Nassau harbour

Bahamas, at long last.

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March 13th 2010
Hello all, Well we made it at long last. It was a bit of a dash to get to Nassau before the next front. We took 60 hours to cover the 260 miles in one hit, from Marathon Florida to Nassau. The last afternoon was a bit of a slog but other than feeling tired we were fine. It turned out that the weather window lasted about 72 hours. Jeremy and Carla have been great and I doubt weather I'd have mad ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Nassau

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Arawak Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in ... ... read more