately 350 boats were in the harbor for the festivities. The second day started the competition for the many other events. Cameron entered the “Texas Hold’em Poker tournament and placed 3rd out of 86 players. The game did not end until 11:30 one evening with the minimum bet at $32,000. No he was not betting our retirement because each player received $1,500 in chips for the $8.00 buy in. ... read more

Au parc, sur Warderick Wells, nous nous sommes initiés à la plongée en apnée (snorkeling). L’endroit est idéal. Nous ne disposons toutefois que de peu de temps (aux étales de marée) pour explorer les récifs. En effet, la configuration des fonds, ici, fait en sorte qu’il y a beaucoup de courant. Les jours de grand vent, nous allons marcher sur l’ile. Nous découvrons, entre autres, d’où l’ile porte son nom (wells*) et un ancien repère de pirates!! * Ici, il n’y a pas d’eau douce dans le sol. La seule chose c’est une mince couche d’eau douce venant de la pluie qui repose à la surface de l’eau salée dans le sol. La nature du sol fait que le nitrate de calcium est dissout par l’eau de pluie et il se creuse ainsi de grands trous ... read more

Nous avons retrouvés nos amis de Island Girl et Gusto del mar à Georgestown. Nous en avons profité pour se ravitailler à l'épicerie et faire le plein du propane. voici une petite visite de cette ville. (voir les photos) Les gens de voiles apprécient cet endroit, certains y demeurent des mois, pendant tout l'hiver. Nous sommes partis par la suite vers long Island, plus au sud.... read more

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We set sail for Georgetown, the southernmost port in the Exumas, and happened to arrive the week of the big cruising regatta. We couldn’t believe how many boats were anchored in the harbor, at least 400! But with the belief that there is always room for one more, we made our way in and set the hook. Now the cruising regatta is a week long event, with all kind of events like the coconut challenge, a pet parade, a scavenger hunt, a bake-off, golf and tennis and volleyball and bocce ball tournaments, and much, much more. Oh yeah… and 2 regattas, one around the island and one in the harbor. At night there are parties on the beach with music and more events like skit night and trivia night and a texas hold ‘em tournament. So ... read more