Thompson Bay, Long Island — 01•19•22 My hope was to leave here and head to the Raggeds & Jumentos Islands. But, plans change. One afternoon, sleepy Thompson Bay became too crowded as a large wave of boats came in. I wanted to leave but, the weather didn’t look great for heading south the next few …
Rolly Polly
Thompson Bay, Long Island — 01•06•22 Calabash became very rolly, with the wave wrapping around the island. So with the wind pointing Trouble one way but the rollers were coming on the beam (side of the boat), it made for a very uncomfortable anchorage. So I pulled anchor and headed south to Thompson Bay about …
Get Out of Town
Monument Bay, Georgetown, Great Exuma — 12•28•21 Trouble and I were itching to get out of the Marina at Emerald Bay. After making sure my account at the marina was settled, I dropped the lines at 0920 hours (9:20 am). I was going to go to Goat Cay for a change, but the wind made …
Christmas In The Bahamas
Emerald Bay Marina, Great Exuma — 12•10•21 A bit of weather was coming in, so I called the marina and was able to get in early to beat the weather. I had spent some time at Emerald Bay before, so I was familiar with it and its notorious nerve-wracking entrance. We got the anchor up …
Rock Lobster
Williams Bay, Lee Stocking — 12•08•21 Up early with a good breakfast, we readied the dinghy (affectionately called the station wagon), and landed her up for our lobster hunt. Our first stop was about 2nm away. We checked a few spots but found nothing. Pete said let’s check one more “Rock”. He got in before …