{"id":22795,"date":"2026-06-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/?p=22795"},"modified":"2026-06-03T07:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:31:27","slug":"deans-blue-hole-and-the-shrimp-hole-long-island-the-bahamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/2026\/06\/04\/deans-blue-hole-and-the-shrimp-hole-long-island-the-bahamas\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean&#8217;s Blue Hole and The Shrimp Hole, Long Island, The Bahamas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continued&#8230; The next stop was Erica\u2019s Store and Bakery in Clarencetown. Much to Eric and Keith&#8217;s disappointment, the bakery portion was closed, so they yet again <a href=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/2026\/06\/02\/moving-to-thompson-bay-long-island-the-bahamas\/\">struck out on buying bread<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next was Dean\u2019s Blue Hole, the deepest saltwater hole in the world with a depth of 202 meters (663 feet). <a href=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/2026\/06\/02\/moving-to-thompson-bay-long-island-the-bahamas\/\">Blue Heeler<\/a> and Kosmos met up with <a href=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/2026\/06\/01\/hanging-out-in-elizabeth-harbour-exuma-islands-the-bahamas\/\">Tiki Tour<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/2026\/05\/06\/quiet-days-at-over-yonder-cay-exuma-islands-the-bahamas\/\">Zimovia<\/a> there. The hole was a random deep spot in an otherwise shallow area that was surprisingly close to shore. There was a platform anchored there, and people dove into the hole using the line to help them descend\/ascend. Everyone in the cruiser family group snorkeled, adults and kids. They saw some fish. Eric said it was his worst nightmare &#8212; a deep, dark abyss. Keith said it was cool, though it was eerie to look down into the hole. Afterwards, the kids played in the sand.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0449.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0450.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next stop was the Shrimp Hole, which was a relatively short drive from Dean&#8217;s Blue Hole. From the road, they did a short hike down a trail that led behind an abandoned church. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0057.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0060.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Shrimp Hole was basically a small pond with lots of shrimp covering the rocks inside the pond. It was rocky and shallow and the water was not inviting, so they did not attempt to swim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0056.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0454.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They swung by a gas station to fill the tank up before the next stop, which was a grocery store. Everyone was impressed with the store. It was smaller than the <a href=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/2025\/03\/24\/exploring-georgetown-and-chat-and-chill-beach\/\">Georgetown <\/a>store, but it was much better stocked than Georgetown was. They had a surprisingly good selection of frozen foods and produce. And Eric and Keith found bread there! Woo hoo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They returned to Tiny&#8217;s, where they left the vehicle in the parking lot with the keys inside. The group ordered pizza at Tiny&#8217;s to be picked up later. Then they went back to their respective boats and showered. Once they were cleaned up, the group headed back to Tiny\u2019s to eat the pizza that they&#8217;d ordered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the evening, they called Christi and recounted their day. Christi was sad to have missed out &#8212; she would have loved the activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continued&#8230; The next stop was Erica\u2019s Store and Bakery in Clarencetown. Much to Eric and Keith&#8217;s disappointment, the bakery portion was closed, so they yet again struck out on buying bread. Next was Dean\u2019s Blue Hole, the deepest saltwater hole &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/2026\/06\/04\/deans-blue-hole-and-the-shrimp-hole-long-island-the-bahamas\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[402,52,16,9,1,428,398,399],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bahamas-caribbean","category-caribbean","category-cruising-guide","category-cruising-life","category-general","category-geological-sites","category-tourist-activities","category-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22795"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22854,"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22795\/revisions\/22854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}