Category: Exumas

Is There Anyone Left in Minnesota?

6 April, 2009 (14:38) | Exumas, Near Bahamas | By: tillergirl

Since the land tour of Eleuthera didn’t really pique renewed interest in more islands we abandoned our plans to tour the Berries and Abacos and decided to focus on what we felt we’d missed so far.  The two that topped the list was snorkeling and fishing.  Lo and behold calm, warm weather was coming our [...]

Heavenly Surprises

15 March, 2009 (19:42) | Exumas | By: tillergirl

We are outta here!  After a month in George Town anchored in the same spot we need to leave before they issue a deed on the land beneath our keel.  We’re sure taxes would soon follow.   But listen to this — 32 days anchored amidst 353 boats without a single incidence of another vessel anchoring [...]

Junkanoo!

14 March, 2009 (19:10) | Exumas | By: tillergirl

We were all ready to dig that anchor out of the seabed and head on out….as soon as we got our immigration papers extended on Tuesday.  Tuesday was the day because the immigration officers designated that the extensions be granted no sooner than 2 days before they expire.  And if you let them expire you [...]

Cruiser’s Regatta

12 March, 2009 (18:33) | Exumas | By: tillergirl

We can’t leave George Town without mentioning the Cruiser’s Regatta,  the 2-week climax of Camp Why
Worry, with events galore.  So popular, even Cruising World was here taking photos (primp, primp)  We’re still a bit miffed  that the highly hyped Coconut Harvest (4 people propelling dinghy via swim fins alone to capture and return most coconuts) [...]

Big Blue Planet, Small Cruising World

10 March, 2009 (16:13) | Exumas | By: tillergirl

We were still drinking our coffee one morning when someone knocked on Yoohoo’s hull.  Greg popped outside to chat.  Stan Sroga had been dinghying to the beach to walk his Jack Russel Terrier Jayda and spied the hailing port “Anoka, MN” on our stern. He introduced himself and said he was from Coon Rapids, the [...]