Sailing Ohana

The route from Eleuthera to Spanish Wells goes through Current Cut, which (as the name implies) has a strong current, so we had to time our trip carefully with the tide. When we arrived at the cut it was pretty underwhelming, although we could see how it might be rough under very different conditions and…

A joyful reunion with our friends on Grace and the rest of the kids boats was spent at an anchorage in north Eleuthera where we just needed one night. The Glass Window Bridge is a spectacular spot between the Atlantic and the Exuma Sound, where the ocean has eroded through the land and created a…

On our last morning in Governor’s Harbour we walked to town to eat breakfast at Da Perk, which is a popular coffee shop/breakfast joint. It reminded us of the little hole-in-the-wall coffee places we love at home. Da Perk has a group of persistent chickens in residence there, with whom Morris was obsessed, and who…

While Tommy, the boys, and Morris sailed north to a new anchorage, I got in a rental car with four of the other women who are traveling with our group. We visited Island Farm first (before they sold out of bread and other popular items), which was a huge treat. It’s a beautiful farm and…

We joined all our friends in Rock Sound late in the day on Easter Sunday. The town has a week-long celebration around Easter, during which they blast insanely loud music across the harbor from about 5:00 pm to about 2:00 am, so that was a tough start. Rock Sound is reputed to have tiger sharks,…

On our way from Cat Island to Eleuthera, we sailed through a narrow section where everyone says that fish like to migrate, and we spent most of the day feeling discouraged that we weren’t catching anything. FINALLY after a 3 week dry spell, we caught 2 mahi at the same time and successfully reeled them…

The Bahamians that we have met during our travels have been welcoming and lovely, but our time on Cat Island was the most we’ve felt a connection with the locals. New Bight – We sailed to this first anchorage with 4 other boats from Conception and met up with a handful more who came from…

Conception is the island I was most interested in visiting on this adventure. It is a protected Bahamian national land and sea park, and a nesting habitat for the beautiful Caribbean White Long-tailed Tropicbird. The cruising guides discourage traveling there unless the weather conditions are perfect, so I wasn’t sure we would be in the…

The relatively short sail to Calabash was smooth and uneventful, which also means we didn’t catch any fish — our fishing dry spell continues. When we arrived at the bay we were awestruck by the pristine beauty of the water. It had the effect of turning all the white boats and birds torquoise from the…

During our short stay around Georgetown, we moved a lot: 1. Honeymoon Beach – on Stocking Island near the resort where the Vasels stayed. Great spot except there is something dead there that Morris rolled in on two different occasions. 🤢 2. Peace & Plenty – also on Stocking Island. Beautiful, but rolly when we…