Exuma Cays, Bahamas to Ft. Lauderdale Florida It was difficult to leave the excellent snorkeling at Wardrick Wells, but we knew that the islands ahead where outstanding as well, so we set off across the banks on the passage to Shroud Cay (all of 20 miles). Shroud did not disappoint us. It is a cay […]
Wardrick Wells, Exumas Cays Bahamas We left Little Farmer’s Cay expecting the worst in waves through the cut, so we battened down the full enclosure and put on our harnesses, but were surprised to find seas as calm as a lake. Outside the cut, conditions were good, small waves and nice wind. We were on […]
Little Farmers Cay Bahamas As we wound our way through the reef into Elizabeth Harbor, toward Georgetown, we were shocked at the number of boats here. Last year Georgetown was quiet, all of the Bahama cruisers had already headed back north when we arrived in early May. This year, we arrived just after the Georgetown […]
Dominican Republic to the Bahamas Checking out of the Dominican Republic was as involved as checking in, but less expensive. Five officials (Navy, Customs, Immigration, Drug enforcement & the local Commandant) came to Berkeley East to clear us out of the country. It does not appear that many boats clear out of the country at […]
New Providence, Bahamas As we reached the north end of the Exuma Cays, it was time to head across the Exuma Bank to New Providence (Nassua). Middle Bank is an area in the Bank that is passable and with limited coral heads, so we headed north of the Yellow Bank and directly from Allan Cay […]
Bahama’s The Exuma Cays (pronounced “keys”) are a chain of more than 300 islands stretching over 100 miles across the Southern part of the Bahamas. They are mostly small coral atolls with elevations less than 50 feet. The islands separate the Exuma Banks (an area of shallow reefs and sand bars), from the Exuma Sound […]
Great Exuma Island, Bahamas With good weather on the horizon, we (and the other 1500 boats) began to leave Puerto Rico and make our way north to the Turks and Caicos, and Bahamas. The three-night passage was a mix of fair winds and rolly seas but we made such good time that we passed the […]
