The other day we visited the pass between Elizabeth and Stocking Islands at low tide. It was very picturesque with a long skinny sand bar exposed you could land the dinghy and walk on. Unfortunately we did not have a camera. Today we went back at high tide and the pass is sort of like a beautiful lazy blue river.
Our anchoring technique has been consistent for some time with minimal if any dragging so I thought we could share the process. In general, we usually anchor in locations we have never…
Yesterday we went ashore for a walk around the southern side of Stocking Island. There are more trails on the south side than the north. Here are some photos from the walkabout.
We have had great weather since arriving in Elizabeth Harbour and the time has come again for a front with big winds to to pass through for five or more days. In…
We are living a more “suburban” life here in Elizabeth Harbour. There is a cruiser’s net broadcast every morning at 0800 to get news on arrivals, departures, events, local business services, kids…
Elizabeth Harbor has an interesting history as a pirate hangout in the 1600’s and a US Navy seaplane base in WWII. With its protected anchorages, stores, services, and beautiful beaches it is…
Yesterday at dawn we left the anchorage of Black Point and exited through Dotham Cut at slack tide after the winds from the front had dissipated. We initially had good wind and…
On the 14th, with wind on our nose and limited depth to beat upwind, we motored to Black Point. Black Point is a great anchorage protected from all but the west winds.…
On the 11th we left the Exuma Land and Sea Park bound for Staniel Cay. The forecast looked like we could sail but the wind ended up on the nose so we…
On February 9th at 4:30 AM we left our anchorage at Ten Bay Beach Eleuthera bound for the Exumas to catch slack low tide at our intended cut at noon. We cleared…