June 17-21 Cora’s Visit

My heart is full of love for my granddaughter, but each time she smiles, it becomes fuller. –Unknown 

As I look at our calendar and I can see the summer flying by already…and the actual season has just begun. Cora was the first to come spend time with us. We had a wonderful five days while Graham and Hattie were at camp. 

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Having Fun with Friends in Big Majors, Exuma Islands, The Bahamas

The moon was still shining brightly shortly before dawn on Friday, March 6, 2026 There wasn’t much of a sunrise due to the cloud cover, but the sky did get colorful. In the morning, while Christi and Keith did school, … Continue reading

Keith’s Perspective on Long Island and Trekking Through the Exumas/Le point de vue de Keith sur Long Island et la randonnée dans les Exumas

Saturday, February 7 – Friday, February 13 – This week has been very fun. On Saturday, all of the families rented cars. We went in a van with Blue Heeler. We went to a cave and a few other boring … Continue reading

Trying to get to Thunderbolt Grotto, Staniel Cay, Exuma Islands, The Bahamas

The moon was not full anymore, but still shone vividly at dawn on Thursday, March 5 We’d arranged to meet two of the families at Thunderball Grotto at 0900, which was slack high tide. We were leery about getting in … Continue reading

Moving From BlackPoint To Big Majors, Exuma Islands, The Bahamas

Sunrise on Tuesday March 3 We did our usual routine of school and chores in the morning, then puttered around the boat in the afternoon. We met Traveler and Driftwood at The Yacht Club for drinks at 1715. They told … Continue reading

Getting Pizza in Blackpoint, Exuma Islands, The Bahamas

On Monday, March 2, the sunrise was blocked by a cloud. In the morning, it was very windy with on-and-off drizzle. We went to shore for bread and groceries. These birds usually moved as a flock and had an interesting wing … Continue reading

Rocky Point to Blackpoint, Exuma Islands, The Bahamas

Dawn on Saturday, February 28 It was still calm in the morning. We’d never put out the flopper stoppers, put on the window covers or got the dinghy down, so we had very little to do to get ready to … Continue reading

Keith’s Perspective on Riding Out the Storm in Elizabeth Harbour and Long Island/Le point de vue de Keith sur la façon de traverser la tempête à Elizabeth Harbour et à Long Island

Friday, January 31 – Saturday, February 6: This week has been fun. On Saturday, more boats shuffled. On Sunday, nothing bad happened to us, but the strong winds caused a few boats to drag.  Cette semaine était amusante. Samedi, plus … Continue reading

Ragged Island to Hog Cay to Flamingo Cay to Rocky Point, The Bahamas

On Wednesday, February 25th, the sunrise was blocked by clouds, but it made a neat lighting effect. The wind had shifted in the night. It was still very windy. Now that we were no longer protected, the anchorage was filled … Continue reading

Visiting Duncan Town, Ragged Island in Ragged Islands, The Bahamas

Sunrise on Tuesday, February 24 Last night, there was a big storm with strong, cold wind. However, our anchorage was very protected from that direction and we had a calm night. This morning, the wind was so cold that Christi … Continue reading