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Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Nassau March 25th 2008

Tomorrow I will be going to Nassau, the Bahamas. For the duration of my stay, I’ll be posting a blog every day. But this won’t be a conventional travel blog. For one thing, I’m not really on vacation, although you might think so, given that I’ll be in the sun-kissed Caribbean. The blog will in fact report on some of the work I’ll be doing whilst I’m on the island. It will also serve as a kind of insurance policy, a statement of intent, in case anything happens to me. Some time ago, I was contacted out of the blue by the Swedish artists goldin+senneby. They asked me if I wanted to participate in an exploration of how the secret world of offshore companies might somehow be linked to Acéphale (‘Headless’ in Greek), a secret society ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Bahamas March 20th 2008

So I decided to start a travel blog because I want to keep you all updated about my travels this summer, and I figured I might as well start now to record the AMAZING CRUISE that I just went on for spring break! Obviously if you do not wish to get my blog entries, please just let me know and I will take you off the list. After finally making it through a terrible week of midterms and a particularly brutal fluid mechanics test, the idea of the spending a week in the warm Caribbean sun with my boyfriend and 12 of my best friends was almost too good to imagine. The adventure started out with a 12 hour drive down the east coast from Durham to Miami, which we did in practically one sitting. We ... read more
The gang at Shoney's restaurant
Our room! Cozy, but cute :)
First drinks of the cruise!


“On the Road Again” We have left Georgetown and have now started our trip north. We pulled up the anchor and set sail with brisk 15-18 knot SE winds on Tuesday morning the 4th of March about 09:00 and headed for Conch Cut. This is the opening between the reefs that allows boats access to Exuma Sound. From there we set a course for the southern end of Cat Island which is about 37.4 miles NE of Georgetown. We had a great sail with a beam reach and 5’ ocean swells coming into the sound from the Atlantic. We arrived in Cat Island about 4:00 PM and anchored in a little settlement called New Bight. The town is below Mount Alvernia where Father Jerome, a famous Priest and architect, built his retirement home called the “Hermitage”. ... read more
Map Of the Resort
Anchorage at Half Moon
Half Moon Beach

Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Exuma March 18th 2008

Ce blog s'adresse à tout les futurs navigateurs qui entreprendrons le même voyage que nous vers les Bahamas. Il y a quelques jours, nous avons dû faire malheureusement faire route vers Nassau pour renouveller nos visa (séjour) et notre permis de pêche. À notre arrivée à Nassau en décembre dernier, l'agente d'immigration des douanes nous à remis un visa de 90 jours ainsi qu'un permis de pêche de 90 jours. On lui avait demandé d'avoir un séjour plus long en sachant fort bien que nous serions au Bahamas jusqu'au mois de mai 2008. À ce moment là, l'agente nous avait informée qu'il n'y aurait aucun problème pour le renouveller. C'est pourquoi nos n'avons pas insistez. Avec du recul, on aurait pu insistez et obtenir un droit de séjour plus long et ainsi éviter de retourner à ... read more
Les 2 requins reef
On peut voir le requin avec le sceau à fond clair
Il nage à la manière de Jazz

Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Exuma » Georgetown March 17th 2008

Adventures on the high seas, pirates, long ocean passages, and long sandy beaches. Well…. we certainly have had our share of beaches, but if you’re hoping to hear of these other exciting things, sorry but we’ve been having too much fun for that. We have spent the whole winter in the Bahamas, and most of that time in the Exumas. We might have set a record having been fortunate enough to have 6 groups of company come to visit this year. Since our last blog, my sisters (Lynne and Marianne) visited, our granddaughter Ella and her parents Dawn and Paul, and our last company Mike and Jane Bondy just left yesterday. In addition to seeing our family and friends, they have been very generous in bringing us some of the supplies that are hard to get ... read more
Doug's Sisters Visit
Ella
Beautiful Ella

Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Exuma March 15th 2008

Bien des choses se sont écoulés depuis le dernier blog..... Nous avons malheureusement eu un gros probleme d'ordinateur et nous avons perdu toutes nos photos du voyage. Nous attendons avec impatience notre nouvel ordinateur par nos amis les Rouma qui viendrons nous visité a partir du 19 mars. Nous allons faire un blog d'ici les prochains jours en vous donnant plus d'informations et on vous racontera notre aventure a Nassau pour renouveller nos visas. M-C et Seb... read more


hey hey hey!!! well I think this will probably be my last blog, its been a while, and I have been horrible with this travelblog....so I apologize for not writing more! lets just say I havent had much time to write:) So I dont know if you all know but its been hectic the last month on here...this what happened... Tim one of our male dancers got fired..for possession of drugs onboard...it was a sad day, as he just made a stupid mistake which cost him his job! he was a great guy and a great partner. I was so sad to see him go. Laura(dance captain) went home for a10 days and I took over that role:) it was a long 10 days being dance captain. Then we hit one of our show weeks, and ... read more


Mom & Lee signed onto the Liberty yesterday and I love having them here. Seeing them emphasizes to me how much has happened in the time I’ve been away. It feels like a long time ago, last fall when I was home and living in Toronto. Already I feel lighted, happier, more energized than I have since my transfer. This morning we were in Nassau, Bahamas. Mom, Lee & I went on a “Harbour Cruise” and tour of the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island.. There wasn’t much to the Harbour Cruise - I think I learned more on the water taxi when I was here last year. But being on an official tour, we got to see a lot more of the resort than when I’d come on my own last year with friends. We were ... read more
Atlantis
Me at Atlantis
Mom & Lee

Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Exuma » Georgetown March 10th 2008

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
Regatta

Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Exuma March 2nd 2008

Depuis maintenant 1 semaine que nous sommes dans notre petit coin de paradis à Pipe Creek. Nous croyons rester ici encore pour plusieurs jours…… Voici en photo la semaine que nous venons de passer à Pipe Creek. M-C et Seb ... read more
Île privé dans Pipe creek
Wow ! À coupé le souffle !
Nos premières cigales des mers




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