Sunday, May 3, 2009

Return to US

The pictures really do not depict the number of boats and people.
Culture shock as we turned the corner coming in the cut from the ocean. There were at least a 1000 boats and many more people at Peanut Island just inside the cut at West Palm


ICW Sugar Sands Condos in Riviera Beach



Sunrise as we were leaving the anchorage at N. Bimini

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Anchorage N. Bimini


Full Circle leading the way

Sunrise at N. Bimini


Shore Thing and Full Circle buzzed by the Coastguard helicopter. Guess they wanted to read the name of the boat.


Shore Thing just leaving Chub Cay



25 45.812N
79 16.510W

Friday, May 1, 2009

Anchorage Chub Cay, The Berries


Full Circle in anchorage at Chub Cay


More of Chub Cay

At $4.25 per foot for the marina we decided to anchor. It was a lovely spot. The Marina and property are in bankcrupcy so there are some houses complete but no roads and the club house is in disrepair. This is the club house.
25 24.565N
77 54.566W

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Last night in Nassau

Montigue Gardens for dinner on our last night in Nassau

Tim, Jan (Full Circle), Ed and Linda

Fellow boaters blown into port. Jo and Ade aboard Wondering Star, took their boat from California through the Panama Canal and are on their way to Maine



Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Walking tour of Paradise Island

Many local vendors on Potters Cay

Vendor cracking conch

Paradise Island's version to Versailles Gardens


Cloisters



Cloisters--(1200) dismantled in France and brought over to Paradise Island



Tim trying out the hat with hair!

Looking east from bridge--Shore Thing is docked at a marina on the right



Fishing boats lined up on the docks



One way traffic bridge to Paradise Island and Atlantis
Cargo ships come into Nassau here and then everything gets distributed on the mail boats to the islands.

Downtown Nassau

Directing traffic in Nassau
It was very busy in the town of Nassau because the cruise ships are by passing Mexican Ports because of swin flu and coming to Nassau

Monday, April 27, 2009

Nassau, The Bahamas after a week of delays

We rented a car and drove all around Nassau and New Providence Island. Paradise Island is across the harbor from Nassau and is home to Atlantis Resort
The marina at Atlantis

Interesting hotel sign. They have weekend, day, and 4 hr. plans!


We toured with Jan and Tim from Full Circle


Our waitress at The Sands restaurant on the southern side of the island

Definitely windy


Fort Montagu was built to protect the east entrance to Nassau Harbor


We went to the Botanical Gardens only to find them in disrepair. Didn't look like they were maintained in the past 15 years. This is a picture of an interesting underpass made of coral and Conch shells.