A quick three hour sail down from Clarence Town on Wednesday found us inside the swell-free protected anchorage of Little Harbour, Long Island. Sailing south on the Atlantic Guiding “Kaleo” in made for an exciting entry into a peaceful place because the inlet was surrounded on both sides by rolling […]

The day began, as most, at 6:30 with Chris Parker’s weather report covering the next five days over various regions of the Bahamas. Flying Fish Marina dock overlooking Clarence Town Harbour Without turning on the motor, Matt pulled up the anchor and set the sails to gently lift us toward […]

Kaleo motored into Port Nelson, Rum Cay on Saturday afternoon in search of a laundromat, groceries and a smooth anchorage. Looking out over our back yard We found one of the three. A fairly smooth anchorage with a bonus, WiFi Internet accessible from the boat (a rare luxury these days). […]

Gentle enough conditions for pleasant sailing were forecast on Thursday morning when we set out for Flamingo Bay on Rum Cay, just a few hours away from Conception. Flamingo Bay Beach on Rum Cay The gentle conditions lasted about twenty minutes for as soon as we rounded the southern point […]

We left Thompson Bay, Long Island on Tuesday morning with plans for a beautiful sail to Conception Island*, a remote uninhabited island northeast of us. Christie exploring the beach cliffs The day started benign enough as we  sailed up the protected waters along Long Island. As we rounded the top […]

We set sail from Joe’s Sound on Saturday morning for Thompson Bay to wait out a little weather and stock up on groceries before we head for the more remote Conception Island. Our floating home in Thompson Bay, Long Island Navigating out of the narrow and rocky entrance of Joe’s […]

Friday was a fruitful fishing expedition! To start the day, the four of us tried our luck fishing a nearby blue hole. Mili caught a small snapper, Matt caught two rocks, Christie caught up on some reading, and we all baked in the sun a little too long. After lunch […]

Most of Tuesday was spent taking care of laundry at Long Island Breeze Resort (beautiful views) and grocery shopping as we planned to sail north along Long Island the next day. Long Island Breeze Resort With laundry wrapped up, groceries bought and loaded aboard, Matt headed out to get fuel […]