Once we decided to stay in the Abacos, we made sort of a “bucket list” of what we would like to do with our remaining time in the Bahamas. We looked at maps and did some research to find some good snorkeling spots. Some were at locations that we had previously visited but had…
With another storm system in the forecast, we needed an anchorage that had protection from the southeast through northeast as wind was expected to shift with a cold front coming down from the states. We set our sights on Little Harbour since it is protected from most wind directions and the ocean swell if…
After riding out a storm in Marsh Harbour, we decided to get a change of scenery for the next wave of storms predicted to come through. We set our sights on Hope Town on Elbow Cay. The protected harbor has a number of mooring balls but they are hard to come by this time…
We spent multiple nights relaxing off the grid at Great Guana and Man-O-War Cays but decided to head into Marsh Harbour as some weather was coming in. The wind was expected to gust into the high 20 knots and switch from the South/SouthEast to a NorthWest/North wind. We also were told that Marsh Harbour…
The Sea of Abaco is split into Northern and Southern portions by a shoal (shallow area) that is 4-5’ deep between Treasure Cay on Great Abaco Island and Whale Cay, which is one of the barrier islands. In order to get from Green Turtle Cay to our next destination, Great Guana Cay, in the…
After spending 3 nights at Manjack/Nunkack Cay and after being away from “civilization” for a bit, we were excited to head to Green Turtle Cay. This island is only 3 miles long but divided into 2 halves with the White Sound to the North and the Black Sound to the South. The White Sound…
We were happy to spend 3 nights at the marina in Spanish Cay to sit out weather but it was time to move on. With more rain in the forecast, we took in local knowledge and decided to head to the protected Northern anchorage of Manjack/Nunjack Cay (it is known by either name, depending…
While recharging our travel batteries and spending the holidays in the Chesapeake, we worked out our cruising goals for 2024. We were playing around with multiple options but the ones that kept rising to the top were: 1) stop cruising and go back to Colorado or 2) stay on the East Coast for the…
After 3 weeks of settling into Norfolk / Portsmouth, we realized that it was only September and there were still a few months of warmth to be had. We had been told that sailing the Chesapeake Bay was phenomenal, under the right conditions, and that there are so many cute little towns to go…
In our last blogpost, we had just made a mad dash up to Norfolk and Nymeria’s 7th state, Virginia! We were able to find a marina in the heart of downtown Norfolk at their Waterside District. Since we had just spent 3-ish weeks in small towns getting to Norfolk, we were very excited to…
