Category Archives: Bahamas

Sheltering From the West Winds in the Exuma Islands, The Bahamas

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Dawn on Monday, December 29, 2025

We only got to see part of the sunrise because a cloud descended and blocked the view. Here was the sun just as the cloud began to descend.

We haven’t been in “civilization” since December 17, and our trash has been accumulating. We had put a full trash bag out in the cockpit a few days ago. When Christi went out to take the sunrise photos, she saw that the entire cockpit was covered in maggots. She told Eric about the problem and the two of them bagged the trash up into a sturdier bag and made sure it was really secure so no more maggots could escape, then cleaned up all the maggots in the cockpit. Ugh. It was not a fun start to the day.  

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Rachel’s Bubble Bath at Compass Cay, Exuma Islands, The Bahamas

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The sunrise was blocked on Sunday, December 28, 2025, but there were still some neat colors.

This morning, the boat was moving strangely. When Eric went to see what may be causing it, he saw that the chain had gotten caught on multiple rocks, creating a zig zag pattern. Oy vey.

This morning, the flotilla moved to an island called Compass Cay. We pulled up anchor a little before 1000, and needless to say given the rock situation, getting the chain up was tricky. Eric had to do some serious maneuvering to straighten the chain out and the windlass was strained a few times as the chain clung to the rocks. But all in all, getting it up wasn’t too bad — it could have been much worse.

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Moving to an Unnamed Sand Bar in the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, The Bahamas

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Dawn on Saturday, December 27

We forgot to mention that one of the chores that Eric had done a few days ago was change the generator oil. Today he put away the tools. Eric frequently says that in boat maintenance, getting everything out and putting it all away again often took longer than the task itself. Eric also spent some time in the morning trying to figure out why the air conditioner in the salon mysteriously stopped working. He cleaned the sea strainer and checked the oils, but didn’t see a problem.

Today the wind was dead and the seas were completely calm. Here was our flopper stopper.

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Keith’s Perspective on Shroud, Hawksbill and Warderick Wells Cays/Le point de vue de Keith sur les îlots de Shroud, Hawksbill et Warderick Wells

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December 20 – 26, 2025 — This week has been super fun. On Saturday, as soon as I was done with tutoring, six families including Tiki Tour arrived. We left for the Washing Machine at 13:00. We saw several turtles and a Lemon Shark on the way. I had a great time with all the kids. In the evening, I went to frost Christmas cookies, but they were all eaten by the time I got there.

Cette semaine étaitetait très amusante. Samedi, après que j’ai fini ma classe de français, 6 familles dont Tiki Tour sont arrivés. Nous sommes allés à la machine à laver à 13:00. On a vu des tortues et un requin de citron. J’ai passé un très bon temps avec tous les enfants. Pendant la soirée j’ai été décorer des cookies de Noël, mais ils avaient déjà été tous mangé quand je suis arrivé. 

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Hiking Boo Boo Hill, Warderick Wells, Exuma Islands, The Bahamas

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Dawn on Friday, December 26, 2025

Given how long and busy yesterday was, today we were off to a slow start. After finishing morning schools and chores, Eric really wanted to go on a family snorkeling trip. Christi didn’t feel like she was up for an intensive swim and Keith wanted to hang out with his friends. Keith wound up going tubing with some of the other families, then the kids played on the beach near the anchorage. 

Meanwhile, Eric and Christi agreed to go on what they’d been told was an easy hike to a viewpoint called Boo Boo Hill. They took the dinghy to the dock at the ranger station, then followed the path from the ranger station to the beach. Not far past the sperm whale skeleton, they saw the trail head that led inland.

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