Keith’s Perspective on Our Days in Blackpoint/Le point de vue de Keith sur nos journées à Blackpoint

Saturday, December 13 – Friday, December 19 — This week has been mostly boring. On Saturday, we went to lunch at a restaurant called The Emerald Sunset.

Cette semaine était ennuyante. Samedi, nous avons mangé le déjeuner à un restaurant qui s’appelle Le Couche De Soleil Emerald.

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The Beach and Trek to the Washing Machine, Shroud Cay, Exuma Islands, The Bahamas

Dawn on Friday, December 19, 2025

In the morning, Eric changed the impeller and oil on the generator while Christi and Keith did school. In the late afternoon, Eric and Christi went to the beach near to the entrance to the mangrove river. Keith stayed onboard so he could play online games with his friends.

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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

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. 

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Thunderbolt Grotto and Moving to Black Point, Exuma Islands, The Bahamas

Dawn on Friday, December 12

And the sunrise.

This morning, the wind shifted back to the prevailing winds from the east. This meant we could finally go back to Thunderball Grotto. Coincidentally, this week Keith studied limestone rock and its erosion patterns in science. Thunderball Grotto was the perfect place to see the effects of erosion!

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