Author Archives: Eric

Back to the Blowhole, Blackpoint, Exuma Islands, The Bahamas

Posted on by
Reply

On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, it was windy again with 15 – 20 knots sustained that was forecast to last all day. In good news, the wind had shifted to be from a more comfortable direction and there wasn’t much motion onboard.

Thanks to the big winds, there were 6-foot waves in the ocean. Eric was anxious to see the blowhole in action at high tide with the big waves. Neither Christi nor Keith were particularly interested in going with him, but he talked them into it. At 0745, we set out on the trek to the blowhole.

Here is a video from another angle where you can see the water hitting the land better.

Continue reading →

More Exploring Blackpoint, Exuma Islands, The Bahamas

Posted on by
Reply

Dawn on Monday December 15, 2025

The anchorage was a bit on the uncomfortable side this morning. The motion may be better described as jerky mores than rolly. Eric watched the supply ship come in and dock. He couldn’t believe how shallow the ship must have been in order to get into that dock. A man on the dock grabbed one of the lines to tie up the boat, but tripped and fell into the water! With the man in the water, the ship abandoned docking until the guy swam to the ladder and was confirmed to be safely out of the water. 

Continue reading →

The Blowhole, Blackpoint, Exuma Islands, The Bahamas

Posted on by
Reply

Dawn on Sunday, December 14, 2025

This morning it was windy, then both windy and rainy, then the wind died and there was light rain for a few hours. Once the wind died, it was hot and humid. Eric cleaned the bottom.

The wind was forecast to shift direction, so he made sure that the anchor was well set, which was easy to do in such amazingly clear water.

Continue reading →

Exploring Black Point, Exuma Islands, The Bahamas

Posted on by
Reply

On Saturday, December 13, the sunrise was again blocked, but some of the clouds turned pretty colors.

After morning chores, we went to shore to get lunch. The public dinghy dock. There were three ladders. It looked like it had been really well built, but it was starting to show wear. One of the ladders wasn’t secured properly, another was missing a part of the hand rail, making it a little challenging to get onto the dock. The third ladder was in good shape, though!

Continue reading →

Keith’s Perspective on Our Time in the Staniel Cay Area/Le point de vue de Keith sur notre séjour dans la région de Staniel Cay

Posted on by
Reply

December 6 – December 12, 2025 — This week has been very boring. On Saturday, we moved from Royal Island to Highbourne Cay. On Sunday, we moved from Highbourne Cay to Staniel Cay. 

On Monday, the anchorage was rolly. Dad and I went to shore to get some lunch, but Mom stayed on board because she had some sort of important call thingy to do. Because the currents were so strong, we had to go around the back of the island for a more comfortable ride. We went through this really narrow pass. When we tried to get back to the boat, we couldn’t get through the pass because the currents were so strong! We had to wait around on a beach for what felt like a billion years. Eventually, some French charterers came over and they towed us through the pass with their fast dinghy. 

Continue reading →