Blogs from Bahamas, Central America Caribbean - page 40

16 janvier 2009 Nous sommes dans les Bahamas depuis le 20 décembre. Nous avons quitté Miami le 16 pour se rendre à No Name Harbour sur Biscayne Bay, point d’attente bien situé avant la traversée du Gulf Stream vers les Bahamas. Cet ancrage est bien protégé et permet d’aller à terre ou de socialiser avec les autres bateaux, en attente comme nous. Quand nous avons descendu l’ancre à cet endroit et enclenché la marche arrière pour vérifier sa bonne tenue, quelque chose a tracassé le capitaine. Il décide donc de mettre palmes, masque, tuba et de plonger sous le bateau. Surprise, un long câble de nylon noir plombé est enroulé autour de l’hélice, ce qui en réduit sensiblement l’efficacité. C’est encore un câble de cage à crabes, décidément… Jean doit donc plongé plusieurs fois sur deux ... read more

Enfin ! Nous revoilà dans les Bahamas pour 1 mois! À l’approche de Nassau, on s’est empressés à contempler le bleu de la mer à travers l’hublot de l’avion. Wow ! Que c’est beau les Bahamas! Une fois atterri à Nassau, nous avons attendu à l’aéroport Danielle et Jacques de Coral Beauty qui arrivait une heure plus tard que nous. Une fois descendu de leur avion on s’empresse à sauter dans un taxi pour aller à bord de leur bateau qui est amarré à quai. On fait quelques courses à l’épicerie et hop on part le plus tôt possible vers notre endroit de paradis; Pipe Creek. Après 1 heure de navigation, on s’arrête dans le Yellow Bank dans le milieu de nulle part pour aller taquiné la langouste. À notre grande joie, nous avons sorti 3 ... read more

Nicole, Steph, and I had been waiting weeks to visit the Atlantis Resort while we were in Nassau, and we were finally all off duty in the port together, so off to Atlantis we went. We were super excited to see sharks, as Nicole has a great fear/strange obsession with them and we knew it would be exciting for her to see them. We purchased the "Discover Atlantis" package, and spent the day exploring the aquariums. There were tons of cool fish, a manaray, sharks, and I finally got to see what a sea horse looks like! I was surprised at how many of the fish I could identify and name. I guess my fish ID course from diving paid off! We had a lot of fun hanging out today for the day, as it was ... read more

The Bahamas - On To the Exumas We arrived in Lucaya, Grand Bahama Island, on the afternoon of Friday November 28th after a 25 hour sail from Vero Beach, Fl. The trip was mostly uneventful with light winds and calms. Not a bad way to make a Gulf Stream crossing. We checked into the Grand Bahama Yacht Club, a fancy marina in Lucaya. From there it is easy to clear Bahama Customs and Immigration. Next, we decided to spend a couple days there waiting out a predicted strong storm system which was to pass during the next two days. On Monday morning we left along with four other boats all headed south and east toward the Exumas. Our planned destination for the night was Great Harbor bay some 65 miles to the East. The weather prediction ... read more

December 9, 2008 We are in the Bahamas and glad to be here. We left Vero Beach on American Thanksgiving November 27th (after dinner of course) and crossed that night to Port Lucaya Grand Bahamas. This year the weather has been a little unique down south. In Florida it has been colder than usual, with lots of cold fronts (always from cold Canada) . We travelled from St.Marys Georgia to Vero Beach Florida, in the Inland Waterway, then spent 9 days in Vero Beach. Vero Beach is a very popular spot for people like us en route to the Bahamas or the Caribbean. They have great facilities for boaters, excellent access to shopping for provisions, and it’s a wonderful place to meet old , and new friends. Most boats tie up to mooring balls, and it ... read more