The Baars' Adventure Aboard EIRA

Menno, Valerie, Daniel, John and their dog Daisy are off to explore the Caribbean Islands for two years-no-make that three years!

23 June 2008 | Wilmington, North Carolina
20 June 2008 | Wilmington, North Carolina
06 June 2008 | Charleston, South Carolina
05 June 2008 | Passage in the Gulf Stream
04 June 2008 | Little Bahamas Bank
03 June 2008 | Green Turtle Cay, The Abacos
27 May 2008 | Little Harbour, The Abacos
26 May 2008 | Little Harbour, The Abacos
25 May 2008 | Hope Town, The Abacos
24 May 2008 | Hope Town, Elbow Cay
23 May 2008 | Tahiti Beach, Elbow Cay
22 May 2008 | Marsh Harbour, The Abacos
19 May 2008 | Lynard Cay,The Abacos
27 April 2008 | Paradise Island, Bahamas
20 April 2008 | Normans Cay
19 April 2008 | Normans Cay
18 April 2008 | Passage from Nassau to The Exumas
06 April 2008 | Normans Cay
02 April 2008 | Normans Cay
31 March 2008 | Normans Cay

Throw Away the Cays!

22 June 2006 | Tobago Cays, The Grenadines
We had a nice 20 mile sail and finally caught a fish! It was a little tuna about 1 foot BUT it was a fish! The boys had it for dinner with some good Aromatic Carolina Rice which Charlotte left for us! The girls on Narcissus unloaded lots of food and goodies when their week charter was over! The Tobago Cays are part of St Vincent and consist of half a dozen uninhabited islands with beatuiful sandy beaches. The anchorage is located behind Horseshoe Reef which completely surrounds all of the islands. It is wonderful because we anchor just behind the reef so we benefit from geeting all of the wind and nice cool breezes but no rough waters. The spectrum of colors in the water is breath taking and the snorkling is some of the best in the Caribbean! Yes, I love the Tobago Cays! It reminds us all of the Exumas. There are about 30 boats anchored here alot of them are charters which are out of St Vincent. There are boat boys who come over from Union Island ( the closest inhabited island) and will sell you bread, fish, ice, t-shirts most anything you want! I ordered a couple of baguettes and a bag of ice for tomorrow form Walter!

We spent the morning exploring the underwater life and the visibility was spectacular! We also swam with about a dozen turtles! They are all over the anchorage and will hang out in the grassy areas to eat the grass! It was really neat. We also spotted a school of squid.
Comments
Vessel Name: EIRA
Vessel Make/Model: Beneteau 393
Hailing Port: Solomons Island, Maryland
Crew: Menno, Valerie, Daniel and John Baars
About: Valerie, Menno, Daniel, John and our dog Daisy are aboard Eira off to explore The Bahamas. We will island hop south through the Caribbean with plans to be in Grenada by Hurricane season. Our second "windy season" will be spent in the Spanish Virgin Islands.
Extra: "Twenty years from now you will be disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in you sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."--Mark Twain
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