Koala 2016

20 February 2016 | Nassau Harbor
17 February 2016 | Highbourne Cay
13 February 2016 | Black Point Settlement - Exumas
05 February 2016
04 February 2016 | Picture - Warderick Wells eastern coast
03 February 2016 | Warderick Wells
02 February 2016 | Warderick Wells North Mooring Field
28 January 2016 | Nassau Harbor
24 January 2016 | The picture is of our marina from the Paradise Island bridge
23 January 2016 | Rose Island sunrise
13 January 2016 | Highbourne Cay
12 January 2016 | Highbourne Cay
11 January 2016 | Nassau Montague Park
10 January 2016
09 January 2016 | Nassau (Picture is of Marsh Harbour)
07 January 2016 | Marsh Harbour
07 January 2016 | Marsh Harbour anchorage
04 January 2016
04 January 2016 | Marsh Harbour
03 January 2016

My stay on the Koala So far

12 April 2011 | Warderick Wells
Nicky
It's been rough. First, I had to watch as the men set sail out of Nassau. Next, we sailed across to Highborne Cay and they made me breakfast, lunch, and dinner, french toast, hamburgers, and steak. Evan caught a Spanish Mackerel which he later cooked on the grill. I had to take part in eating it to simply honor it's short lived life. We went through mangroves at Shroud and hiked a few beaches. The water is so clear that sting rays and nurse sharks are easy to see as they glide by you. The ocean has been very calm and the hardest thing I've had to do so far is get a tan. As a matter of fact, it's not as easy as it looks. Even though I lay there all day toiling away it still looks like I haven't left Miami. Today we hiked to the top of Boo Boo Hill, which is supposedly haunted. There is an amazing view at the top and apparently those who think ahead leave carefully carved and painted driftwood to mark their place and ask for good weather. There are also blow holes (holes in the rock where air gets expelled as the ocean rolls in) that sound like a whale and Jim did his best Marilyn Monroe impression by standing over one. The Exumas are amazing.
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Vessel Name: Koala
Vessel Make/Model: Catalina 470
Hailing Port: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Crew: Captain Jim, Nicky 1st mate, Evan 2nd mate
About: The captain is a ex-northeasterner living the goodlife aboard Koala in south Florida.
Extra: Koala is a Catalina 470 built in 2000. The draft is 6' and beam is 14'-0". Koala is also the captain's full time home for the past 11 years and so she may be sitting a bit low in the water. Ok, so maybe the draft is an inch or two more!