Leaving Fowl Cay at dawn

Staying ahead of the front

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January 8th 2011
We have had a cold front from the mainland chasing use since we left Miami. Our strategy has been to get as far south and west as possible as it slowly disapates. Well, Thursday night it caught up with us! Winds had been from the west and southwest and relatively mild. The front was forecast to only make it to about 24 deg latitude. But, (wisely) anticipating that the forecast could be wrong, ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Exuma

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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