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Month: January 2024

Posted onJanuary 30, 2024January 29, 2024Land Adventures

Three more days in Thompson Bay

by Melissa2 Comments on Three more days in Thompson Bay

We’d explored much of Long Island by car, but we still decided to stick around the Thompson Bay / Salt Pond area for a few more days. We got caught…

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Posted onJanuary 28, 2024January 26, 2024Land Adventures

Driving around Long Island, part 3

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For our second car rental day, we had three main goals: get our propane tanks filled, see the south part of the island (we had driven around the north half…

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Posted onJanuary 26, 2024January 26, 2024Land Adventures

Driving around Long Island, part 2

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After visiting the Columbus monument, we drove southeast, and wound up stopping for lunch at the Stella Maris resort. The food and drinks were delicious, and the views were nice…

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Posted onJanuary 23, 2024January 21, 2024Land Adventures

Driving around Long Island, part 1

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We rented a car with Rob, Kate, and Mona of Pyrat Soul for a couple of days to try to see as much of Long Island as possible. Getting six…

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Posted onJanuary 21, 2024January 21, 2024Sailing Adventures

Sailing to Long Island (not NY!)

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January 10th was the day we chose to leave George Town and Great Exuma to sail out to Long Island, about a 36 mile jaunt. It was pretty breezy, so…

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Posted onJanuary 19, 2024January 17, 2024Land Adventures

A few more days in George Town

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Before Junkanoo, we had moved over to a part of the mooring field closer to shore in the cove, because of some strong winds that would be coming from the…

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Posted onJanuary 17, 2024January 15, 2024Land Adventures

Junkanoo!

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One of our big reasons for getting to George Town by January was so we could see the Exuma Junkanoo parade! Junkanoo is a cultural festival that is celebrated in…

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Posted onJanuary 16, 2024January 13, 2024Land Adventures

Jumping into 2024

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During the first week of 2024, we enjoyed lots of exploring in the George Town area. We stayed on the same mooring and spent our days dinghying around to different…

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Posted onJanuary 14, 2024January 13, 2024Land Adventures

Saying goodbye to 2023 in George Town

by Melissa2 Comments on Saying goodbye to 2023 in George Town

The day after we arrived in George Town, we tuned into the Cruisers’ Net, a morning VHF radio assembly at 8 am on channel 72 for all the boats here…

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Posted onJanuary 10, 2024January 9, 2024Sailing Adventures

Journey to George Town

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Ever since we decided to spend the winter in the Bahamas, we have heard about George Town as a destination for sailors, and the legend of George Town as a…

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