The wind has returned, so it is time to make our way North again. But not before bidding San Juan a fond farewell. With heavy hearts, and heavy heads, we headed out into the blue yonder. We planned a 4 day trip straight to the Bahamian Island of Mayaguana. […]
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We are in Abraham Bay, Mayaguana Island. This is one of the more southern islands of the Bahamas. Working our way north, this season, it seemed a logical place to stop first to check into the Bahamas. Abraham Bay is quite unique, in our experience, as it is completely surrounded by […]
We sailed away from Mayaguana Island off towards Acklins and Crooked Islands with a planned stop at The Plana Cays. Not many boats stop here, and the islands are uninhabited. They are the last undisturbed habitat of the hutia. * If you fancy a chuckle, look up these rare giant Bahamian rodents. As you […]
We left beautiful West Plana Cay to join friends in Attwood Harbour. The harbour is actually a reef protected cove on Lady Slipper Cay nestled between the two larger islands of Acklins and Crooked. Attwood Harbour is another very shallow bay with sandy deeper water in the middle to anchor in. You […]
We sailed, in company, from Attwood Harbour NW to Landrail Point. It was a very pleasant short trip along the beaches of the north coast of Crooked Island. As we rounded the point and Portland Harbour we could see the lighthouse on Bird Rock. The humans were also lucky, and caught […]
The strong winds calmed down so we continued our passage north. Traveling between anchorages in the Bahamas has its own special challenges. Most of the bays and anchorages here are very shallow with coral heads to navigate around or avoid. We are a ‘deep’ draft boat with 2m under the […]