Allans Cay beach
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Iguana feeding frenzy.
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05/20/2013, Allans Cay, Bahamas
We arrived at Allans Cay in the Exumas on Saturday afternoon after an 8 1/2 hour motor/sail from Nassau, about 40 miles. We have spent the last 2 days feeding big iguanas on Leaf Cay and exploring the beaches there and on SW Allans Cay.
The iguanas hang around the beach when they see boats coming, they're so used to being fed. They will come right up to you to get food (in our case lettuce). The sign says these iguanas are endangered and have been studied for decades. They can live up to 80 years and weigh up to 24 pounds.
The water here is so clear! We have a bucket with a clear bottom that lets us see things from the dinghy or while walking along the shore. We have seen small coral heads, many live conch, some beautiful blue and yellow fish, and some black and yellow sergeant majors. There are also larger fish swimming around, some of which are sand colored and hard to spot. We can't bear to leave yet...but soon we'll head on to the islands of the Exumas Land and Sea Park.
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05/16/2013, Nassau, Bahamas
Yesterday it was very windy and a little chilly here so we spent the day catching up on laundry and planning the next leg of our trip down the Exumas. Later in the afternoon we walked the few blocks down to the Potters Cay vendors area under the twin bridges to Paradise Island. We stopped in at a few stands and had a wonderful spicy conch salad and some delicious conch fritters, along with a pineapple/strawberry daiquiri for Beverly. Back at the boat we enjoyed this pretty sunset, looking west toward the bridges.
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We're in a 36.5' ketch with the main down for repairs.
Stop by tomorrow if you get the chance. I don't have the dink in the water, and we are planning to leave for Allens on Saturday. We are the sailboat next to the blue and white motor cat, near shore.
Here is a shot of the little hitchhikers we had on our way across the Banks.
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05/13/2013, Nassau Harbor Club Marina, New Providence Island
After an easy day of motoring across the Northeast Channel of the Atlantic (in depths over 2000 meters), we have arrived in the big city of Nassau. We left our beautiful anchorage around 7:30 am, anticipating 9 hours of motoring in light and variable winds. The shades of blue in the water were incredible, changing from very light turquoise in the anchorage to deeper blues as the depths increased. There were very small wind waves on top of big, smooth, widely spaced ocean swells out of the northeast. It felt great! We alternated 2 hour shifts at the helm and just enjoyed the day. The swells actually pushed us toward our destination so we arrived earlier than planned again although still at slack tide as planned. It was an easy trip through the harbor and when we arrived at the marina Peter helped us get all our lines tied up correctly (anticipating the norther on Tuesday). We went to the shopping center across the street and found the liquor store (since we were out of beer, rum and wine). We had plenty of time to chill out on the boat and spent some time at the beautiful pool.
This is the marina pool area. You can see Paradise Island in the background (where Atlantis Resort and other resorts are located).
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