by Claudia and Jim | Feb 18, 2023 | Sailing
We have just totally loved Eleuthera – it might not have been perfect blue skies everyday however this island has certainly won us over with its beautiful people, lovely anchorages and lots to do and see. The crazy thing is that we weren’t sure that we...
by Claudia and Jim | Feb 16, 2023 | Sailing
The weather forecast for the following few days predicted front passing through with wind clocking from east to west gusting to 30 knots. Many anchorages nearby are not protected from the westerly direction, so we decided to go big and head 50+ NM towards the Eleuthra...
by Claudia and Jim | Feb 9, 2023 | Sailing
We crossed the Tropic of Cancer today, the most northerly circle of latitude on Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead. The Tropic also passes through George Town (spelled with 2 words), the capital of the Exumas, located on Great Exuma Island with...
by Claudia and Jim | Feb 3, 2023 | Sailing
Our sailing exploration of the Exuma chain of islands is nearing an end, but not before we knock off another Bahamas bucket list item: swimming with a mermaid. Many small islands of the Bahamas are privately owned, and one of those islands is Musha Cay owned by the...
by Claudia and Jim | Feb 1, 2023 | Sailing
If you’re waiting to fulfill any life goals until pigs fly, heads up: There are swine swimming in the Bahamas already. Before leaving Walderick Wells Cay, we expected 36 hours of high winds and were fully prepared to hunker down on our mooring until a 70 ft motor...
by Claudia and Jim | Jan 28, 2023 | Sailing
Walderick Wells Cay is the headquarter and is in the heart of the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park. The park is a no-take zone by land or sea, so no fishing, lobstering, conching, or shelling – and its efforts are paying off. The only unnatural object is the Park...
