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Moving Back to Marsh Harbour, Abacos Islands, Bahamas

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Monday, November 24, 2025 – Just before the sun poked over the horizon

Our feet and legs were completely covered with red welts from all the bug bites. Eric had 32 bites on one of his legs and at least 15 on the other. Christi and Keith were not far behind in the bug bite count. None of us wanted to go to shore today because we did not want to get any more bug bites.

After morning chores and school, Eric and Keith went for a swim around boat. The water was a little bit on the cold side, so they wore wetsuits. They had fun playing in the water. Eric wanted to clean the water line, but Christi forbade him. Eric’s back was slowly getting better each day, but it still wasn’t 100% better and she was worried that he’d strain his back all over again. Christi did not go in as the water was too cold for her, even with a 3/2mm wetsuit. Here was a photo of the bottom, showing how amazingly clear the water was, the sea grass, the lone starfish, and our anchor chain.

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Tiloo Cay, Lubbers Landing and Tahiti Sand Bar in The Abacos, Bahamas

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Dawn on Sunday November 23, 2025

As was typical, we did chores in the morning, then headed to shore in the afternoon. Our plan was to get lunch at a restaurant on Lubbers Quarters, but first we wanted to get a closer look at the castle that we could see to the south of Kosmos and to scope out the area to see if it looked promising for snorkeling. The castle was cool looking, but it wasn’t as impressive up close as it was far away. It almost looked like a small apartment building behind a house.

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Keith’s Perspective on Our First Week in Marsh Harbor, Abaco Island, Bahamas/Le point de vue de Keith sur notre première semaine à Marsh Harbour, sur l’île d’Abaco, aux Bahamas

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On Saturday, the seas weren’t very good. On Sunday the seas weren’t great in the morning but improved later in the day. On Monday we arrived in the Bahamas at dawn then we checked into the Bahamas, then rested for the rest of the day. Dad did some boat work and hurt his back, so we couldn’t do much else. 

Samedi, la mer était agitée. Dimanche la mer était agitée le matin mais elle s’est améliorée l’après midi. Lundi nous sommes arrivés dans les Bahamas à l’aube, puis nous nous sommes enregistrés dans les Bahamas, puis reposés pour le reste de la journée. Papa a fait des travaux sur le bateau et s’est fait mal au dos, donc on ne pouvait pas faire beaucoup plus de choses que ca. 

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More Exploring Marsh Harbor, Abacos Islands, Bahamas

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Friday, November 21, 2025 – The sunrise was blocked by clouds, but there was still a little bit of dramatic color.

We haven’t said much about the anchorage conditions, so we figured we should. All in all, it was comfortable and pleasant. We did get some wakes from the ferry and other boat traffic, but the wakes usually weren’t bad and they weren’t frequent. 

Today was the typical routine. We did school and chores in the morning. One of the chores was to change the sheets on Keith’s bed, which was a surprisingly difficult task that took two people. Normally, Eric and Christi did it together. While Eric’s back was feeling better, he was still unable to bend over to put on the bedding. Keith helped Christi, instead. It did not go smoothly, but it did get done.

The next item on the to-do list was to go to the grocery store. There was a big grocery store almost a mile south of the closest public dock and small grocery store a few blocks west. Given that it was still a bit challenging for Eric to walk on the uneven roads, we opted for the small grocery store. We decided our best plan of action would be to have lunch at Colors, then walk to the grocery store from there.

Lunch was good. This was the view of Colors from the road and a close up of one of the exterior walls.

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