After our lovely snorkel on Fowl Cay, we lifted anchor and made our way to the next Cay north, Great Guana Cay. Our cruising guide recommends you sail by the Settlement Harbour and anchor up just north of it, in Fishers Bay. It is a nicer anchorage for me, because it […]
Monthly archives: June 2014
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The humans just can not get enough of snorkelling here in the Bahamas. The waters are clear, shallow and full of life. Mooring balls have been set up in the parks for you to tie your dingy to, so there is no excuse to miss out on the best places […]
We sailed across the Sea of Abaco from Great Abaco Island to Man Of War Cay. This small cay has a harbour and settlement that is famous historically for boat building. They still build boats here and now have a small pleasant Marina in their harbour. Our draft made anchoring […]
The shallow and protected Sea of Abaco is nestled between a string of cays and Great Abaco Island. The largest town in this area, and the third largest in all the Bahamas, is Marsh Harbour. With multiple grocery, hardware and beer stores, along with a coin operated laundry, it makes […]
Hope Town, on Elbow Cay, is the iconic Abacos sea side harbour. With it’s candy striped light house, cottage style homes and palm tree lined beaches it is a very popular holiday spot for the affluent American market. Just a short ferry ride from the International Airport at Marsh Town, […]
One problem with the Bahamas is… it is very, very shallow. Especially for our boat with a 2m draft. We have learned to cut if very close. We try to find sandy spots with no rocks and get in as shallow as we can. Before coming to the Bahamas we […]