
The sky at dawn is a cold steel blue when we pull up our anchor to leave Florida. We’ve been up for two hours already, making sure that every thing is ready. I’ve checked the list twice, made lunch and…
Read MoreThe sky at dawn is a cold steel blue when we pull up our anchor to leave Florida. We’ve been up for two hours already, making sure that every thing is ready. I’ve checked the list twice, made lunch and…
Read MoreSure we could turn on the engine and go faster. But sometimes it just doesn’t make sense to go faster. We’re not in a rush and after all, the journey is just as important as the destination. So some days…
Read MoreThe evil Vargas took one look at Thunderball Cave and knew it was the perfect place to hid stolen nuclear missiles. But he didn’t reckon on James Bond saving the day. The making of the movie Thunderball was the biggest…
Read MoreNever a dull moment in Nassau harbor. This is a Haitian moving boat/freighter. They sail up from Haiti, load the boat until it’s about to sink and then sail home. They haven’t an engine so the little yellow speed boat…
Read MoreThis is William and Betty Rolle of Blackpoint, Exumas. William has created the Garden of Eden. Those are not just random sticks you see, those are sculptures that William has created from found objects. “Stand just here and look”, he…
Read MoreI roll over, luxuriating in sleeping in until 6:15 a.m. We arrived at the anchorage late last night and we aren’t planning on going anywhere today. But curiosity to see this spot overpowers the desire to sleep and the first…
Read MoreOnce upon a time (in the 70’s), an enterprising man named Carlos Leder decided to go into business in the Bahamas. He bought a little island named Normans Cay and built himself an airstrip. He began an “import” business from…
Read MoreThe whispers begin as soon as we reach the Bahamas. Family Island Regatta is soon ‘mon. As we move down the Exuma chain we find them propped up under trees, behind local bars, on main streets. We see wooden masts…
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