The Exumas, Bahamas - March, 2006

George Town

The girls made a friend at the playground in town.  This is Norman Smith.

The kids from the school across the street came out for PE class.  They did calisthenics, a little run around the park, and races.

The bridge from the harbor into the dinghy dock.

You would not believe how many deserted beaches can be found down here, even in the heavily visited George Town!

A nurse shark trolling for food off the dock in Staniel Cay.  These sharks are harmless.

Our friends on LEGARIS under sail.

Georg and Joe set Cassie up for a water ski behind LEGARIS' 25 horsepower dinghy.

A family photo at sunset in Warderick Wells.

You can see how clear the water is by looking at this picture of our anchor chain and the marks it left in the sand.  We are in about 10 feet of water here.

The mooring field at Warderick Wells with the sandbar in the middle.

From the top of Boo Boo Hill with the Exuma Sound on the right and the Bahamas Bank on the left.

The girls playing on a sand bar at low tide.

One of the many hiking trails on Warderick Wells.

Overlooking the ocean side of Warderick Wells.

Boo Boo Hill.

Playing on the beach at Bell Island.

You can see the laundry hanging off the lifelines on Zia at Bell Island.

Joe all dressed up for our first storm at sea!

Just as I finished posting the March 25 update, this little plane landed right behind the boat.  There are a huge number of small planes that fly around down here, ferrying their passengers to their private islands or to their yachts from Florida, mostly.  We also met a couple who live in Annapolis and know some of our friends back there.  They used to cruise on their sailboat but now mostly fly down for varying lengths of time.

Ironically, the next day, Joe discovered a recent plane crash on the other side of the hill from our anchorage.  Turns out the pilot was taking off and didn't gain enough altitude.  He hit the hilltop with the wing and wound up here.  Luckily, the four people onboard all walked away.  It happened three weeks ago.

Sunset at Compass Cay.