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     This is M/V Island Link, shown with her drop gate stern to the government dock at Salt Pond.  She is considered to be a power catamaran.  In the Bahamas, this is the mail boat.  A few call it the freight boat, bu…

   In between tanning and getting ready to depart Salt Pond tomorrow, we were entertained by fish the better part of the day.  Although difficult to see in the upper photo, the little white streaks are a school of bait fish, each about 1…

    There was a green flash last night but not tonight and we never tired of watching the sunset (aka “The Event”).Salt Pond Sunset

     This is M/V Ocean Energy.  She is 175 feet long.  She is just one of many fuel ships serving the Bahamas.  What may be unique about this tanker is how they refuel land-based petroleum sites.  We spotted this…

     Thursday was a day of living dangerously.  It all started on Tuesday when Sharon and I made an inquiry for a car rental.  Long Island (Bahamas) is about 75 miles long, and no more than a couple of miles at its widest …

      Sharon has decided that her new occupation is a professional beachcomber.  In addition to her being Big Run’s Navigator, Chef, Junior Mechanic and Apprentice First Class Seaman, she has taken on the responsibility of…

     Location, location, location. To say that we were in the right location is an understatement.  We spent 35 days in the Black Point Settlement area.  Only 3 nights were spent anchored at the Settlement on the north sid…

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     There are many beautiful homes in the Bahamas, but this is probably the most unique.  It is located at our favorite anchorage Plain Bay, which we mistakenly called Little Bay.  Adjacent to the home is a small inlet wh…

     This is S/V Chiquita.  Usually a blog entry of this type would fall under the label “Boats of Interest”.  However, this entry could also fall under another category – “Persons of Interest”.  No, don’t get the wro…