Bahamas - January 2013

Once we got Galadriel settled into Bluffhouse on Green Turtle Cay and got our transmission removed, repaired in Ft. Lauderdale and reinstalled, we were ready to begin our exploration of the Abacos. The Abacos, like all the Bahamas islands, are flat, arid islands that are not particularly striking to look at above the water. They are hot in the summer and usually temperate in the winter but can get chilly occasionally when a strong cold front makes it over from the States. The primary attractions, for us at least, are the beautiful and relatively less spoiled (at least compared to most other Caribbean islands) coral reefs and sea life, the friendly and genuine Bahamians and the general feeling of remoteness that most of the islands offer.

Like the other Caribbean islands, the waters are clear turquoise.

We like to dive and catch our own seafood; taking only what we can eat of course.

And yes, we do like to eat.

When we cruise we are completely self contained, even making our own freshwater, so Galadriel rarely visits a marina. Our transportation, when we need to go ashore for a meal or any reason, is our Zodiac.

On No Name Cay we visited with some of the resident wild hogs.

The Bahamian beaches are second to none.

As are the sunsets.

Great Guana Cay is certainly beautiful;

But Hopetown gets the award for the coziest, most picturesque harbor.

                                                                                                                                

And of course lunch in the cockpit with a little wine while moored in Hopetown brings it all together!