This morning we took the dingy to Thunderball Cave, filming location for the James Bond film Thunderball, for a snorkel trip. Its recommended to come at low slack tide so you can simply swim in. It certainly is a lot smaller than what…
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Ahhh, swimming pigs in paradise
We went to the neighboring island of Big Major, home to many wild pigs and local attraction for cruisers. When we arrived there were several other boats waiting at the shore for the pigs to show; the waiting b…
Dingy Debacle on the way to Staniel Cay
Today headed to Staniel Cay, it was a short day of about 6 hours. 15 minutes after our departure we got swamped by a mega yacht; we checked “Little Girl” to make sure she hadn’t been swamped too and she was GONE! Panic …
Highborne Cay
We arrived in Highborne Cay today and what a beautiful island. We made a special trip here to see the island because we just finished a book called “Life on a Rock” by Kate Albury. Kate and her husband Peter left their life in Nassau in…
Travel Day 2
Today was another great day with exception of the winds picking up. They were so strong that my ears began to ache and I decided if I was going to stay on the fly bridge I should put cotton balls in my ears to alleviate the discomfort. …
Travel Day 1
We departed Little Harbour Monday 04/18 and traveled to Egg Island Eleuthura – it was a beautiful but windy day. We arrived around 4 pm to Royal Harbour to find the best anchorage’s already taken. We had one attempt that didn’t want t…
Marsh Harbour to Little Harbour
Today we traveled from Marsh Harbour to Little Harbour (one of our favorite spots in the Abacos). Upon arrival we discovered there was another Fat Bottom Girl in the harbour; a 48′ Endeavor Cat. We had the pleasure of meeting…
Springtime in the Abacos
This trip began a little differently than most; while I was on a “girls cruise” with friends and family, David and our friend Ryan brought the boat to the Abacos and had a “guys trip”. The cool thing was they did all the provisioning for our …
Trawler Fest or Trawler Flop
In my last blog I mentioned my excitement in attending our first Trawlerfest. I knew something was going arye when our departure plans changed due to work commitments. Our initial plan was to arrive in Ft. Pierce on Saturday 01/22/11 and&nb…
Tap Tap Tap……
Tap Tap Tap is the sound of my fingers tapping away the boredom waiting on our return to Fat Bottom Girl. We are scheduled to head back to Ft. Pierce next week to take her to Trawlerfest in Ft. Lauderdale. We have attended these …
