Morgans Bluff, big Dorado

We had a bumpy trip to Morgans Bluff on Andros Island but did manage to catch the biggest Dorado we have ever caught. It was 1,1m long (4 foot)! On arriving in the bay we were happy to see 2 boats we recognized from our last stay here.

Saunders agreed to fillet our fish and we all had dinner on it. (left to right Jesus, Saunders, Harvey and Rob) Jesus made us a Cerviche (Spelling) dish with the tuna we also caught. This raw fish 'cooks' in lemon water for a few hours and the juice is discarded. Then you add diced green pepper, onion, tomato and chilli. Super with crackers.

leaving Nassau

'Allure of the seas' was here today, one of the biggest cruise liners in the world. 6300 passengers, 300m long, cruising speed 22 knots. She left at 2pm, 3 new liners arrived this morning.

Today we leave for Andros Island, Morgans Bluff. We have to wait for the liners to be berthed before we can leave, as we have to go past them and Harbour control close the chanell while they come in.

15 knot wind, 1.5 m waves with 6 second interval. The wind and waves will be behind us so that will be more comfortable.

Paradise Island

We walked to the Versailles terraced gardens on Paradise island yesterday. Stopped at small lake to see all the Turtles, they are so inquisitive, the heads all pop out and stare at you.

The gardens are very pretty, this is the view from the 'One and Only' hotel poolside. We were stopped here.

Then had lunch at a 'dinner' style restaurant. The waitrons all danced to a tune for the patrons. Adds to a fun atmosphere.

Nassau traffic police

We are back in Nassau, anchored near 3 huge cruise ships. This town survives on tourism.

On our walk in the town we came across the very smart traffic police! Every button and buckle shining!

Warderick Wells

Warderick Wells is the head office of the Land and Sea Park. Its so beautiful! We walked to the top of Boo Boo hill, thats Rob admiring all the boat names at the top. Its traditional to leave your boat name up there. Apparently, at night you can hear the cries of the sailors who lost their lives when a ship was wrecked there many years ago.

The skeleton is of a 57 foot Sperm Whale, it has been re-created right on the beach.

As this is a conservation area I was able to enquire about the life cycle of the Conch shell, it takes 4 years to grow to maturity and can get to 40years of age.

Shark visit

We are making our way North again through the wonderful shallow water. This shark of about 6 foot came close to our boat. We did a U-turn to follow him for a while, really creepy watching him moving slowly through the water.

No snorkeling here.

Bahama ferries

We have been in Geogetown, Exumas for 2 weeks now and every few days a ferry arrives. The Bahama islands are all visited by these ferries which provide all sorts of good to the islands, from cars to sand to lettuce.

Had a interesting 'fireworks' display, as something offloaded was too high and shorted the overhead electric cables. The sparks ran up and down for at least 30sec until the cable fell to the ground.

Last night we treated ourselves to dinner at St Francis Hotel, Rob got his favorite...Hamburger. I had a shrimp salad.

Rob has learnt to play Texas Hold'em Poker here, a good way to meet all the other cruisers.