This past week Gayle and I sailed from Georgetown to Conception Island. Conception Island is a remote place about a days sail from Georgetown. It is a Bahamas national park, and therefore relatively pristine. As you will see from the pictures below, there were plenty of "groceries" to be had, including a 20 pound Nassau Grouper that was the biggest fish we have speared on the trip. The freezer on the boat is packed with fish we have shot, and we are enjoying it immensely. We are now back in Georgetown hunkered down for some windy weather, and keeping a careful eye out for storms.
Change of Plans
They say the only thing you can count on is change. Well, we have had a change of plans. We've enjoyed the Bahamas so much that we have decided not to sail up to New England this summer, but rather stay in the Bahamas. As I write this I am in New York visiting my family, and Gayle is in Massachusetts attending her family reunion. We decided to fly up rather than sail up. Bel Ami is tucked in nicely in a hurricane hole on a mooring in Georgetown. We spend our days sailing and exploring. There is so much to see and do: swimming, diving, spearfishing, conch gathering, hiking, playing with the dolphins, swimming with pigs (yes!), scrabble, watching movies. Gayle's friend Mike, who has lived in the Bahamas on his sailboat Silent Flight for years, has been serving as a wonderful activity guide. Currently our plan is to remain in the Bahamas until after hurricane season, and then sail the boat back to the Virgin Islands to reconnect with family and friends down there.
Voyaging through the Bahamas
Greetings to all!
We are finally voyaging through the Bahamas, en route to New England for the summer. Actually, as I am writing this Gayle and I are overnighting near the Miami airport en route back to St. Thomas for a week of work for me. I have already made one work week trip back to Wisconsin end of May and will probably return for another Wisconsin work week early in August. Our voyage thus far has been fabulous and without serious mishap. We left St. Thomas beginning of May, and have sailed as far north as Cat Island in the "Far Out" Bahamas. The boat is currently on a mooring in a small "hurricane hole" near Georgetown, Great Exuma Island while we travel back to St. Thomas. Enjoy the pics!!!
We are finally voyaging through the Bahamas, en route to New England for the summer. Actually, as I am writing this Gayle and I are overnighting near the Miami airport en route back to St. Thomas for a week of work for me. I have already made one work week trip back to Wisconsin end of May and will probably return for another Wisconsin work week early in August. Our voyage thus far has been fabulous and without serious mishap. We left St. Thomas beginning of May, and have sailed as far north as Cat Island in the "Far Out" Bahamas. The boat is currently on a mooring in a small "hurricane hole" near Georgetown, Great Exuma Island while we travel back to St. Thomas. Enjoy the pics!!!
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